Wards Weed
Small Flower, ~5mm wide
Earth Cress
Whole
| Wards Weed Small Flower, ~5mm wide | | Earth Cress Whole | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Mustards & Allies (Brassicales) | ||||
| Family: | Mustard (Brassicaceae or Cruciferae) | ||||
| Species: | Wards Weed (Carrichtera annua) | ||||
| This Photo: | Dried Seed | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Invasive throughout the region. Difficult to eradicate as it's in such hugh numbers. The areas we have weeded have shown a big return of native forbs. Seedlings are purple before turning luscious green. Grazed by wombats & roos. Replaces native grass. | |||||
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