Description
• Erect or scrambling semi-aquatic perennial shrub
• Leaves shiny dark green and wavy with rough edges
• Flowers white and ball-shaped to 15mm in diameter
• Produces running stems in water or mud
Flowering Times
• October to May
Control Measure
• Herbicides – limited options
• Physical methods can lead to spreading of the weed
Problems
• Aggressive invasive plant – grows up to 15cm per week
• Grows in water or on marshy land
• Degrades natural wetlands
• Easily spreads by seeds and plant fragments
