{"id":2067,"date":"2012-05-02T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T23:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2012-06-20T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T04:43:58","slug":"cats-claw-creeper-added-to-national-weeds-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/05\/02\/cats-claw-creeper-added-to-national-weeds-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats Claw Creeper Added
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Cats claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati) is also known as yellow trumpet vine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 2, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cats Claw Creeper – a weed pest in the South Burnett – has been declared a “Weed of National Significance” based on its economic, environmental and social impact and potential to spread.<\/p>\n

It is one of 12 new weeds added to the national list which have invaded Queensland to varying degrees.<\/p>\n

Chief Biosecurity Officer Dr Jim Thompson<\/strong> said that by adding them to this list they would be managed under a nationally co-ordinated strategy to restrict their spread and reduce the impact of current infestations.<\/p>\n

“National coordination ensures that on-the-ground activities and research is focused on the priority weeds and a single approach to building community capacity to assist in fighting the spread of weeds is adopted,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Queensland will lead the national strategy development, documentation of best practice management, national mapping and national coordination of activities for three of these weeds – gamba grass, cat’s claw creeper and Madeira vine.”<\/p>\n

Cat’s claw creeper<\/a><\/strong> was introduced as a garden plant and has spread throughout coastal regions in eastern Australia.<\/p>\n

The 12 weeds which have been added to the Weeds of National Significance list are:<\/p>\n