- Appendix A: Plants listed as noxious or as pest plants in 1973, 1993 and 2000
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Sorghum halepense
- Navaretia squarrosa
Appendix A: Plants listed as noxious or as pest plants in 1973, 1993 and 2000
| Pest plants/noxious in regions out of 14 in 2000, 15 in 1973 | Pest plants/noxious in regions out of 14 in 2000, 15 in 1973 | ||||||||||||||
National Surveillance |
2000 |
1993 |
1973 |
National Surveillance |
2000 |
1993 |
1973 | ||||||||
NOTIFIABLE ORGANISMS |
\/ | PEST PLANTS (continued) |
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water hyacinth |
x |
x |
15 |
Ipomoea indica |
blue morning glory |
x |
2 |
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Homeria collina |
Cape tulip |
x |
x |
11 |
Iris pseudacorus |
flag |
x |
2 |
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Pistia stratiotes |
water lettuce |
x |
x |
Jasminum polyanthum |
jasmine |
4 |
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Salvinia molesta |
salvinia |
x |
x |
Juglans ailantifolia |
Japanese walnut |
1 |
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Johnson grass |
x |
x |
8 |
Lagarosiphon major |
lagarosiphon |
x |
10 |
x |
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PEST PLANTS |
Lantana camara |
lantana |
x |
4 |
5 | ||||||||||
Acaena agnipila |
Australian sheep's bur |
x |
1 |
Leycesteria formosa |
Himalaya honeysuckle |
x |
2 |
9 | |||||||
Acroptilon repens |
Russian knapweed |
x |
Ligustrum lucidum |
tree privet |
x |
6 |
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Acmena smithii |
monkey apple |
x |
2 |
Ligustrum sinense |
Chinese privet |
x |
6 |
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Ageratina adenophora |
Mexican devil |
1 |
Lonicera japonica |
Japanese honeysuckle |
x |
6 |
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Ageratina riparia |
mist flower |
x |
3 |
9 |
Ludwigia peploides |
primrose willow |
x |
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Ailanthius altissima |
tree of heaven |
1 |
Lupinus arboreus |
tree lupin |
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Alternanthera philoxeroides |
alligator weed |
x |
3 |
x |
4 |
Lycium ferocissimum |
boxthorn |
x |
4 |
x |
11 | ||||
Andropogon virginicus |
broomsedge |
x |
Lythrum salicaria |
purple loosetrife |
x |
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Anredera cordifolia |
mignonette vine |
x |
4 |
Marsilea mutica |
four-leaved water clover |
x |
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Aponogeton distachyus |
Cape pondweed |
1 |
Melianthus major |
Cape honey flower |
x |
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Araujia sericifolia |
moth plant |
x |
3 |
Menyanthes trifoliata |
bogbean |
x |
x |
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Anthemis cotula |
stinking mayweed |
9 |
Myriophyllum aquaticum |
parrot's feather |
x |
5 |
x |
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Arctium minus |
burdock |
x |
1 |
12 |
Nassella neesiana |
Chilean needle grass |
x |
3 |
x |
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Artemisia verlotiorum |
Chinese mugwort |
1 |
Nassella trichotoma |
nassella tussock |
8 |
15 | |||||||||
Arundo donax |
giant reed |
1 |
Californian stinkweed |
1 |
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Asparagus asparagoides |
smilax |
x |
4 |
Nephrolepis cordifolia |
ladder fern |
x |
3 |
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Asparagus scandens |
climbing asparagus |
x |
4 |
Nuphar lutea |
yellow water lily |
x |
1 |
x |
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Aster subulatus |
Sea aster |
x |
Nymphoides geminata |
marshwort |
x |
6 |
x |
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Avena fatua |
wild oats |
2 |
x |
Nymphoides peltata |
fringed water lily |
x |
1 |
x |
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Avena spp. |
wild oats |
x |
Onopordum acanthium |
cotton thistle |
1 |
x |
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Baccharis hamilifolia |
baccharis |
x |
x |
x |
Onopordum tauricum |
Taurean thistle |
1 |
x |
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Bartlettina sordida |
bartlettina |
x |
x |
Opuntia vulgaris |
prickly pear |
11 | |||||||||
Berberis darwinii |
Darwin's barberry |
3 |
12 |
Osmunda regalis |
royal fern |
1 |
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Berberis glaucocarpa |
barberry |
x |
3 |
x |
13 |
Oxylobium lanceolatum |
oxylobium |
x |
2 |
7 | |||||
Brassica rapa |
wild turnip |
7 |
Paraserianthes lophantha |
brush wattle |
1 |
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Brugmansia candida |
angel's trumpet |
x |
1 |
Paspalum distichum |
Mercer grass |
x |
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Buddleja davidii |
buddleia |
x |
3 |
Passiflora caerulea |
blue-crown passion flower |
x |
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Calicotome spinosa |
spiny broom |
x |
1 |
x |
9 |
Passiflora mollissima |
banana passion fruit |
x |
6 |
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Calluna vulgaris |
heather |
x |
2 |
Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Chinese pennisetum |
x |
3 |
x |
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Calotis lappulacea |
bur daisy |
x |
2 |
x |
Pennisetum clandestinum |
Kikuyu grass |
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Calystegia sepium |
pink bindweed |
7 |
Pennisetum macrourum |
African feather grass |
x |
11 |
x |
10 | |||||||
Calystegia sylvatica |
great bindweed |
7 |
Phragmites australis |
phragmites |
x |
1 |
x |
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Cardaria draba |
hoary cress |
6 |
Phytolacca octandra |
inkweed |
x |
8 | |||||||||
Carduus acanthoides |
plumeless thistle |
4 |
x |
7 |
Pinus nigra ssp laricio |
Corsican pine |
x |
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Carduus nutans |
nodding thistle |
x |
14 |
x |
15 |
Plectranthus spp. |
plectranthus |
x |
2 |
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Carduus tenuiflorus |
winged thistle |
11 |
Pinus contorta |
lodgepole pine |
x |
3 |
x |
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Carex longebrachiata |
Australian sedge |
x |
7 |
x |
12 |
Polygala myrtifolia |
sweet pea shrub |
x |
3 |
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Carthamus lanatus |
saffron thistle |
x |
5 |
x |
15 |
Populus alba |
white poplar |
9 | |||||||
Cassinia leptophylla |
tauhinu |
9 |
Potamogeton perfoliatus |
clasped pondweed |
x |
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Celastrus orbiculatus |
climbing spindleberry |
2 |
Potentilla recta |
tall cinquefoil |
5 | ||||||||||
Centaurea calcitrapa |
star thistle |
12 |
Ptilostemon afer |
Grecian thistle |
x |
6 | |||||||||
Centaurea melitensis |
Malta thistle |
6 |
Prunus campanulata |
Taiwan cherry |
1 |
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Centaurea nigra |
knapweed |
6 |
Prunus laurocerasus |
cherry laurel |
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Centaurea solstitalis |
yellow star thistle |
9 |
Psorolea pinnata |
Dally pine |
7 | ||||||||||
Ceratophyllum demersum |
hornwort |
x |
3 |
x |
Pulicaria dysenterica |
fleabane |
x |
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Cestrum elegans |
red cestrum |
1 |
x |
Pultenaea daphnoides |
pultenaea |
7 | |||||||||
Cestrum parqui |
green cestrum |
x |
1 |
x |
Racospererma longifolium |
Sydney golden wattle |
1 |
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Chamaemelum nobile |
chamomile |
8 |
Racosperma mearnsii |
black wattle |
2 |
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Chondrilla juncea |
skeleton weed |
x |
x |
Racosperma spp |
wattles |
7 | |||||||||
Chrysanthemoides monilifera |
boneseed |
x |
6 |
Ranunculus acris |
giant buttercup |
2 |
x |
4 | |||||||
Cirsium arvense |
Californian thistle |
11 |
Reynoutria spp. |
Asiatic/giant knotweed |
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Cirsium vulgare |
Scotch thistle |
8 |
Rhamnus alaternus |
Italian buckthorn |
x |
4 |
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Clematis vitalba |
old man's beard |
x |
13 |
x |
Rosa rubiginosa |
sweet brier |
x |
2 |
x |
15 | |||||
Cobaea scandens |
cathedral bells |
x |
4 |
Rubus caesius |
dewberry |
4 | |||||||||
Conium maculatum |
hemlock |
x |
4 |
x |
15 |
Rubus fruticosus |
blackberry |
x |
9 |
x |
15 | ||||
Cortaderia jubatum |
purple pampas |
x |
10 |
x |
Rubus phoenicolasius |
Japanese wineberry |
8 | ||||||||
Cortaderia selloana |
pampas |
x |
8 |
Sagitarria graminea |
sagitarria |
x |
2 |
x |
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Cotoneaster franchetii |
Franchet cotoneaster |
x |
2 |
Salix cinerea |
grey willow |
7 | |||||||||
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus |
bright bead cotoneaster |
x |
3 |
Salix fragilis |
crack willow |
8 | |||||||||
Crataegus monogyna |
hawthorn |
x |
2 |
x |
13 |
Salix x reichardtii |
pussy willow |
10 | |||||||
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora |
montbretia |
1 |
Salpichroa origanifolia |
lily of the valley vine |
6 | ||||||||||
Cyperus esculentus |
yellow nutsedge |
1 |
Sambucus niger |
elder |
1 |
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Cyperus rotundus |
purple nutsedge |
x |
4 |
Selaginella kraussiana |
selaginella |
2 |
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Cytisus multiflorus |
white broom |
1 |
x |
Senecio angulatus |
Cape ivy |
x |
2 |
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Cytisus scoparius |
broom |
x |
11 |
x |
15 |
Senecio glastifolius |
holly-leaved senecio |
1 |
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Datura stramonium |
thornapple |
1 |
11 |
Senecio jacobaea |
ragwort |
x |
14 |
x |
15 | ||||||
Digitalis purpurea |
foxglove |
11 |
Senecio mikanioides |
German ivy |
x |
2 |
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Dipogon lignosus |
mile-a-minute |
x |
2 |
Senecio petasitis |
velvet groundsel |
x |
1 |
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Dipsacus sylvestris |
teasel |
10 |
Setaria palmifolia |
palm grass |
x |
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Echium vulgare |
viper's bugloss |
10 |
Silybum marianum |
variegated thistle |
x |
10 |
x |
13 | |||||||
Egeria densa |
egeria |
x |
6 |
x |
Sinapis arvensis |
charlock |
7 | ||||||||
Eleagnus x reflexa |
eleagnus |
x |
3 |
Solanum carolinense |
horse nettle |
x |
2 |
x |
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Emex australis |
spiny emex |
2 |
x |
Solanum marginatum |
white-edged nightshade |
x |
7 |
x |
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Equisetum arvense |
horsetail |
x |
6 |
Solanum mauritianum |
woolly nightshade |
x |
7 |
x |
10 | ||||||
Eragrostis curvula |
African love grass |
x |
1 |
x |
Sorbus aucuparia |
rowan |
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Erica lusitanica |
Spanish heath |
x |
1 |
x |
8 |
Spartina spp |
spartina |
x |
7 |
x |
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Erigeron karvinskianus |
Mexican daisy |
x |
3 |
Stipa rudis |
needle grass |
1 |
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Euonymus japonicus |
Japanese spindle tree |
2 |
Stipa spp. - all |
needle grass |
x |
2 |
x |
7 | |||||||
Euphorbia lathyris |
caper spurge |
11 |
Teline monspessulana |
Montpellier broom |
x |
4 |
x |
12 | |||||||
Ficus rubiginosa |
Port Jackson fig |
x |
1 |
Tradescantia fluminensis |
wandering jew |
2 |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
fennel |
13 |
Tropaeolum majus |
nasturtium |
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Galega officinalis |
goat's rue |
x |
3 |
x |
10 |
Tropaeolum speciosum |
Chilean flame creeper |
2 |
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Galeobdolon luteum |
artillery plant |
x |
Tetrapan papyrifera |
rice paper plant |
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Glyceria maxima |
reed sweet grass |
1 |
Tripleurospermum inodorum |
scentless mayweed |
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Gymnocoronis spilanthoides |
Senegal tea |
x |
3 |
x |
Tussilago farfara |
coltsfoot |
x |
1 |
x |
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Hakea gibbosa |
downy hakea |
8 |
Ulex europaeus |
gorse |
x |
14 |
x |
15 | |||||||
Hedychium flavescens |
wild ginger |
x |
8 |
x |
Urtica dioica |
perennial nettle |
x |
2 |
x |
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Hedychium gardnerianum |
wild ginger |
x |
6 |
x |
Utricularia gibba |
bladderwort |
x |
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Hieracium spp |
hawkweed |
2 |
Vallisneria gigantea |
eel grass |
x |
4 |
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Hordeum jubatum |
squirrel tail grass |
5 |
Vallisneria spiralis |
eel grass |
x |
2 |
xa |
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Hordeum murinum |
barley grass |
12 |
Vinca major |
periwinkle |
1 |
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Houttuynia cordata |
houttuynia |
x |
1 |
Watsonia bulbillifera |
watsonia |
7 | |||||||||
Hydrilla verticillata |
hydrilla |
x |
4 |
x |
Xanthium spinosum |
Bathurst bur |
1 |
x |
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Hydrocleys nymphoides |
water poppy |
x |
3 |
x |
Xanthium occidentale |
Noogoora bur |
x |
1 |
x |
x | |||||
Hydrodictyon reticulatum |
water net |
1 |
Zizania aquatica |
annual wild rice |
3 | ||||||||||
Hypericum androsaemum |
tutsan |
x |
2 |
13 |
Zizania latifolia |
Manchurian wild rice |
x |
4 |
x |
9 | |||||
Hypericum perforatum |
St. John's wort |
x |
15 |
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