Identification
If you wish to report a suspected weed on your property please contact Council's Land Protection Officers on 1300 883 699 for action and advice.
The following sites and Apps may also assist you.
Business Queensland has a comprehensive site including how to identify weeds, weed control laws, weed control strategies, herbicide control methods, prohibited and restricted plants, pest plant surveillance programs.
Weeds of South East QLD and Northern NSW App
This free mobile App provides an identification key to over 700 garden and environmental weeds and includes fact sheets, colour photographs and a glossary of commonly used botanical terms. Bundaberg Regional Council was one of five Councils that supported the development of this App and assisted in making this freely available to the community.
Queensland Herbarium
The community can access the free plant identification and information service provided by the Queensland Herbarium by emailing photos to queensland.herbarium@qld.gov.au or by sending specimens to the Herbarium. Visit the Queensland Herbarium website for details on how to collect and submit botanical specimens.
iNaturalist App
The iNaturalist App is a free App you can download from the iNaturalist website and is suitable for all devices. When you upload your photos of weeds the iNaturalist identification tool, which is trained on users' photos and identifications, can make suggestions as the identity of the weed. Other App users can also suggest or confirm the identification. Biosecurity Queensland will be notified of any high-risk priority target weed species identified through this channel who will then work with local governments and others to investigate the status of the detection and take on-ground action if required.
