Dyschoriste
Dyschoriste depressa
family
Acanthaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Butterfly heaven.
A long-lived herbaceous plant with spreading to upright stems usually growing up to 60 cm tall. Its stems are usually square in cross-section and are hairless or finely hairy. Its relatively small leaves (up to 60 mm long) are paired along the stems. Its mauve, pinkish or whitish coloured flowers are borne in almost stalkless clusters in the upper leaf forks. These small tubular flowers (less than 10 mm long) have five small spreading lobes at their tips. Its small fruit is an elongated, cylindrical capsule (10-15 mm long) that explosively releases its seeds.
Impact
Impact
Dyschoriste (Dyschoriste depressa) was first recorded as naturalised in Queensland in April 2000, in the suburb of Taringa in Brisbane. It has since been recorded from several other suburbs of Brisbane including Toowong, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket, Ferny Grove, The Gap and Windsor and is also present in many parts of the Kedron Brook catchment. Dyschoriste (Dyschoriste depressa) is an emerging environmental weed that is found in parks, gardens, lawns, roadsides, footpaths, and waterways in Brisbane. It prefers wetter environments such as creekbanks and wetlands, but will also grow in drier habitats. It has spread at an alarming rate in recent years and has been observed to develop into very dense monocultures, particularly along waterways in the Kedron Brook, Enoggera Creek and Ithaca Creek catchments. Such infestations have the potential to damage riparian ecosystems and reduce biodiversity, and may also restrict the flow of water.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Dyschoriste (Dyschoriste depressa) was first recorded as naturalised in Queensland in April 2000, in the suburb of Taringa in Brisbane. It has since been recorded from several other suburbs of Brisbane including Toowong, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket, Ferny Grove, The Gap and Windsor and is also present in many parts of the Kedron Brook catchment. Dyschoriste (Dyschoriste depressa) is an emerging environmental weed that is found in parks, gardens, lawns, roadsides, footpaths, and waterways in Brisbane. It prefers wetter environments such as creekbanks and wetlands, but will also grow in drier habitats. It has spread at an alarming rate in recent years and has been observed to develop into very dense monocultures, particularly along waterways in the Kedron Brook, Enoggera Creek and Ithaca Creek catchments. Such infestations have the potential to damage riparian ecosystems and reduce biodiversity, and may also restrict the flow of water.
