Beach (and coastal) Weeds of Tasmania

Tasmania being an island state is surrounded by a wonderful coastline. This list highlights some of the common and uncommon introduced species encountered in the coastal habitats.
See the Tasmanian Beach Weed Strategy here: ...more ↓

All 10

European marram grass ¹
Ammophila arenaria

American searocket ²
Cakile edentula

Sea Spurge ³
Euphorbia paralias

Sea Rocket ⁴
Cakile maritima

Sand Couch-grass ⁵
Elymus farctus

Cape Beach Daisy ⁶
Arctotheca populifolia

Red-purple Ragwort ⁷
Senecio elegans

Creeping Saltbush ⁸
Atriplex prostrata

Buck's-horn Plantain ⁹
Plantago coronopus

Ehrharta villosa ¹⁰

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Beach (and coastal) Weeds of Tasmania

European marram grass 1 Ammophila arenaria

American searocket 2 Cakile edentula

Sea Spurge 3 Euphorbia paralias

Sea Rocket 4 Cakile maritima

Sand Couch-grass 5 Elymus farctus

Cape Beach Daisy 6 Arctotheca populifolia

Red-purple Ragwort 7 Senecio elegans

Creeping Saltbush 8 Atriplex prostrata

Buck's-horn Plantain 9 Plantago coronopus

Ehrharta villosa 10