Scientific Name: Baccharis halimifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    back-CAR-is hal-im-ee-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Groundsel
  • Type:
    densely branched shrub , tree
  • 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:
    pale, White, male and female flowers on separate plants
  • Fruit:
    seeds have tufts of white hairs
  • Species List:
    Noosa's Worst Weeds, Emu Mt., Mooloolaba TAFE, Meridan College, Pindari Steiner School, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Girraween, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, weeds, BHNR, NNS, TAFE, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

Native of Florida, USA||Groundsel bush is a serious weed of horticulture, cropping and grazing agricultural industries, forestry, and is also an environmental weed. It is a prolific seeder and can develop thick stands that can inhibit the movement of stock and reduce the productivity and carrying capacity of agricultural land.||

Identification Notes

Dull green, wedge-shaped leaves, coarsely toothed in upper part.||

Landscaping Notes

CONTROL METHODS:| REMOVAL: Remove every part of the plant - hand-pull seedlings.||Replace with: Hovea acutifolia, Backhousia citriodora, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Syzygium spp.||