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Sweet Reed-grass (Glyceria maxima) is a highly-invasive, exotic import from Europe and temperate Asia that has gained a foothold on the Peninsula. An aquatic weed, it grows to over 2 m high in everything from wet soil to water up to a meter or more deep. It even can extend out over deeper water by forming floating mats with the roots connected back to the shore. Its dense growth habit presents a threat to other aquatic life, and it has been identified as a cause of cyanide poisoning in…

An emerging weed, Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), has been observed along Splitters Creek, Valley View Lane, and properties on Baldrys Rd. This is a rhizomatous plant that thrives on the edges of woodlands, damp areas and unmanaged pastoral land. Landcare and Melbourne Water are working to eradicate it from along the banks of Splitters Creek between Baldrys Crossing and Main Creek Road but Hedge Woundwort also has been observed spreading beyond the riparian zones. The recent wet…