Scientific Name: Impatiens sp.

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  • Common Name:
    Busy Lizzie, Balsam
  • Family:
    BALSAMINACEAE
  • Status:
    WEEDThis introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Species List:
    Noosa's Worst Weeds, Girraween, weeds, NNS, Heritage Park,
Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS: REMOVAL: Remove every part of the plant - hand-pull seedlings. Replace with: Dianella caerulea, Patersonia spp., Viola hederaceae, Blechnum indicum.