Article: Bindii
Weed Identification >
Bindii
Common Name
Bindii, Jo Jo, Onehunga, Bittercress
Scientific Name
Soliva sessilis
Family
Asteraceae
Lifecycle
Annual
Seasons of Growth
Autumn / Winter
Key Distinguishing Feature
Burr in late winter spring, Carrot top like leaves.
Bindii is a low growing weed with carrot-top like leaves, it produces a single flower at its centre, that when matures produces a prickly seed pod. The bindii prickles become easily stuck in feet.
