Description
• Perennial prostrate herb forming carpet-like ground coverage
• Thick taproot up to 80cm deep
• Leaves 1-3cm with blunt serrated edge towards the tip, tapering to a short stem
• Flowers tubular, 1cm diameter, white, cream with pink or pale lilac
Flowering Times
• Spring to late Autumn
Control Measure
• Management – pasture improvement
• Contact your local Weeds Officer for specific management options
Problems
• Highly invasive
• Spreads rapidly by rooting at nodes of stems
• Extremely difficult to control
• Inhibits growth of other plants – releases chemicals into the soil