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Description

•    Mat-forming perennial creeper
•    Leaves in opposite pairs and oval to triangular in shape
•    Flowers – bell-shaped white with two purple marks inside
•    Seeds are club-shaped containing four flattened black seeds

Flowering Times

•    Late summer (though can flower all year round)

Control Measure

•    Hand removal ensuring seed pods are collected
•    Herbicides

Problems

•    Invades bushland and smothers vegetation
•    Rapid growth rate
•    Grows in both shaded & exposed sites including maintained turf
•    Seeds remain viable for years

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