Declared Weeds/Invaders listed by Common Name
‘Abyssinian’ coleus Plectranthus comosus Sims Category 3
Aleppo grass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Category 2
Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis Mill. Category 2
Ant Tree Triplaris americana L. Category 1
American bramble Rubus cuneifolius Pursh and hybrid Category 1
Australian Albizia Paraserianthes lophantha (Willi.) Category 1
Australian blackwood Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. Category 2
Australian cheesewood Pittosporum undulatum Vent. Category 1
Australian myrtle Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) Category 1
Australian silky oak Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Category 3
Azolla Azolla filiculoides Lam. Category 1
Bailey’s wattle Acacia baileyana F.Muell. Category 3
Balloon vine Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw. Category 1
Banana poka Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) Category 1
Bananadilla Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) Category 1
Barbados gooseberry Pereskia aculeata Mill. Category 1
Beefwood Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq. Category 2 (Not for use in dune stabilisation)
Belhambra Phytolacca dioica L. Category 3
Black ironbark Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. Category 2
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. Category 2 (Only for use as rootstock if authorised by Executive Officer in terms of regulation 15B(10))
Black wattle Acacia meamsii De Wild. Category 2
Bloodberry Rivina humilis L. Category 1
Blue echium Echium vulgare L. Category 1
Blue passion flower Passiflora caerulea L. Category 1
Brazilian pepper tree Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi
Brazilian guava Psidium guineense Sw. Category 3
Bridal wreath Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis Category 1
Brittle willow Salix fragilis L. Category 2 (Not to be confused with indigenous species)
Bugweed Solanum mauritianum Scop. Category 1
Burweed Achyranthes aspera L. Category 1
Butterfly orchid tree Bauhinia purpurea L. Category 3
Californian privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk. Category 3
Camel thorn bush Alhagi maurorum Medik. Category 1
Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl
Canadian water weed Elodea canadensis Michx. Category 1
Canary pine Pinus canariensis C.Sm. Category 2
Castor – oil plant Ricinus communis L Category 2
Cat’s claw creeper Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) Category 1
Chandelier plant Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl.) Category 1
Cherry pie Lantana – all seedbearing forms Category 1
Chilean cestrum Cestrum parqui L’Hér. Category 1
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Lour. Category 3
Chinese tamarisk Tamarix chinensis Lour.
Chinese wax – leaved privet Ligustrum lucidum Aiton Category 3 (Only for use as root-stock if authorised by the Executive official in terms of regulation 15C(5))
Chir pine Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Category 2
Chromolaena Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King Category 1
Clover broomrape Orobanche minor Sm. Category 1
Cluster pine Pinus pinaster Aiton Category 2
Cochineal prickly pear Opuntia monacantha Haw. Category 1
Common dodder Cuscuta campestris Yunck. Category 1
Common mulberry Morus alba L. Category 3 (Excluding cultivar “Pendula”, and only for use as root-stock if authorised by the Executive official in terms of regulation 15C(5))
Common privet Ligustrum vulgare L. Category 3
Common thorn apple Datura stramonium L. Category 1
Coral Bush Ardisia crenata Sims
Coralberry tree Ardisia crenata Sims
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster franchetii Boiss. Category 3
Crack willow Salix fragilis L. Category 2 (Not to be confused with indigenous species)
Crimson cestrum Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) Schtdl. Category 1
Crofton weed Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) Category 1
Dense-thorned bitter apple Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. Category 1
Dense water weed Egeria densa Planch. Category 1
Devil’s pumpkin Passiflora suberosa L. Category 1
Downy thorn apple Datura innoxia Mill. Category 1
Drooping prickly pear Opuntia monacantha Haw. Category 1
Durban guava Psidium x durbanensis Baijnath ined. Category 1
Eglantine Rosa rubiginosa L. Category 1
European blackberry Rubus fruticosus L. agg. Category 2
European gorse Ulex europaeus L. Category 1
False lebbeck Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Category 1
Feathertop Pennisetum villosum R.Br. ex Fresen. Category 1
Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. Category 1
Formosa lily Lilium formosanum A. Wallace Category 3
Fountain grass Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Category 1 (Excluding sterile cultivar “Rubrum”)
Giant reed Arundo donax L. Category 1
Giant sensitive plant Mimosa pigra L . Category 3
Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha Benth. Category 1
Granadina Passiflora subpeltata Ortega Category 1
Green wattle Acacia decurrens (Wendi.) Willd. Category 2
Grey ironbark Eucalyptus paniculata Sm. Category 2
Grey poplar Populus x canescens (Aiton) Sm. Category 2
Guava Psidium guajava L. Category 2
Harrisia cactus Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton Category 1
Himalayan firethorn Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) Category 3
Hoary candaria Lepidium draba L. Category 1
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Torr. Var. Category 2
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos L. Category 2 (Excluding sterile cultivars)
Horsetail tree Casuarina equisetifolia L. Category 2 (Not for use in dune stabilisation)
Imbricate cactus Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC. Category 1
Imbricate prickly pear Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC. Category 1
Indian laurel Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob. Category 1
Indian shot Canna indica L. Category 1 (Excluding hybrid cultivars)
Indigo berry Passiflora suberosa L. Category 1
Inkberry Cestrum laevigatum Schtdl. Category 1
Invading ageratum Ageratum conyzoides L. Category 1
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don Category 3 (Excluding sterile cultivar “Alba”)
Jambolan Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Category 3
Japanese wax – leaved privet Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. Category 3
Johnson grass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Category 2
Jointed cactus Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl. Category 1
Kahili ginger lily Hedychium gardnerianum Category 1
Kangaroo wattle Acacia paradoxa DC. Category 1
Kariba weed Salvinia molesta D.S.Mitch. Category 1(And other species of the family Salviniaceae)
Karri Eucalyptus diversicolor F.Muell. Category 2
Kudzu vine Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi Category 1
Lantana Lantana – all seedbearing forms Category 1
Large cocklebur Xanthium strumarium L . Category 1
Large flowered prickly pear Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. Category 1
Large round-leaved prickly pear Opuntia spinulifera Salm-Dyck Category 1
Large thorn apple Datura ferox L. Category 1
Lebbeck tree Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Category 1
Lesser broomrape Orobanche minor Sm. Category 1
Leucaena Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda L. Category 2
Long – leaved wattle Acacia longifolia (Andr.) Willd. Category 1
Long spine cactus Opuntia exaltata A.Berger Category 1
Longifolia pine Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Category 2
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Category 3
Lucerne dodder Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. Category 1
Madeira vine Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis Category 1
Manatoka Myoporum tenuifolium G.Forst. Category 3
Matchwood poplar Populus x canescens (Aiton) Sm. Category 2
Mauritius thorn Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston Category 1
Mexican ageratum Ageratum houstonianum Mill Category 1 (Excluding cultivars)
Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray Category 1
Mission prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Category 1 (Excluding spineless cactus pear cultivars and selections)
Mistflower Ageratina riparia (Regel) R.M.King Category 1
Monterey pine Pinus radiata D.Don Category 2
Montpellier broom Cytisus monspessulanus L. Category 1
Moon cactus Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton Category 1
Moonflower Ipomoea alba L.
Morning glory Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth Category 3
Moth catcher Araujia sericifera Brot. Category 1
Nassella tussock Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Arech. Category 1
New Zealand christmas tree Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn. Category 3
Old man saltbush Atriplex nummularia Lindl. Category 2
Oleander Nerium oleander L. Category 1 (Excluding sterile, double-flowered cultivars)
Orange cestrum Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. Category 1
Orchid tree Bauhinia variegata L. Category 3
Pampas grass Cortaderia jubata (Lem.) Stapf Category 1
Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana (Schult.) Asch. Category 1 (Excluding sterile cultivars)
Parrot’s feather Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Category 1
Parthenium Parthenium hysterophorus L. Category 1
Patterson’s curse Echium plantagineum L. Category 1
Patula pine Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham. Category 2
Peanut butter cassia Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) lrwin Category 3
Pearl acacia Acacia podalyriifolia A.Cunn. Category 3
Pepper – cress Lepidium draba L. Category 1
Pepper tree wattle Acacia elata A.Cunn. ex Benth. Category 3
Persian lilac Melia azedarach L. Category 3
Pest pear of Australia Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. Category 1
Pickerel weed Pontederia cordata L. Category 3
Pink tamarisk Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
Pitanga Eugenia uniflora L.
Pom pom weed Camputoclinium macrocephalum Category 1
Port Jackson Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl. Category 2
Potato creeper Solanum seaforthianum Andr. Category 1
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. Category 1
Queen of the Night Cereus jamacaru DC. Category 1
Radiata pine Pinus radiata D.Don Category 2
Rambling cassia Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb. Category 3
Red eye Acacia cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don Category 2
Red ginger lily Hedychium coccineum Sm. Category 1
Red ironbark Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. Category 2
Red river gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. Category 2
Red sesbania Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. Category 1
Red sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake Category 1
Red water fern Azolla filiculoides Lam. Category 1
Rivina Rivina humilis L. Category 1
Rock hakea Hakea gibbosa (Sm.) Cav. Category 1
Rose apple Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston Category 3
Rose gum Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill ex Maiden Category 2
Rosea cactus Opuntia fulgida Engelm. Category 1
Saligna gum Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill ex Maiden Category 2
Saucepan cactus Opuntia spinulifera Salm-Dyck Category 1
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link Category 1
Scotch thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Category 1
Screw – pod wattle Acacia implexa Benth. Category 1
Silky hakea Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl Category 1
Silver – leaf cotoneaster Cotoneaster pannosus Franch. Category 3
Silver wattle Acacia dealbata
Silver-leaf bitter apple Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Category 1
Singapore daisy Thelechitonia trilobata (L.) H.Rob.
Sisal Agave sisalana Perrine Category 2
Slash pine Pinus elliotti Engelm. Category 2
Small round – leaved prickly pear Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm. Category 1
Spanish broom Spartium junceum L. Category 1
Spanish reed Arundo donax L. Category 1
Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Category 1
Spider gum Eucalyptus lehmannii (Schauer)
Spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L. Category 1
Spiny cocklebur Xanthium spinasum L. Category 1
Sponge – fruit saltbush Atriplex lindleyi Moq. Subsp. inflata Category 3
St Joseph’s lily Lilium formosanum A. Wallace Category 3
St. John’s wort Hypericum perforatum L. Category 2
Stink bean Paraserianthes lophantha (Willi.) Category 1
Strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum Sabine Category 3
Sugar gum Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell. Category 2
Surinam cherry Eugenia uniflora L.
Sveetbriar Rosa rubiginosa L. Category 1
Sweet hakea Hakea drupacea (C.F.Gaertn.) Roem. Category 1
Sweet locust Gleditsia triacanthos L. Category 2 (Excluding sterile cultivars)
Sweet pittosporum Pittosporum undulatum Vent. Category 1
Sweet prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Category 1 (Excluding spineless cactus pear cultivars and selections)
Sword fern Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott Category 3 (Excluding cultivars)
Syringa Melia azedarach L. Category 3
Tickberry Lantana – all seedbearing forms Category 1
Tipton weed Hypericum perforatum L. Category 2
Tipu tree Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze Category 3
Toon tree Toona ciliata M.Roem. Category 3
Torch cactus Echinopsis spachiana (Lem.) Fiedrich Category 1
Tree – of – heaven Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle Category 3
Tree daisy Montanoa hibiscifolia Benth. Category 1
Triffid weed Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King Category 1
Triplaris Triplaris americana L. Category 1
Trumpet lily Lilium formosanum A. Wallace Category 3
Velvet mesquite Prosopis velutina Wooton Category 2
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (C.Mart.) Solms Category 1
Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L. Category 1
Watercress Rorippa nasturtium – aquaticum (L.) Category 2
Wax tree Rhus succedanea L. Category 1
Weeping willow Salix babylonica L. Category 2 (Not to be confused with indigenous species)
White ginger lily Hedychium coronarium J. König Category 1
White mulberry Morus alba L. Category 3 (Excluding cultivar “Pendula”, and only for use as root-stock if authorised by the Executive official in terms of regulation 15C(5))
White poplar Populus alba L. Category 2
White tussock Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth Category 1
White-flowered Mexican poppy Argemone ochroleuca Sweet Category 1
White top Lepidium draba L. Category 1
Wild tomato Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. Category 1
Wild morning glory Convolvulus arvensis L. Category 1
Wild tobacco Nicotiana glauca Graham Category 1
Woolly plectranthus Plectranthus comosus Sims Category 3
Yellow bells Tecoma stans (L.) Kunth Category 1
Yellow cestrum Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. Category 1
Yellow firethorn Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) Category 3 (Excluding cultivars)
Yellow ginger lily Hedychium flavescens Roscoe Category 1
Yellow oleander Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum. Category 1
Yellow-flowered Mexican poppy Argemone mexicana L. Category 1
