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Weed	Native	Native	Native
Wandering Jew
Tradescantia fluminensis	Commelina cyanea	Aneilema acuminatum	Aneilema biflorum
Leaves 25-55mm long and 10-25mm wide	Leaves 20-70mm long and 5-15mm wide	Leaves 40-100mm long and 10-25mm wide	Leaves 20-50mm long and 5-15mm wide
Leaf sheath 5-8mm long	Leaf sheath 8-14mm	Leaf sheath to 20mm long	Leaf sheath 7-12mm
Roots fibrous. Roots at nodes.	Roots fleshy. Roots at nodes.	Roots fleshy. Roots at nodes.	Roots fleshy. Roots at nodes.
Flowers white. Fertile. Stamen 6. Filament bearded.	Flowers blue. Fertile. Stamen 6. Filament glabrous.	Flowers white. Fertile. Stamen 2 or 3. Filament glabrous.	Flowers white. Fertile. Stamen 3. Filament glabrous.

Weed	Native	Native
Turkey Rhubarb
Acteosa sagittata	Calystegia marginata	Muehlenbeckia gracillima
Leaves spear-shaped 60-100mm long and 33-50mm wide	Leaves spear-shaped 30-100mm long and 15-80mm wide	Leaves spear-shaped 25-100mm long and 15-55mm wide
Thick succulent stem, often with purple ribs	Thin twining stems	Thin stem, green to red-brown. Irregularly striate
Flowers cream	Flowers white - pale mauve	Flowers cream
3-winged seed. Straw coloured	Fruit round capsule	Black rounded nut.
Rhizome with tubers	No tubers	No tubers

Weed	Weed	Native	Native
Senna pendula	Senna floribunda	Senna acclinis	Breynia oblongifolia
Leaves compound	Leaves compound	Leaves compound	Leaves simple
3-6 opposite pairs of leaflets, to 5cm long. Apex rounded with small point.	3-5 opposite pairs of leaflets, to 7cm long. Apex tapers to a point.	5-7 opposite paies of leaflets to 5cm long. Apex rounded.	Alternate to 3cm long. Apex rounded.
I gland between lowest leaflets.	3-4 glands between lowest leaflets.	1-4 glands between lowest leaflets.	No glands.
Pod cylindrical	Pod cylindrical	Pod flat	Berry orange turning to black.

Weed	Native	Native	Native
Moth Vine	Silkpod	Milkvine
Araujia sericifolia	Parsonsia straminea	Marsdenia rostrata	Cynachum elegans
Leaves simple opposite to 24cm long.	Leaves simple opposite to 24cm long. Juvenile leaves purple underside.	Leaves simple opposite to 13cm long.	Leaves simple opposite to 5.5cm long.
Milky sap	Watery sap	Milky sap	Milky sap
Flowers white/pale pink c. 10mm long.	Flowers pale yellow, c. 4mm long.	Flowers pale yellow 6mm long.	Flowers white 5mm long.
1-5 basal glands	No glands	5-20 basal glands	2 basal glands
Fruit choko-like. 6-10cm long.	Fruit narrow. 5-10cm long.	Fruit swollen egg shaped. 5-7cm long.	Fruit narrow egg-shaped 6-7cm long.