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Weed 1 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba)
  • African olive (Olea europeaea subsp. cuspidata)
  • Snow poppy (Eomecon chionantha)
  • Balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum)

Weed 2 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Grey willow (Salix cinerea)
  • Marram grass (Calamagrostis arenaria)
  • Century plant (Agave americana)
  • Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum and Solanum diflorum)

Weed 3 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Tuber ladder fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
  • Japanese walnut (Juglans ailantifolia)
  • Pig’s ear (Cotyledon orbiculata)
  • Fire tree (Morella faya)

Weed 4 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • Elephant ear (Alocasia brisbanensis)
  • Cape honey flower (Melianthus major)
  • Blue spur flower (Coleus barbatus Var. grandis)

Weed 5 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Palm grass (Setaria palmifolia)
  • African club moss (Selaginella kraussiana)
  • Pride of Tenerife (Echium pininana)
  • Brush cherry (Syzygium australe)

Weed 6 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Cape ivy (Senecio angulatus)
  • Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
  • Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
  • False tamarisk (Myricaria germanica)

Weed 7 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana)
  • Italian arum (Arum italicum)
  • Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata)
  • Stinking iris (Iris foetidissima)

Weed 8 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Pig’s ear (Cotyledon orbiculata)
  • Elephant ear (Alocasia brisbanensis)
  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Weed 9 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus)
  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
  • Red cestrum (Cestrum elegans and Cestrum fasciculatum)
  • Tasmanian ngaio (Myoporum insulare)

Weed 10 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Asiatic knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
  • Smilax (Asparagus asparagoides)
  • Mexican water lily (Nymphaea mexicana)
  • St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)

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