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Declared Noxious Weeds
The following plants have been declared, pursuant to Sections 7 and 8 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1993, to be Noxious Weeds within Parramatta City Council area:
IMPORTANT:
An occupier of land on which there is a notifiable weed must notify the local control authority (Council) for the land of that fact within 3 days after becoming aware that the notifiable weed is on the land.
A person (including a public authority) must not sell or purchase any notifiable weed material or other noxious weed material prescribed by the regulations, or any animal or thing which has on it, or contains, notifiable weed material or other noxious weed material prescribed by the regulations.
Class 1 - **Notifiable** State Prohibited Weeds:
Must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant.
Pose a potentially serious threat to primary production or the environment. Are not present in the State or are present only to a limited extent.
| Common Name | Scientific Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Anchored water hyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Black knapweed | Centaurea nigra |
| Broomrapes | Orobanche spp except O. cernua v.australiana and O. minor |
| Chinese violet | Asystasia gangetica ssp micrantha |
| East Indian hygrophila | Hygrophila polysperma |
| Eurasian water milfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Hawkweed | Hieracium spp |
| Horsetail | Equisetum spp |
| Hymenachne | Hymenachne amplexicaulis |
| Karoo thorn | Acacia karroo |
| Kochia | Bassia scoparia except B. scoparia ssp.trichophylla,Kochia scoparia |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Mexican feather grass | Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima |
| Miconia | Miconia spp |
| Mimosa | Mimosa pigra |
| Parthenium weed | Parthenium hysterophorus |
| Pond apple | Annona glabra |
| Prickly acacia | Acacia nilotica |
| Rubbervine | Cryptostegia grandiflora |
| Senegal tea plant | Gymnocoronis spilanthoides |
| Siam weed | Chromolaena odorata |
| Spotted knapweed | Centaurea maculosa |
| Water caltrop | Trapa spp |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiotes |
| Water soldier | Stratiotes aloides |
| Witchweed | Striga spp except native species and Striga parviflora |
| Yellow burrhead | Limnocharis flava |
Class 2 - **Notifiable** Regionally Prohibited Weeds:
Must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant.
Pose a potentially serious threat to primary production or the environment of a region to which the order applies. Are not present in the region or are present only to a limited extent.
| Common Name | Scientific Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Hygrophila | Hygrophila costata |
| Salvinia | Salvinia molesta |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes |
Class 3 - Regionally Controlled Weeds:
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed.
Pose a serious threat to primary production or the environment of an area to which the order applies.
Are not widely distributed in the area and are likely to spread in the area or to another area.
| Common Name | Scientific Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Alligator weed | Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Bitou bush | Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp rotundata |
| Boneseed | Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp monilifera |
| Cape broom | Genista monspessulana |
| Green cestrum | Cestrum parqui |
| Long-leaf willow primrose | Ludwigia longifolia |
| Ludwigia | Ludwigia peruviana |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia spp |
Class 4 - Locally Controlled Weeds:
The growth and spread of the plant must be controlled according to the measures specified in a management plan published by the local control authority and the plant may not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed.
Pose a threat to primary production, the environment or human health, are widely distributed in an area to which the order applies and are likely to spread in the area or to another area.
| Common Name | Scientific Name(s) |
|---|---|
 Asparagus fern |
Asparagus aethiopicus, A. densiflorus, Protasparagus aethiopicus |
| Balloon vine |
Cardiospermum grandiflorum |
| Blackberry |
Rubus fruticosus aggregate spp except cultivars |
| Bridal creeper |
Asparagus asparagoides, A.medeoloides, Myrsiphyllum asparagoides |
| Cape ivy |
Delairea odorata |
| Castor oil plant |
Ricinus communis |
| Cat's claw creeper |
Macfadyena unguis-cati |
| Chilean needle grass |
Nassella neesiana |
| Climbing asparagus fern |
Asparagus plumosus, Protasparagus plumosus |
| Giant reed /Elephant grass |
Arundo donax |
| Harrisia cactus |
Harrisia spp |
| Lantana |
Lantana spp |
| Madeira vine |
Anredera cordifolia |
| Blue Morning glory Coastal Morning Glory |
Ipomoea cairica, Ipomoea indica Ipomoea cairica |
| Pellitory |
Parietaria judaica |
| Prickly pear |
Cylindropuntia spp, Opuntia spp except O. ficus-indica |
| Privet (Broad-leaf) |
Ligustrum lucidum |
| Privet (Narrow-leaf/Chinese) |
Ligustrum sinense |
| Rhizomatous bamboo |
Phyllostachys spp |
| Rhus tree |
Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron succedanea |
| Scotch broom/English broom |
Cytisus scoparius |
| Serrated tussock |
Nassella trichotoma |
| St. John's wort |
Hypericum perforatum |
Class 5 - **Notifiable** Restricted Plants:
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed must be complied with.
Likely, by their sale or the sale of their seeds or movement within the State or an area of the State, to spread in the State or outside the State.
| Common Name | Scientific Name(s) |
|---|---|
| African feather grass | Pennisetum macrourum |
| African turnip weed | Sisymbrium runcinatum, Sisymbrium thellungii |
| Annual ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
| Arrowhead | Sagittaria montevidensis |
| Artichoke thistle | Cynara cardunculus |
| Athel tree/Athel pine | Tamarix aphylla |
| Bear-skin fescue | Festuca gautieri, F. scoparia |
| Burr ragweed | Ambrosia confertiflora |
| Cabomba | Cabomba caroliniana |
| Cayenne snakeweed | Stachytarpheta cayennensis, Stachytarpheta urticifolia |
| Clockweed | Gaura lindheimeri, Gaura parviflora |
| Corn sowthistle | Sonchus arvensis |
| Dodder | Cuscuta spps except C. australis, C. tasmanica and C. victoriana |
| Espartillo | Achnatherum brachychaetum, Stipa brachychaetum |
| Fine-bristled burr grass | Cenchrus brownii |
| Fountain grass | Pennisetum setaceum |
| Gallon's curse | Cenchrus biflorus |
| Glaucous star thistle | Carthamus glaucus |
| Golden thistle | Scolymus hispanicus |
| Mexican poppy | Argemone mexicana |
| Mossman River grass | Cenchrus echinatus |
| Onion grass | All Romulea species and varieties except R. rosea var. australis |
| Oxalis | All Oxalis species and varieties except O. chnoodes, O. exilis, O. perennans, O. radicosa, O. rubens, and O. thompsoniae |
| Red rice | Oryza rufipogon |
| Sagittaria | Sagittaria platyphylla, Sagittaria graminea |
| Sand oat | Avena strigosa |
| Smooth-stemmed turnip | Brassica barrelieri ssp.oxyrrhina, Brassica oxyrrhina |
| Soldier thistle | Picnomon acarna |
| Willows | Salix species except S. babylonica, S. x reichardtii, S. x calodendron |
| Yellow nutgrass | Cyperus esculentus |
For further information, please contact Council's Environment & Health Unit by: Telephoning during business hours on 9806 5000 or faxing on 9806 5903 or writing to PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124