Guidance

Identification of injurious weeds

This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 April 2011

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Identification of injurious weeds

Ref: PB4192

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This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959. These include:

• Common ragwort – Senecio jacobaea
• Broad-leaved dock – Rumex obtusifolius
• Curled dock – Rumex crispus
• Creeping thistle – Cirsium arvense
• Spear thisle (other common names: Scotch Thistle, Bell Thistle) – Cirsium vulgare

Published 18 April 2011