False Yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa)

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Scientific name: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter

Common Name:
false yellowhead

Status:

Habitat:
Roadsides, gardens, waste ground, stony hillsides, often in moist situations by rivulets or springs. Sea level to 1,500 metres. (Meikle 1985).Usually prefers but not restricted to high rainfall areas. Found on clay and sandy soils. In southwestern Western Australia found in highly disturbed sites including road verges, firebreaks and walking trails. In bushland, found in disturbed sites in swamps (CRC for Australian Weed Management 2003).

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A Weed Management Guide for False Yellowhead is available from the CRC website (external link)

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Scientific name:	Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter
Common Name:	false yellowhead
Status:
Habitat:	Roadsides, gardens, waste ground, stony hillsides, often in moist situations by rivulets or springs. Sea level to 1,500 metres. (Meikle 1985).Usually prefers but not restricted to high rainfall areas. Found on clay and sandy soils. In southwestern Western Australia found in highly disturbed sites including road verges, firebreaks and walking trails. In bushland, found in disturbed sites in swamps (CRC for Australian Weed Management 2003).