Wherever humans migrate, they carry plant species with them. Some such as favoured food plants – bananas, Irish potatoes – and pasture grasses are introduced purposefully. The indigenous rainforests of Norfolk Island include very few species with products edible to humans. Other species such as the European weeds of agriculture – dandelions, thistles – have hitch-hiked across the globe and flourish in disturbed ground on farms and roadsides. On this page we showcase some species that are not native to Norfolk and activities to control them.
The Norfolk Island Weeds Handbook of 2014 is a good place to commence a study of the introduced vegetation.
