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media type="custom" key="6296999"media type="custom" key="6021483"media type="custom" key="6104887"media type="custom" key="6220991" -Alligator Weed was introduced into Australia at Carrington, the Newcastle docks area in NSW when ship's ballast it was dumped all over the place.It is all over the bottom of australia. -Alligator Weed is a noxious plant that grows on water, it spreads from roots that go up to 60cm high and as 10 m long. -prevention: Early detection, good hygene to stop it from spreading and mechanical removal or chemicals but it had to be done carefully because it can grow from small pieces somewhere else down the river. You can also find it in our Georges river. -Someone brought it to Australia thinking it was a nice flower.It was first found in Adelaide Botantical Gardens in 1841. -When it drops leaves the leaves spread, grow and infect and kill other plants. -To get rid of it poisen it or dig it out with a shovel.
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