Shrub < 2 m tall. Leaves are pinnate. Flowers are yellow and borne in December – June. Seed pods are < 10 cm long and borne in December – August.
To help protect our environment:
Disturbed sites, forest canopy gaps, scrub, riparian and forest margins, plantations, roadsides, gardens.
Seeds dispersed by wind, gravity, water. Human-mediated dispersal through dumping of garden waste, movement of contaminated soil, deliberate plantings.
Dominates open, disturbed sites such as riparian margins, forest edges and scrub and excludes native vegetation.
Follow up treated areas 3 times per year. Encourage natural regeneration of native plants or replant treated areas where possible after 2-3 treatments to establish dense ground cover and minimise reinvasion.
CAUTION: When using any herbicide or pesticide please read the label thoroughly to ensure that all instructions and safety requirements are followed.
Downy senna is a taller shrub, has more leaflet pairs (4-8) and the leaves and the branchlets are densely hairy.
