Weeds & Escapee Plants: G to L (Common names with photo)
Weeds & Escapee Plants
Of the 24 700 introduced plants currently in New Zealand, 10% will establish in the wild, and 10% of these will become serious weeds.
The common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their binomial names. Since many plants have multiple names we have listed them by the most common name used in New Zealand.
On this page, plants are listed in alphabetical order by their most common names. G to L
Binomial names in alphabetical order can found in the link panel on the left-hand side of the page or at http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/weeds.html
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: A to FWeeds and Escapee Plants Common names: G to L
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: M to Q
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: R to Z
Ginger (Kahili) Hedychium gardnerianum
Galinsoga (Shaggy soldier) Galinsoga quadriradiata
Galinsoga (Gallant soldier) Galinsoga parviflora
Giant Herb Robert (Geranium maderense)
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
Giant rhubarb (Gunnera manicata)
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Giant knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)
Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)
Gladiolus (Waved-Flowered) Gladiolus undulates
Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis)
Globe cottonleaf (Euchiton sphaericus)
Golden chain (Laburnum anagyroides)
Golden daisy bush (Euryops pectinatus)
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)
Gravel groundsel (Senecio skirrhodion)
Greater birds foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus)
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
Hairy Bacopa (Bacopa lanigera)
Hakea (Downy or Hairy) Hakea gibbosa
Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)
Hanging sedge (Carex pendula)
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Harestail grass (Lagurus ovatus)
Harestail (Trifolium arvense)
Hawkbit (Lesser) Leontodon traraxacoides
Hawksbeard (Smooth) Crepis capillaries
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Heartsease (Viola tricolor)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)
Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
Himalayan fairy grass (Miscanthus nepalensis)
Himalayan giant lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum)
Himalayan honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)
Honesty (Lunaria annua)
Honeysuckle (Japanese) Lonicera japonica
Honeywort (Cerinthe major)
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Hydrocotyle (Hydrocotyle moschata)
Hydrocotyle (Hydrocotyle heteromeria)
Hydrocotyle (Hydrocotyle microphylla)
Hyssop Loosestrife (Lythrum hyssopifolia)
Ice Plant (Carpobrotus spp)
Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis)
Inkweed (Phytolacca octandra)
Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica)
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
Japanese rose (Kerria japonica)
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus japonicus)
Japanese walnut (Juglans ailantifolia)
Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Jimsonweed ( Datura stramonium)
Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
Jerusalem cherry (False) Solanum diflorum
Kangaroo thorn (Acacia paradoxa)
Khasia berry (Cotoneaster simonsii)
Kidney weed (Dichondra repens)
Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)
Knotweed (Pink) Persicaria capitata
Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Ladder fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Lantana (Lantana camara)
Lantana (Lantana camara var. aculeate)
Land cress (Barbarea verna)
Lamb's-ears (Stachys byzantina)
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Larch (European larch) Larix deciduas
Licorice plant (Helichrysum petiolare)
Lily (Elephants Ear lily) Alocasia brisbanensis
Lily (Formosa lily) Lilium formosanum
Lily (Italian arum) Arum italicum
Lily (Arum lily) Zantedeschia aethiopica
Lined flame freesia (Tritonia gladiolaris)
Lobelia (Dwarf blue lobelia) Lobelia erinus
Lotus (Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil) Lotus pedunculatus
Lotus (Hairy birdsfoot) Lotus angustissimus
Lotus (Narrow-leaf birdsfoot) Lotus tenuis
Lucerne (Tree) Cytisus proliferus
Lily (Green Goddess) Zantedeschia aethiopic
Longleaf Pondweed (Potamogeton nodosus)
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
Lupin (Russell) Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupin (Tree) Lupinus arboreus
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: A to F
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: G to L
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: M to Q
Weeds and Escapee Plants Common names: R to Z
Thanks to Nature Watch http://naturewatch.org.nz/ for identifying some of these plants.
Thanks to Daves Garden http://davesgarden.com/Bibliography
The Guide to New Zealand's Common Weeds NZ Weed and Pest Control Society
An illustrated Guide to Common Weeds of New Zealand by NZ Plant Protection Society
New Zealand Wild Flowers Handbook by Bishops
Wild Flowers of New Zealand by Owen Bishop
Wild Flowers in New Zealabd by Nancy Adams
Introduced Wildflowers New Zealand Weeds by Gordon Ell
New Zealand in Flower Alison Evans,
Weeds of Roadsides and Waste ground in NZ R.L Taylor
Web sites
http://www.weedbusters.org.nz
http://www.dowagro.com
New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord
ttp://en.wikipedia.org
Global Invasive Species
Weed species on the National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA) key
www. landcareresearch. co. nz/research/biosystematics/plants/nppakey/
The above key is developed by staff at Landcare Research. The interactive key allows the user to select information about the specimen in hand in any order. As the user enters more information about the specimen the list of possible species narrows.