Invasive South African flower Gazania poses huge risk

Popular product sold in Australian nurseries and Bunnings poses risk, experts warn

The La Trobe University study has found Gazania daisies were capable of thriving in almost any Australian...

Big problem with plant sold at Bunnings

These brightly coloured daisies sold at Bunnings might seem harmless, but they are “rapidly spreading” across Australia and threatening farmers.

A weed of trouble: imported flower poses huge risk (La Trobe University)

) Weeds and invasive plant species, such as Gazania, are responsible for considerable economic losses in agriculture, estimated to cost Australia over $5 billion annually. Due to its flexible growth requirements, Gazania is now widespread in a variety of habitats including coastal sand dunes, stream banks, wastelands, open grasslands, along roadsides and on cultivated and irrigated sites in southern Australia and parts of Western Australia. Two …

Invasive South African flower Gazania poses huge risk

A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production.

Imported flower a huge risk to the environment

A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production.  Weeds and invasive plant species, such as Gazania […]

A weed of trouble: imported flower poses huge risk

The invasive flower Gazania poses huge environmental risks: study