Stinkwort is a poisonous annual herb that can grow 20-50cm tall.
Stinkwort is covered in white hairs that is sticky to touch and has a strong aromatic smell (camphor like).
The sparsely spaced leaves are light grey to green in colour, growing 1-4 cm long and 0.1-0.8cm wide.
The plant
produced small flowers with yellow rays and yellow to reddish discs.
Stinkwort is a difficult to control plant as herbicides generally cannot penetrate the plants oily leaves
Source:
Business Queensland 2021, Business Queensland, Queensland Government, accessed 17 June 2023, < https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/plants/invasive/other/stinkwort >.
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and
Attractions, Florabase, Western Australian Herbarium, accessed 17 June
2023, <https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7961>.
Broad Sweep
Broadleaf Herbicide is registered for the control of stinkwort.
When using Broad Sweep in a high volume spraying situation:
