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Formosan Lily

Environmental Weed
Botanical name:
Lilium formosan

Formosan Lily Flower   Formosan Lily
   
Source: Weeds: Auld & Medd

   Formosan Lily Seedling
   
Photo: Ku-ring-gai Council
Photo: Paul Marynissen 

Description

An erect herb up to 1m high. Leaves linear and sessile. White trumpet-like with purplish stripes on back.

Impact on bushland

Common in drainage ditches and along roadsides.

Control

Chemical: Please contact your local control authority for advice on chemical control.

Information and images reproduced with the kind permission of the Sydney Weeds Committees.