first one is cape weed, second one is a canon lens cover, proly 2.8-3.5 50mm
Cheers Fred.
first one is cape weed, second one is a canon lens cover, proly 2.8-3.5 50mm
Cheers Fred.
kik.jpgbuffalo.jpg
Difference in kik and buff
Main difference between Buffalo and Kikuyu is that Buffalo only has stolons which run along the top of the soil where Kikuyu has stolons and rhizomes. Rhizomes run below the soil surface, so if you dig a small section out you can tell straight away if there are no runners below the surface the grass is a Buffalo. Kikuyu also has a different shaped leaf and is also a different green to buffalo.
Third weed is Wild Radish http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/we...anistrum11.jpg
http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weed...n=all&card=H06
http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3...h_Grass%29.htm Pretty certain that the first pic is Couch. Crab grass is this one http://www.sugarresearch.com.au/icms...ine_indica.pdf
I agree with capeweed and canon lens cover.
From what i can make out from the links DAVIDS posted
Couch - perrenial, spreads by stolons and rhizomes
Crows foot - annual, fibrous roots
I think its couch because, although that picture i posted doesn't show it, there are stolons. The flower spikes for couch, crabgrass look the same. From what I am reading also Crabgrass is a summer grass. Doesn't seem to be any mention of crabgrass spreading by stolons. Here is another pic which shows the stolons and the roots coming down. Dunno what the third one is, had no luck so far. couch stolons.jpg
There is a reasonable description of common turf weeds here although the photos are poor http://toolboxes.flexiblelearning.ne...ds.html#bindii
Pictures will help
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=different+austr...types+pictures
Yes, that's couch.
David gave you the answer to the third one, wild radish.
We get most of the weeds that your link has, also another really prevalent weed we get around here is Shepherd's purse.
As with a lot of common plant names its a bit weird.
Ive never seen a shepherd, let alone his purse , it relates to the shape of the seed pod.
Cheers Fred
There are some really weird names out there for sure. Had to laugh when I heard the name sour sod. Of all the things they named a weed after me. Mankind must have struggled for thousands of years against the little blighters. They say prostitutes are the worlds oldest profession but gardeners wouldn't be too far behind them. Once looked in an old herald sun from 1930 and in the classifieds where very similar gardening ads to what you see today. I'll go back to my beer now.
think that's bad ...I have Patersons curse ...funnily enough spelt the same way as my surname which is the less common lol
I dont break things ...I just use them beyond their operational limitations
www.mowandgogardening.com.au
That's one reason why it is hard to give accurate advice, different states different names, another reason to learn the botanical names.
Hi everyone - I've got a lot of learning to do in this space. This old thread is a good start...
Would anyone be able to recommend any books that would assist with identifying turf and weeds?
Many thanks in advance!