Bindii
Common name
Bindii
Scientific Name
Soliva sessilis
Type of plant
Uncategorised
About this weed
This low, matting plant produces inconspicuous flowers in spring that develop into sharp, spiny seeds that can be a serious problem in lawns and bushland. The plant was originally native to South America.
Description
An erect, spreading annual, growing to 0.2 m high producing green/yellow flowers and spiny seed pods.
Impact on Bushland
This weed produces sharp, spiny seeds that can be a serious problem. It can easily be dispersed to other areas because it sticks to clothing, shoes and other weeding equipment.
Location
A weed of lawns and disturbed areas, gullies and ridges. Soliva sessilis prefers grey to brown sand, red-brown gravelly loam, limestone and laterite.
Priority for removal
Low: causes minimal disruption to ecological processes or loss of biodiversity.
Management (hand)
Not available.
Management (herbicide)
Not available.
Flowering month/s
November, December
Flower colour/s
Green, Yellow
Information source
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/10920
Additional information
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/weeds/swanweeds/
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. and Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia, Second Edition, The Weeds Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park, Western Australia.
