Black-eyed Susan
Thunbergia alata

Bridal Veil Creeper, Baby Smilax
Asparagus asparagoides (formerly Myrsiphyllum asparagoides)

family: POLYGONACEAE

A ground and tree smothering climber with wiry twisting stems, shiny light green leaves, small white flowers, and pea-sized dark red berries. Dies back in summer, reappears in autumn. Underground a mat of rhizomes bearing fleshy tubers excludes the roots of other plants. Spreads from seeds carried by birds and animals, water, dumped garden waste, and the movement of soil.
Weed of National Significance

Bluebell Creeper
Billardiera heterophylla (syn. Sollya heterophylla)

photo: © Clive Heyward Barker

This Western Australian native vine has long been weedy in the south-eastern states of Australia, and is now invading bushland in the Blue Mountains. It is a low but vigorous climbing plant which is capable of blanketing small shrubs and ground covers. Seed is spread by birds, water and garden rubbish dumping.

Climbing Asparagus
Asparagus plumosis

Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia

Ground fern native to Northern NSW, Qld, NT; has become invasive in areas further south. Common in older gardens in the Lower Mountains. Leaflets overlap on lower surface of frond. Spreads by means of rhizome, stolons and spores. Some native ferns are similar: have the identity of a fern confirmed before removing it.

Japanese Knotweed
Persicaria capitata

family: POLYGONACEAE

Prostrate perennial herbaceous plant, forming dense mats. Leaves often tinged red, flowers like tiny pink balls. Favours moist rocky areas. Spreads by seed and stolons (horizontal above-ground stems).

Moth Vine
Araujia sericiflora

family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

A climber to 10m, with white tubular flowers which attract moths and butterflies. Large choko-like fruit releases seeds with white sticky parachutes. Invades disturbed areas, damp forest and watercourses.

Potato Vine, Jasmine Nightshade
Solanum jasminoides (syn. S. laxum)

Turkey Rhubarb, Rambling Dock
Acetosa sagittata

Fast growing perennial vine with arrow-shaped leaves and masses of winged seeds. Smothers small shrubs and groundcovers. Underground tubers the size of turnips grow on long deep rhizomes. Dispersed by wind, water and garden dumping.

White Clover
Trifolium repens

A prostrate common lawn weed with white flowers and a compound leaf with three rounded leaflets. Sprawling stems root at nodes, and seeds are spread by animals, water and garden dumping. Harbours damaging mites, and is a significant invader of native grasslands and bushland edges.