ID This Weed

[Ethos]

It isn't really of any ethnobotanical significance but was wondering what it is as its all over my back yard.

Thanks in advance,

Ethen

Edited October 20, 2010 by Ethen

[Yeti101]

Not sure, looks familiar though. What do the flowers look like?

[Sola]

Does it spread by runners? Usually thin and yellow in colour? Also does it has tubular yellow

flowers? If you pull it up is there a distinct smell?

I think it may be the same as something I had in the backyard at a house in the past.

But depending on the answers to those questions we could rule it out, or confirm.

I identified the plant in my yard as Cestrum parqui and looked similar but yours

may be different. If it is Cestrum parqui it's usually difficult to remove fully but

is mentioned in Ratsch's book 'The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive plants'.

[Ethos]

I will have to check how it spreads but as of yet haven't seen it flower, ever

EDIT; I just checked then and it does spread by runners that are under the surface and are held in with an extensive root system (very hard to pull them out) and are light green to yellow

Edited October 21, 2010 by Ethen

[planthelper]

Does it spread by runners? Usually thin and yellow in colour? Also does it has tubular yellow

flowers? If you pull it up is there a distinct smell?

I think it may be the same as something I had in the backyard at a house in the past.

But depending on the answers to those questions we could rule it out, or confirm.

I identified the plant in my yard as Cestrum parqui and looked similar but yours

may be different. If it is Cestrum parqui it's usually difficult to remove fully but

is mentioned in Ratsch's book 'The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive plants'.

 

good post sola, i second your statements.

[Sola]

Thanks for the kind words planthelper.

Pleased I could help out.

Sola

[toast]

Yeah that's Cestrum parqui, or Green Castrum.

Its all over Newcastle.

I have successfully treated some in my garden via cut and paint with straight RoundUp.

It can reshoot from this treatment however. If it does, just hit it again.

It will eventually die.

[Sola]

Nice one toast, I never managed to get rid of it at my old place. I'll try that if I find it here.

[Ethos]

Thnaks everyone for the I.D.

and cheers for the tip toast I thought roundup would do the trick, It spreads like mad!

[ThunderIdeal]

it survives that treatment?? lol my initial impression "that looks like a pretty harmless little weed"

you've gotta remember to hit them within about ten seconds of making the cut, aiming for the cambium layer if its a thicker stem.

in case you don't know ethen, cut and paint means you cut the stem near the ground and paint on some straight or 1:1 glyphosate where the cut was made.

Edited November 2, 2010 by ThunderIdeal

[Ethos]

Thanks Thunderideal,

I already knew of the cut and paint method of removing weeds but have never diluted my roundup, I've only ever used it straight and it works a charm.

Will start some gardening tomorrow

[ENtiTY]

Try mixing a fish emulsion like profert with the glyphosate. The glyphosate with be more efficiently and deeply dispersed into the plant. Kills more effectively, not to mention quickly.

[paradox]

just be careful with cestrum.. it's very toxic