Category: Weed Guide

Clover – White

White Clover is active during summer and is a perennial.

Clover – Subterranean

Subterranean Clover germinates from autumn and is considered a winter annual, dying off in November to December after spreading its seeds

Clover – Suckling

Suckling Clover is one of the more prominent clovers found in turf.

Clustered Dock

Clustered Dock can be identified by its more consistent width along the leaf compared to Broad-leaved Dock, which is thicker at the base of the leaf and becomes slightly narrower towards the tip.

Chickweed

Chickweed is an annual plant that can be identified by its opposite growing leaves that clasp the stem of the plant.

Catsear

Catsear, Hawksbeard and Hawkbit species all have yellow flowers that look similar to Dandelion, resulting in them all being categorised as Dandelions.

Cape Weed

Cape Weed is a perennial or annual and is generally in flower between October and December.

Broad-leaved Plantain

Found almost everywhere is New Zealand, Plantain is a low-dwelling perennial plant with oval, ribbed short-stemmed green leaves.

Broad-leaved Dock

New Zealand hosts a variety of species of dock and Broadleaf Dock would be the easiest to identify for most people as it is the most common.

Broad-leaved Fleabane

All Fleabane species are annuals or biennials, flowering once and then dying.