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Weed 1 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Elephant ear (Alocasia brisbanensis)
  • Chilean flame creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum)
  • Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
  • Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox)

Weed 2 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Bartlettina (Bartlettina sordida)
  • German ivy (Delairea odorata)
  • Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)

Weed 3 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Monkey musk (Erythranthe guttata)
  • Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus)
  • Tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus)
  • Darwin’s barberry (Berberis darwinii)

Weed 4 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
  • Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
  • White poplar (Populus alba)
  • Climbing dock (Rumex sagittatus)

Weed 5 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)
  • Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox)
  • Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
  • African feather grass (Cenchrus macrourum [preferred name])

Weed 6 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Formosa lily (Lilium formosanum)
  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • Bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis)
  • Green cestrum (Cestrum parqui)

Weed 7 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Bell heather (Erica cinerea)
  • Balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum)
  • Rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer)
  • Formosa lily (Lilium formosanum)

Weed 8 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Century plant (Agave americana)
  • Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Var. serotinus)
  • Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum)
  • Evergreen buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus)

Weed 9 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Cape sundew (Drosera capensis)
  • Red cestrum (Cestrum elegans and Cestrum fasciculatum)
  • Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
  • Oxylobium (Callistachys lanceolata)

Weed 10 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
  • Nardoo (Marsilea mutica)
  • Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara)
  • Marram grass (Calamagrostis arenaria)

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