Weeds of South East QLD and Northern NSW

About Weeds of South East QLD and Northern NSW

Weeds of South-East Queensland and Northern NSW is an identification and information tool covering suburban, rural, environmental and agricultural weeds. It is an invaluable resource used by gardeners, Landcare and Bushcare volunteers, weed control officers, ecologists, agronomists, researchers, students, and others interested in learning more about the weeds found in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

The original Lucid identification key was released on CD-ROM over 12 years ago. The latest version using the Lucid Mobile platform now includes:

* An identification key to over 700 weed species found in South-Eastern Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
* A best practices guide to identifying weed species using the key
* Fact sheets with in-depth descriptions of specific weeds
* Over 8,000 colour photographs of weeds and diagnostic features
* Information about plants suitable for replacing weeds
* Details of Prohibited and Restricted weeds in Queensland
* Glossary of commonly used botanical terms
* Report invasive weeds to your local council - coming soon!

We thank the following Queensland councils for their support of the development of this app, updating the content, and helping make the app freely available:

Brisbane City Council
Sunshine Coast Council
City of Gold Coast Council
Bundaberg Regional Council

The latest version of the app has a much reduced storage footprint, images used in the identification tool are downloaded as required, with the option to download images to your device for use offline or when using the app with poor network connectivity.