Scientific Name: Sphagneticola trilobata (was Wedelia trilobata)

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  • Pronunciation:
    sfeg-net-ee-COLE-ah tri-low-BAR-tah
  • Common Name:
    Singapore Daisy
  • Derivation:
    Sphagneticola: trilobata:
  • Type:
    Herb
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Yellow
  • Species List:
    Noosa's Worst Weeds, Cooroy Primary School, BSDoonan, Banana, Fraser Island, Girraween, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, , BHNR, Heritage Park, Weed,
Cultural Notes

REMOVE ALL PLANTS. Native of Tropical America. Introduced as a garden plant and sold in nurseries for many years. Used as a sand-stabiliser on beaches.

Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS: REMOVAL: Remove every part of the plant - hand-pull seedlings. Replace with: Myoporum acuminatum, Scaevola calendulaceae, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Hibbertia scandens.S