Safety of triclopyr triethylamine to native wetland species

Reports the triethylamine (TEA) salt formulation of the herbicide triclopyr effectively controls several broadleaf aquatic and wetland weed species and is relatively selective to many wetland species. To evaluate the tolerance of vegetation associated with weed species, a range of indigenous wetland species, including the widespread Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Apodasmia similis, Carex virgata, Eleocharis acuta, Isachne globosa, Juncus pallidus, Triglochin striata, Phormium tenax and Mazus radicans, and the nationally endangered Carex cirrhosa, Amphibromus fluitans, Crassula helmsii and Selliera rotundifolia, were sourced from wild-collected or cultivated material and then grown on. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.