Description
• Bushy shrub with fleshy leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers, clusters of small berries
• Bitou – relatively smooth-edged leaves. Flowers up to 13 petals
• Boneseed – serrated-edged leaves. Flowers up to 5-7 petals
Flowering Times
• Bitou – autumn to winter. Boneseed – winter to spring
Control Measure
• Hand removal of small plants
• Herbicides
• Biological controls are available
Problems
• Invasive bushes producing dense thickets
• Smothers native vegetation
• Harbourage and food source for feral animals
