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Declared plants in South Australia, August 2008

Every landowner in South Australia has a legal responsibility to manage declared plants. They are plants that are regulated under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (NRM Act).  Declared plants are significant weed threats to our State’s primary production industries, natural environments and public safety.

For information on the plants declared for enforced control in your area, please contact your regional NRM Board, or phone NRM Biosecurity on 8303 9620.

Full declaration details for animals and plants declared under the NRM Act (.PDF).

Listed below are the exotic plant species that are currently declared under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004

Common name Botanical name Notes
(see key below)
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum *
African feathergrass Pennisetum macrourum *
African lovegrass Eragrostis curvula (excluding the cultivar `Consol')  
African rue Peganum harmala n
Alkali sida Malvella leprosa N#
Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis (excluding cultivated trees) *
Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides N#
Arrowhead Sagittaria montevidensis N #
Athel pine Tamarix aphylla  
Azzarola Crataegus sinaica *
Bathurst burr Xanthium spinosum  
Bifora Bifora testiculata + n
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus sp. agg. (exclusing cultivars ‘Black Satin’, ‘Chester Thornless’, ‘Dirksen Thornless’, ‘Loch Ness’, ‘Smoothstem’ and ‘Thornfree’) *
Bladder campion Silene vulgaris  
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera  
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides and Asparagus declinatus  
Broad-kernel espartillo Achnatherum caudatum N #
Broomrape Orobanche spp. except O. australiana N
Buchan weed Hirschfeldia incana *
Bulbil watsonia Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera *
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana +
Calomba daisy Oncosiphon suffruticosum n
Caltrop Tribulus terrestris n
Cane needlegrass Nassella hyalina N #
Cape broom Genista monspessulana *
Carrot Daucus carota * c
Chilean dodder Cuscuta suaveolens N
Chilean needlegrass Nasella neesiana N
Common lantana Lantana camara +
Coolatai grass Hyparrhenia hirta *
Creeping knapweed Acroptilon repens N
Cutleaf mignonette Reseda lutea n
Distichlis Distichlis spicata cv. ‘Nypa Reclamation' and any cultivars of Distichlis spicata consisting of lines that include seedbearing individuals. +
Dog rose Rose canina n
Elodea Elodea canadensis N
English/Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius *
Eurasian water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum N #
False caper Euphorbia terracina  
Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis *
Field garlic Allium vineale  
Galvanised burr Sclerolaena birchii + N
Golden dodder Cuscuta campestris N
Gorse/Furze Ulex europaeus  
Hoary cress Cardaria draba N
Horehound Marrubium vulgare *
Horsetail Equisetum spp. N #
Hydrocotyle Hydrocotyle ranunculoides N #
Hymenachne Hymenachne amplexicaulis +
Innocent weed Cenchrus incertus and C. longispinus n
Khaki weed Alternanthera pungens N #
Kochia Kochia scoparia (not including the cultivar 'Trichophylla') +
Lagarosiphon Lagarosiphon major N #
Large seeded dodder Cuscuta indecora N #
Leafy elodea Egeria densa N #
Lincoln weed Diplotaxis tenuifolia *
May Crataegus monogyna *
Mesquite Prosopis spp. N #
Mexican feathergrass Nassella tenuissima N #
Miconia Miconia spp. +
Mimosa Mimosa pigra +
Muskweed Myagrum perfoliatum +
Nightstock Matthiola longipetala +
Noogoora burr complex Xanthium strumarium sp. agg. N
Nutgrass Cyperus rotundus *
Olive Olea europaea (excluding cultivated trees)  
One-leaf Cape tulip Moraea flaccida n
Onion weed Asphodelus fistulosus *
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata N #
Parthenium weed Parthenium hysterophorus N #
Perennial ragweed Ambrosia spp. N
Perennial thistle Cirsium arvense N #
Pheasant's eye Adonis microcarpa n *
Pink pampas grass Cortaderia jubata N #
Plumerillo Jarava plumosa N
Poison buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus N #
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans #
Pond apple Anona glabra +
Prickly acacia Acacia nilotica subsp. indica +
Prickly pear Opuntia spp. except O. ficus-indica  
Primrose willow Ludwigia peruviana N #
Ragwort Senecio jacobaea N #
Rampion mignonette Reseda phyteuma N #
Red dodder Cuscuta planiflora N
Rhus tree Toxicodendron succedaneum #
Rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora +
Sagittaria Sagittaria graminea N
Salvation Jane Echium plantagineum * n
Salvinia Salvinia molesta N
Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma N #
Senegal tea plant Gymnocoronis spilanthoides  
Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium N
Skeleton weed Chondrilla juncea n
Slender thistle Carduus tenuiflorus *
Soldier thistle Picnomon acarna *
Soursob Oxalis pes-caprae *
Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare *
Sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa *
Texas needlegrass Nassella leucotricha N
Three corner jack Emex australis  
Three cornered garlic Allium triquetrum *
Three-horned bedstraw Galium tricornutum *
Toetoe Cortaderia richardii N #
Two-leaf Cape tulip Moraea miniata n
Variegated thistle Silybum marianum *
Water caltrop Trapa natans N #
Water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides # n
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes N #
Water soldier Stratiotes aloides N #
Wild artichoke Cynara cardunculus *
Willows Salix spp. (excluding S. babylonica, S. calodendron and S. reichardtii) +
witchweeds Striga spp., excluding Striga curviflora, Striga multiflora, Striga parviflora and Striga squamigera +
Yellow burrweed Amsinckia spp. * n

 

Key Notes in table:

# Plant must be destroyed

* Control required in part of the State only

+ Control not required

n Notifiable in part of the State

N Notifiable throughout the State

c Special program in south-east of State only