The continuing spread of fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') - the hottest of topics

Brian Mark Sindel; PW Michael; RE McFayden; Janah Reanne Carthew

The continuing spread of fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') - the hottest of topics

Brian Mark Sindel, PW Michael, RE McFayden, Janah Reanne Carthew

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Fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') is one of the worst weeds of coastal pastures of southeastern Australia. Originating in south eastern Africa, it was introduced to the Hunter Valley in Australia around 1918 (probably through shipping) and has spread north and south in coastal New South Wales and southern Queensland. It has been known in Argentina since the 1940s and is also now known to occur in Japan, Hawaii and Uruguay. In this paper, we examine reports of recent spread of fireweed in Australia and factors that may affect its potential distribution. The weed is causing considerable concern to farmers in some areas of Australia and there is debate as to how easy or difficult it is to control. The question of whether the weed warrants investment in a biological program is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	16th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weed Management 2008 - Hot Topics in the Tropics
Editors	RD van Klinken, VA Osten, FD Panetta, JC Scanlan
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
Publisher	Queensland Weeds Society
Pages	47-49
ISBN (Print)	9780646488196
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	16AWC: 16th Australian Weeds Conference - Cairns, Australia Duration: 18 May 2008 → 22 May 2008

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Conference	16AWC: 16th Australian Weeds Conference
City	Cairns, Australia
Period	18/05/08 → 22/05/08

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Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)

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Sindel, B. M., Michael, PW., McFayden, RE., & Carthew, J. R. (2008). The continuing spread of fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') - the hottest of topics. In RD. van Klinken, VA. Osten, FD. Panetta, & JC. Scanlan (Eds.), 16th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weed Management 2008 - Hot Topics in the Tropics (pp. 47-49). Queensland Weeds Society. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11534

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Sindel, BM, Michael, PW, McFayden, RE & Carthew, JR 2008, The continuing spread of fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') - the hottest of topics. in RD van Klinken, VA Osten, FD Panetta & JC Scanlan (eds), 16th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weed Management 2008 - Hot Topics in the Tropics. Queensland Weeds Society, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 47-49, 16AWC: 16th Australian Weeds Conference, Cairns, Australia, 18/05/08. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11534>

The continuing spread of fireweed ('Senecio madagascariensis') - the hottest of topics. / Sindel, Brian Mark; Michael, PW; McFayden, RE et al.
16th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weed Management 2008 - Hot Topics in the Tropics. ed. / RD van Klinken; VA Osten; FD Panetta; JC Scanlan. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Weeds Society, 2008. p. 47-49.

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