Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata (DC.) T. Norl.) is a South African shrub that has invaded large areas of coastal south-eastern Australia. It is widespread along the coast, where it negatively impacts native plants and ecological communities. Bitou bush was deliberately planted in coastal NSW from 1946 to 1968 to stabilise coastal sand drifts (Mort & Hewitt 1953) and to revegetate sand dunes following mining (Barr 1965).
Review of the NSW Threat Abatement Plan: Invasion of native plant communities by Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitou bush and boneseed) 2006–2011
The New South Wales Bitou Bush Threat Abatement Plan (TAP) was released in 2006 and after five years of implementation, is due for review. During this period stakeholders worked together to protect environmental assets at risk from bitou bush and to reduce its extent.
- Date
- 1 June 2013
- Publisher
- Office of Environment and Heritage
- Type
- Publication
- Status
- Final
- Cost
- Free
- Language
- English
- Tags
- ISBN 978-1-74359-108-6
- ID OEH20130350
- File PDF 1.9MB
- Pages 85
- Name invasion-of-native-plant-communities-by-chrysanthemoides-monilifera-130350.pdf
