Nightstock control option
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Nightstock

Matthiola longipetala

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Contaminates produce
  • Habitat: crops

Impact

Competes with broadacre crops. Seed contaminant.

Description

  • Winter annual herb to 50 cm tall, covered with hairs like felt.
  • Leaves lobed, grey-green.
  • Flowers with 4 dull purple petals, strongly perfumed at night.
  • Seeds in long narrow pods.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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