Asthma Weed (Parietaria Judaica) Factsheet - Canterbury City Council

ARE THESE WEEDS<br />

AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH?<br />

<strong>Asthma</strong> <strong>Weed</strong><br />

(<strong>Parietaria</strong> <strong>Judaica</strong>)<br />

<strong>Asthma</strong> <strong>Weed</strong> is a serious noxious<br />

weed in the Sydney metropolitan<br />

region. The pollen of <strong>Asthma</strong> <strong>Weed</strong><br />

may trigger hay fever, conjunctivitis,<br />

skin rashes and asthma.<br />

STATUS<br />

Legally restricted – must be removed.<br />

These legally restricted ‘Garden<br />

Escapees’ are affecting our<br />

health and devastating our<br />

natural bushland.<br />

Broad-leaf Privet pictured left<br />

(Ligustrum Lucidum) &<br />

Narrow-leaf Privet<br />

(Ligustrum Sinense)<br />

STATUS<br />

Legally restricted – must be removed.<br />

Privet pollen or perfume is highly<br />

allergenic and a major contributor to<br />

asthma, allergic reaction and hayfever.<br />

Privet poses a significant ecological<br />

threat to native plants and animals.

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Do you have <strong>Asthma</strong> <strong>Weed</strong> or<br />

Privet on your property?<br />

If so these weeds can be removed by<br />

hand, or controlled with a herbacide.<br />

Personal protection is essential. Wear a<br />

long sleeved shirt and gloves to protect<br />

the skin from the plant’s hairs, and<br />

glasses and a face mask as protection<br />

from inhalation of pollen.<br />

What can you do to stop the spread of harmful weeds?<br />

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Never dump garden waste in vacant land, roadsides or bushland. Instead<br />

please use council’s green waste collection services<br />

(Waste Hotline 1300 791 222).<br />

Substitute these plants with Australian native plants. Native plants provide<br />

food and habitat for native wildlife, require less water and garden maintenance<br />

and protect soil and water quality.<br />

Manage garden plants so that they do not ‘jump the fence’, you can reduce<br />

the opportunity of escapes by cutting off berries and seed heads and using<br />

green waste bins (pictured below).<br />

Help protect our environment.<br />

For more information about noxious weeds, visit<br />

www.sydneyweeds.org.au or contact <strong>Council</strong>’s noxious<br />

weeds officer on 9789 9450 or at<br />

lanam@canterbury.nsw.gov.au