Description
Tobacco weed is a slender fast-growing herb up to 1.5m with rough/hairy oblong/oval leaves bunching at the base. The weed has small white flowers held in clusters at the end of upright stems. The leaves and stems are resinous and can irritate the skin.
Environmental Impacts
Tobacco weed can rapidly occupy disturbed and heavily grazed areas. Dense masses of seedlings smother grass. Tobacco weed prefers forest margins and road verges and can be highly competitive in production areas.
To learn more about Tobacco Weed:
View the QLD Government Tobacco weed Fact Sheet here
View the Council’s Biosecurity Tobacco weed Action Plan here
Contact DSC to report any suspect plants on 07 4099 9444