DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Alligator Weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) (Nox)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
Scientific name: Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Common name: Alligator weed
Status: State Prohibited weed. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).
Habitat: Warm-temperate to tropical regions in wet waste places and water in swampy mud flats (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Alligator weed thrives in shallow drainage ditches, canals, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, swamps, rice fields, and wet or occasionally inundated pastures (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992).
Related Links
Weeds note on Alligator Weed - DPI Website
Weed Management Guide (Weeds of National Significance) for Alligator Weed - on the CRC for Weed Management website (external link)
Weed Identification Note for Alligator Weed - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.
Information on Alligator Weed in Australia is available on the Weeds Australia website (external link). This includes an Alligator Weed Strategic Plan.
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This document was last reviewed on 04/09/2008