Waiheke Island on alert for invasive pest plant

The call is out to Waiheke Island residents to report sightings of a rare and potentially invasive pest plant. Seedling and adult scrambling lily plants (Geitonomplesium cymosum) were located in Rocky Bay in August. Auckland Council?s biosecurity team is treating the control of this pest plant as a high priority, and they are calling on the public to help. The plant is a vigorous climber that ...

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