Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) (Nox)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Common name: Parthenium weed, bitter weed
Status: State Prohibited weed. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS).
Habitat: Humid to subhumid tropics where it is more or less, confined to heavier fertile soils, particularly alkaline clay - loams. It occurs as a weed in disturbed areas on roadsides, railway reserves, stock yards, cultivated fields, run-down pastures, and vacant lots. It is not a problem in undisturbed vegetation or in vigorous pastures (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992).
Related Links
Further information on the Parthenium Weed can be found on the DPI Website, Pest Plant Notes
Weed Management Guide (Weeds of National Significance) for Parthenium Weed - on the CRC for Weed Management website (external link).
Weed Identification Note for Parthenium 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.
A manual on 'Parthenium Weed Management Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies' is available for download from the Weeds Australia website (external link). These manuals were sponsored by the National Weeds Program and the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.
A Parthenium Weed Management Manual is available for download from the Weeds Australia website (external link).
© The State of Victoria, 1996 - 2008.
This document was last reviewed on 24/09/2008