Boneseed target of community work day
Friday, 18 November 2005, 2:50 pm
Press Release: Christchurch City Council
Boneseed target of community work day
Boneseed beware.
Members of the South Brighton community and others
interested in looking after our coastal environment will be
out in force on Saturday 26 November helping Christchurch
City Council park rangers remove boneseed
seedlings.
Coastal park ranger Jason Roberts said
rangers need all the help they can get in keeping this pest
plant under control. It grows easily along the coast and can
reproduce prolifically. As a result, it can displace native
plants and shade out native seedlings. It is also a fire
risk as it burns readily.
Boneseed is an evergreen
shrub reaching up to three metres high, with bright yellow
daisy-like flowers and long dull-green toothed leaves. Its
name is derived from its hard bone-coloured
seeds.
Volunteers should meet, with their gardening
gloves and spades, at the Estuary Walkway on Bridge St at
11am. A free barbecue and chance to chat to the rangers
will follow.
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