Class 1 - State Prohibited Weeds.
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land
must be kept free of the plant.
Class 2 - Regionally Prohibited Weeds.
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land
must be kept free of the plant.
Class 3 - Regionally Controlled Weeds.
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and
destroyed.
Class 4 - Locally Controlled Weeds.
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that
reduces its numbers, spread and incidence and continuously
inhibits its reproduction
* Plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed,
control of existing infestations cannot be enforced but is
encouraged
The plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed
by any person other than a person involved in hay or Lucerne
production.
# Except cultivars Black Satin, Chehalem, Chester thornless, Dirksen thornless, Loch Ness,
Murrindindi, Silvan, Smoothstem and Thornfree
≈ The plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly
distributed
§ ALL Asparagus species are declared noxious and cannot be sold,
propagated or knowingly distributed with the exception of Edible
Asparagus (A. officinalis) and A. racemosus. Other Asparagus
species listed below have a declaration class given.
Class 5 - Restricted Plants.
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a
notifiable weed must be complied with.
This list is current under Noxious Weeds (Weed
Control) Order 2014 issued 28 February 2014
DECLARED NOXIOUS WEEDS OF
THE CENTRAL COAST
COMMON NAME
African Boxthorn
African Feathergrass
African Turnip Weed
BOTANICAL NAME
CLASS
Lycium ferocissimum
3
Cenchrus macrourus
5≈
Sisymbrium thellungii
& S. runcinatum
5≈
Alligator Weed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
3≈
Anchored Water Hyacinth Eichhornia azurea
1≈
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia artimisiifolia
5≈
Arrowhead
Sagittaria montevidensis
4*
Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus
5≈
Asparagus species § Asparagus sp exp A. officinalis & A. racemosus 4*
Asparagus Fern
Asparagus virgatus
2
Athel Pine
Tamarix aphylla
5≈
Bear-skin Fescue
Festuca gautieri
5≈
Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp rotundata 4≈
Blackberry #
Rubus fruticosus (agg.spp.)
4≈
Black Knapweed
Centaurea nigra
1≈
Black Willow
Salix nigra
4
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp monilifera 1
Broomrape
Orobanche spp
1≈
Burr Ragweed
Ambrosia confertiflora
5≈
Cabomba
All Cabomba sp exc C. Furcata 5≈
Cat’s Claw Creeper
Dolichandra unguis-cati
3
Cayenne Snakeweed Stachytarpheta cayennensis 5≈
Cecropia
Cecropia species
2
Chilean Needlegrass Nassella neesiana
4≈
Chinese Violet Asystasia gangetica ssp Micrantha
1
Climbing Asparagus
Asparagus africanus
2
Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus plumosus
3
Clockweed
Oenothera curtiflora
5≈
Corn Sowthistle
Sonchus arvensis
5≈
Crofton Weed
Ageratina adenophora
4
Dodder (except native species)Cuscuta sp
5≈
East Indian Hygrophila Hygrophila polysperma
3≈
Espartillo
Amelichloa brachychaeta & A. caudata 5≈
Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
1≈
Fine-bristled burr grass Cenchrus brownii
5≈
Fireweed
Senecia madagascariensis
4*
Flax Leaf Broom
Genista linifolia
3
Fountain grass
Cenchrus setaceum
5≈
Frogbit/Spongeplant Limnobium laevigatum & L. spongia 1
Gallon's curse
Cenchrus biflorus
5≈
Gamba Grass
Andropogon gayanus
5
Giant Parramatta Grass Sporobolus fertilus
3
Giant Rat’s Tail Grass Sporobolus pyramidalis
3
Glaucous starthistle
Carthamus glaucus
5≈
Golden Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
4
Golden thistle
Scolymus hispanicus
5≈
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
2≈
Green cestrum
Cestrum parqui
3
Grey Sallow
Salix cinerea
4
Groundsel Bush
Baccharis halimifolia
3
Harrisia cactus
Harrisia spp
4≈
Hawkweeds
Hieracium spp
1≈
Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
3
Horsetail
Equisetum spp.
1≈
Hydrocotyle
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
1≈
Hygrophila
Hygrophila costata
2≈
Hymenachne
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
1≈
Italian Bugloss
Echium italicum
4
Kidneyleaf Mudplantain Heteranthera reniformis
1≈
Kudzu
Pueraria lobata
2
Karoo thorn
Acacia karoo
1≈
Kochia Bassia scoparia exc B.scoparia ssp. Tricophylla
1≈
Koster’s Curse
Clidemia hirta
1≈
Lagarosiphon
Lagarosiphon major
1≈
Leafy Elodea/ Dense waterweed Egeria densa
4*
Lippia
Phyla canescens
4
Long-leaf Willow Primrose Ludwigia longifolia
4≈
Ludwigia
Ludwigia peruviana
2
Mesquite
Prosopis sp
2
Montpellier/Cape Broom Genista monspessulana
3
Mexican feather grass Nassella tenuissima
1≈
Mexican poppy
Argemone mexicana
5≈
Miconia
Miconia spp
1≈
Mikania
Mikania Micrantha
1≈
Mimosa
Mimosa pigra
1≈
Ming Asparagus Fern Asparagus macowanii var. Zuluensis 2
Mistflower
Ageratina riparia
4≈
Mossman River grass Cenchrus echinatus
5≈
Mother -of-Millions
Bryophyllum spp & Hybrids
3
Nodding Thistle
Carduus nutans ssp nutans
4
Pampas grass
Cortaderia spp
3
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
2
Patersons Curse
Echium plantagineum
4
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia aculeate
2
Parthenium weed
Parthenium hysterophorus
1≈
Pond apple
Annona glabra
1≈
Prickly acacia
Acacia nilotica
1≈
Prickly pears
Cylindropuntia sp & Opuntia spp.
except
O. ficus indica (Indian Fig) 4≈
Rattlepod
Crotalaria lunata
3
Red Rice
Oryza rufipogon
5≈
Rhus tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum 4≈
Rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
1≈
Sagittaria
Sagittaria platyphylla
4*
Salvinia
Salvinia molesta
3≈
Scotch/English Broom Cytisus scoparius ssp scoparius 4*
Senegal tea plant
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides 1≈
Serrated tussock
Nassella trichotoma
3≈
Siam weed
Chromolaena odorata
1≈
Sicklethorn
Asparagus falcatus
2
Silverleaf Nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
4*
Smooth-stemmed turnip Brassica barrelieri Subsp oxyrrhina
5≈
Soldier thistle
Picnomon acarna
5≈
Spotted Knapweed Centaurea stoebe Subsp micranthos 1≈
St John’s Wort
Hypericum perforatum
3
Texas blueweed
Helianthus ciliaris
5≈
Tropical Soda Apple
Solanum viarum
1
Vipers Bugloss
Echium vulgare
4
Water caltrop
Trapa species
1≈
Water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
3≈
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
1≈
Water soldier
Stratiotes aloides
1≈
Willow
Salix ssp
4≈
exc S. babylonica S. x calodendron & S. x reichardtii
Witchweed
Striga all species
1≈
exc
native species S. parviflora
Yellow burrhead
Limnocharis flava
1≈
Yellow nutgrass
Cyperus esculentus
5≈
NOTE: The label on any chemical is a Legal Document.
Please read the label before commencing any
control work involving chemicals.
WEED CONTROL TECHNIQUES
Printed by: Wyong Shire Council Last update: 11 July 2014
CUT AND PAINT
Please contact Councils Weeds Officer for advice
specific to the species you are treating
FRILLING
To ensure a thorough kill, the herbicide must be applied within 20
seconds of the cut being made. An axe can be used with this
method. Ensure you wear thick PVC coated gloves when doing
this.
To ensure a thorough kill, the herbicide must be applied
within 20 seconds of the cut being made. Ensure you
wear thick PVC coated gloves when doing this.
DRILL AND INJECT
SCRAPE AND PAINT
To ensure a thorough kill, the herbicide must be applied
within 20 seconds of the cut being made. Ensure you
wear thick PVC coated gloves when doing this.
To ensure a thorough kill, the herbicide must be applied within 20
seconds of the hole being drilled. Holes should drilled at 100mm
intervals around the trunk at a downward 45° angle. Holes should
be about 6mm wide and 25mm deep. If plant is multi stemmed,
treat each stem as a separate trunk. Ensure you wear thick PVC
coated gloves when doing this
Control technique diagrams courtesy of the National Trust
CROWN REMOVAL FOR ASPARAGUS
SPECIES
For advice on relevant control techniques please contact
Councils Noxious Weeds Officer on
WYONG (02) 4350 1690 or GOSFORD (02) 4325 8432
or email: weeds@wyong.nsw.gov.au or
goscity@gosford.nsw.gov.au
DECLARED NOXIOUS
WEEDS OF THE
CENTRAL COAST