- Reference
- Encycl. 1:513 (1785)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Straggling shrub, to 4 m high. Fl. orange/yellow-orange, Jan or Apr or Jul to Aug. Grey sand over limestone, loam over laterite.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- IMCRA Regions
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Murray, Perth.
Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)
General Biology. Growth form. Shrub. Reproduction. Stem fragments. Dispersal. Water, garden refuse. Toxicity. Can cause throat allergies in humans. Vegetative regeneration strategy. Resprouts, produces root suckers, stem layering, broken stems. Woody structure. Ring porous/diffuse porous. Seedbank persistence. No seed set recorded in Australia. Fire response. Resprouts rapidly after fire.
Notes. Forms dense impenetrable thickets and can smother native vegetation. Leaf litter accumulation does not impede regeneration of broken stems.
Additional information. Origin. Madagascar. History of use/introduction. Garden escape. Similar exotic species. Buddleja dyssophylla.
Suggested method of management and control. Hand pull small plants removing all stem material. For stems greater than 7 cm diameter, apply 250 ml Access® in 15 L of diesel to basal 50 cm of stem (basal bark) or cut and paint with 50% glyphosate. Read the manufacturers' labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. For further information consult the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status of permits for your situation or state.
Management Calendar
| Calendar Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Optimum Treatment | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O |
Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.
References
- Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
- Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (2008) Smoke Bush; Buddleja madagascariensis. Victorian alert weed fact sheet. URL: http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi - Accessed June 2009.
- Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) (2003) Buddleia madagascariensis. United States Geological Survey, Government of the United States of America URL: http://www.hear.org/species/buddleja_madagascariensis/ - Accessed 29 May 2009.
- Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
- Navie, S. & Adkins, S. (2008) Environmental Weeds of Australia, An interactive identification and information resource for over 1000 invasive plants. Centre for Biological Information Technology, The University of Queensland.
- Stock, D. H. & Wild, C. H. (2002) Natural Propagation of Orange Buddleia (Buddleja madagascariensis Lamarck) in Eastern Australia. In Papers and Proceedings of the 13th Australian Weeds Conference (eds. H. Spafford Jacob, J. Dodd & J. H. Moore). Plant Protection Society of WA, Perth.
- Stock, D.H. (1999) An ecological and biological profile of Orange buddleia, Buddleja madagascariensis. Honours Thesis. School of Environmental and Applied Sciences. Griffith University.