Invasive weed control authority Castlereagh Macquarie County Council (CMCC) is advising landowners across the region to be on the lookout as a new invasive species crawls south into NSW.
The toxic Sticky Florestina competes with native grasses and is harmful to grazing animals as all parts of the plant are toxic and unpalatable.
Andrea Fletcher-Dawson, Senior Biosecurity Weeds Officer from CMCC, said sheep travelling from central Queensland have spread it through central NSW.
"We're really on the alert because it's a new weed coming in from Queensland that has not . . .
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