Patterson's curse

noun

Etymology

Said to be named after the Patterson family who had it as an ornamental garden plant which spread and took over adjacent previously productive paddocks (though this was not the first large outbreak).

Definitions

  1. The plant Echium plantagineum, considered a noxious weed in Australia.

    • In spring the fields near the river are covered with beautiful mauve flowers, another pest, known as Patterson’s curse.

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