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Weed 1 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba)
  • Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
  • Yellow ginger (Hedychium flavescens)
  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)

Weed 2 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis)
  • False acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia)
  • White-edged nightshade (Solanum marginatum)
  • Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Weed 3 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Climbing dock (Rumex sagittatus)
  • Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
  • Plectranthus (Plectranthus ciliatus)
  • Russell lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)

Weed 4 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Himalayan honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)
  • Watsonia (Watsonia meriana ‘Bulbillifera’)
  • Phragmites (Phragmites australis)
  • Heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Weed 5 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Wild ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)
  • Rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer)
  • Purple pampas (Cortaderia jubata)
  • Velvet groundsel (Roldana petasitis)

Weed 6 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Canna lily (Canna indica)
  • Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
  • Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus japonicus)

Weed 7 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Mile-a-minute (Dipogon lignosus)
  • Crack willow (Salix xfragilis)
  • Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
  • Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)

Weed 8 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa)
  • African olive (Olea europeaea subsp. cuspidata)
  • Finestem needlegrass (Nassella tenuissima)
  • Bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana)

Weed 9 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster franchetii)
  • Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
  • Monkey apple (Syzygium smithii)
  • Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum)

Weed 10 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  • Fairy crassula (Crassula multicava)
  • Kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus)
  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)

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