Plants prohibited from sale in South Australia Plants considered as serious weeds are banned from being sold in South Australia. Do not buy or sell any plant listed as prohibited from sale.
Plants listed in this document are declared serious weeds and are prohibited from sale anywhere in South Australia pursuant to Section 188 of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (refer South Australian Government Gazette 60: 4024-4038, 23 July 2020). This includes the sale of nursery stock, seeds or other propagating material. However, it is not prohibited to sell or transport non-living products made from these plants, such as timber from Aleppo pine, or herbal medicines containing horehound. Such products are excluded from the definition of plant, under the Landscape South Australia (General) Regulations 2020.
Section 3 of the Act defines sell as including: • barter, offer or attempt to sell • receive for sale • have in possession for sale • cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale • send, forward or deliver for sale • dispose of by any method for valuable consideration • dispose of to an agent for sale on consignment • sell for the purposes of resale
How to use this list Plants are often known by many names. This list can help you to find the scientific name and other common names of a declared plant. This list is not intended to be a complete synonymy for each species, such as would be found in a taxonomic revision.
The plants are listed alphabetically by the common name as used in the declaration. Each plant is listed in the following format:
Common name alternative common name(s) Scientific name Author Synonym(s) Author
What to do if you suspect a plant for sale is banned If you are unsure whether a plant offered for sale under a particular name is banned, please contact your regional landscape board or PIRSA Biosecurity SA.
Invasive Species Unit, Biosecurity SA T 08 8429 0823 E [email protected] Plants prohibited from sale
African boxthorn boksdorn, boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum Miers Lycium campanulatum E.Mey. ex C.H.Wright Lycium macrocalyx Domin
African feathergrass beddinggras, Boer lovegrass, curved lovegrass, Catalina lovegrass. Cenchrus macrourus (Trin.)Morrone Gymnotrix caudata Schrad. Pennisetum angolense Rendle Pennisetum asperum Schult. Pennisetum exile Stapf & C.E.Hubbard Pennisetum giganteum A.Rich. Pennisetum macrourum Trin. Pennisetum natalense Stapf Pennisetum riparioides A.Rich. Pennisetum validum Mez
African lovegrass bergsoetgras, Boer lovegrass, fyngras, weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula (Schrader)Nees except for the cultivar 'Consol' Poa curvula Schrader Poa capensis Steud. Poa filiformis Thunb. Eragrostis capillifolia Nees Eragrostis chloromelas Steud. Eragrostis jeffreysii Hack. Eragrostis procerior Rendle Eragrostis robusta Stent Eragrostis subulata Nees Eragrostis thunbergiana Steud.
African rue Syrian rue, harmal, isband, esphand, peganum, yüzerlik, luò tuó péng shǔ (骆驼蓬属) Peganum harmala L. Harmala multifida All. Harmala peganum Crantz Harmala syriaca Bubani
Aleppo pine Jerusalem pine, pino d'Aleppo, pino carrasco Pinus halepensis Mill. Pinus abasica Carrière Pinus arabica Sieber ex Spreng. Pinus carica D.Don Pinus genuensis J.Cook Pinus hispanica J.Cook Pinus loiseleuriana Carrière Pinus maritima Mill. Pinus parolinii Vis. Pinus penicillus Lapeyr. Pinus pseudohalepensis Denhardt ex Carrière Pinus saportae Rouy
Alisma narrow-leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum With. Alisma plantago-aquatica var. lanceolatum (With.) Lej. Alisma stenophyllum Sam.
Alkali sida alkali mallow, ivy-leaf sida Malvella leprosa (Ortega)Krapov. Malva leprosa Ortega Sida leprosa (Ortega)Schumann Malva hederacea Douglas ex Hook. Sida hederacea (Douglas ex Hook.) Torrey ex A.Gray
Alligator weed pigweed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)Griseb. Bucholzia philoxeroides Mart. Telanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)Moq. Achyranthes philoxeroides (Mart.)Standley Alternanthera philoxerina Suess. Celosia amphibia Salzm.ex Moq.
Apple of Sodom Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger Solanum astrophorum Jan Solanum hermannii Dunal Solanum sodomaeum var. hermannii (Dunal) Dunal
Arum lily calla lily, lily of the Nile, pig lily, richardia, St. Joseph's lily, trumpet lily, green goddess, white arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.)Spreng. Calla aethiopica L. Calla ambigua Salisb. Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Link Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. Richardia africana Kunth
Asparagus fern myrsiphyllum, climbing asparagus, snakefeather Asparagus scandens Thunb. Asparagus pectinatus DC. Asparagopsis scandens (Thunb.)Kunth Myrsiphyllum scandens (Thunb.)Oberm.
Athel pine athel tree, flowering cypress, salt cedar, tamarisk Tamarix aphylla (L.)H.Karst Thuja aphylla L. Tamarix articulata Vahl Tamarix orientalis Forssk.
Austrocylindropuntia cane cactus, Eve's pin cactus Austrocylindropuntia Backeb., all species, including Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb. Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (Salm-Dyck ex Winterfeld) F.Ritter Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb. Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
Azarola azarola thorn, azarole, Mediterranean medlar, Neapolitan medlar, za'rur Crataegus × sinaica Boiss. Crataegus azarola L. var. sinaica (Boiss.)Lange Crataegus montesantosii Diap. Mespilus monogyna var. sinaica (Boiss.) Wenz.
Bathurst burr burrweed, cat's eggs, common cocklebur, daggerweed, prickly burrweed, spiny burrweed, spiny clotburr, spiny cocklebur, sheep's burr, thorny burrweed Xanthium spinosum L. Acanthoxanthium spinosum (L.) Fourr. Xanthium ambrosioides Hook. & Arn. Xanthium canescens (Costa) Widder Xanthium catharticum Kunth Xanthium multifidum Larrañaga Xanthium xanthocarpon Wallr.
Bellyache bush cotton-leaf physic nut, red physic nut, purging nut, red fig-nut flower, wild cassava, black physic nut, danmar menah, faux manioc, pinhão roxo Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Adenoropium gossypiifolium (L.) Pohl Jatropha elegans (Pohl) Klotsch Manihot gossypiifolia (L.) Crantz
Berry heath berry flower heath Erica baccans L. Erica bacciformis Salisb. Erica moniliformis Salisb.
Bifora carrot weed, bird’s eye, European bishop Bifora testiculata (L.)Sprengel Anidrum testiculatum (L.) Kuntze Atrema testiculatum (L.) Miq. Coriandrum testiculatum L. Corion testiculatum (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link Bifora dicocca Hoffm. Bifora flosculosa M.Bieb. Coriandrum didymum Stokes
Bladder campion blue-root, rattlebox Silene vulgaris (Moench)Garcke Behen vulgaris Moench Cucubalus alpinus Lam. Cucubalus behen L. Cucubalus inflatus Salisb. Cucubalus latifolius Mill. Silene cucubalus Wibel Silene inflata (Salisb.)Sm. Silene venosa Asch. Silene wallichiana Klotzsch Silene zawadskii Fenzl
Blue mustard beanpodded mustard, chorispora, crossflower, musk mustard, purple mustard, Osaka purple mustard greens, tennella mustard, Waitchie weed Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Cheiranthus taraxacifolius Schrank Chorispermum tenellum R.Br. Crucifera tenella (Pall.) E.H.L.Krause Raphanus tenellus Pall.
Bluebell creeeper Australian bluebell creeper, native bluebell, purple appleberry, sollya, Western Australian bluebell, Western Australian bluebell creeper Billardiera fusiformis Labill. Billardiera elongata Schnizl. Billardiera salicifolia (Marnock) F.Cels Sollya fusiformis (Labill.) Payer Sollya salicifolia Marnock
Billardiera heterophylla (Lindl.) L.W. Cayzer & Crisp Sollya heterophylla Lindl.
Boneseed African boneseed, bush-tick berry, Higgins' curse Chrysanthemoides monilifera (L.)T.Norlindh Osteospermum moniliferum L. Osteospermum pisiferum L. Lepisiphon dentatus Turcz.
Box elder ash maple, ash-leaf maple, cutleaf maple, elf maple, ghost maple, negundo maple, Manitoba maple, maple ash, red river maple, sugar ash, three-leaved maple Acer negundo L. excluding the cultivar ‘Sensation’. Acer fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot Acer fraxinifolium Nutt. Acer lobatum Raf. Acer nuttallii (Nieuwl.) Lyon Acer trifoliatum Raf. Acer violaceum (Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Simonkai Negundo aceroides (L.) Moench Negundo negundo (L.) H.Karst. Negundo texanum (Pax) Rydb.
Bridal creeper florists' smilax, false smilax, gnarboola, krulkransie, narba, smilax, smilax asparagus Asparagus asparagoides (L.)Wight Medeola asparagoides L. Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.)Willd. Dracaena medeoloides L.f. Asparagus medioloides (L.f.)Thunb. Asparagus kuisibensis Dinter Asparagus multituberosus R.A.Dyer Luzuriaga sewelliae (F.Muell.)K.Krause Myrsiphyllum krausianum Kunth.
Bridal veil krulkransie, bridal veil asparagus, bridal veil creeper Asparagus declinatus L. Myrsiphyllum declinatum (L.)Obermeyer Asparagus decumbens Jacq. Asparagus crispus Lam. Asparagus flexuosus Thunb.
Broad-kernel espartillo spear grass, Chilean ricegrass, puna grass Amelichloa caudata (Trin.) Arriaga & Barkworth Stipa caudata Trin. Achnatherum caudatum (Trin.) S.W.L. Jacobs & J. Everett Jarava caudata (Trin.) Peñail. Stipa bertrandii Phil. Stipa litoralis Phil.
Broomrapes Orobanche, all species except the native Orobanche cernua Loefl. var. australiana (F.Muell. ex Tate) J.M. Black ex G.Beck.); the following introduced broomrapes are known in S.A.: clover broomrape, common broomrape, devil's root, lesser broomrape, small broomrape Orobanche minor Smith branched broomrape, hemp broomrape, tobacco broomrape Orobanche crithmi Bertol. Orobanche maritima Pugsley
branched broomrape Orobanche ramosa L. Phelipanche ramosa Pomel Phelypaea ramosa (L.)C.A.Mey. Kopsia ramosa (L.)Dumort. Orobanche mutelii F.W.Schultz, Orobanche brassicae (Novopokrovsky) Novopokrovsky Orobanche ramosa subsp. mutelii (F.W.Schultz) Cout. Kopsia ramosa subsp. mutelii (F.W.Schultz) Arcang. Phelypaea ramosa subsp. mutelii (F.W.Schultz) Rouy
Buffel grass black buffel grass, mamu grass, mamu tjanpi Cenchrus ciliaris L. Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen. ex Steud. Cenchrus glaucus C.R.Mudaliar & Sundararaj Cenchrus longifolius Hochst. ex Steud. Cenchrus melanostachyus A.Camus Cenchrus rufescens Desf. Pennisetum cenchroides Rich. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link Pennisetum distylum Guss. Pennisetum incomptum Nees ex Steud. Pennisetum oxyphyllum Peter Pennisetum petraeum Steud. Pennisetum polycladum Chiov. Pennisetum rangei Mez Pennisetum rufescens (Desf.) Spreng.
Cloncurry grass, slender buffel grass Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud. Cenchrus aequiglumis Chiov. Cenchrus rigidifolius Fig. & De Not. Pennisetum pennisetiforme (Hochst. ex Steud.) Wipff
Bulbil watsonia bugle lily, wild watsonia Watsonia meriana (L.)Miller var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus
Bundy blackberry plains blackberrry Rubus laudatus A.Berger Rubus ablatus L.H.Bailey Rubus cupressorum Fernald Rubus gattingeri L.H.Bailey Rubus pulchriflorus L.H.Bailey Rubus subtentus L.H.Bailey
Cabomba Watershield, fanwort, fish grass, Washington grass, Carolina watershield, sui chun Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray Nectris caroliniana (A. Gray) Steud. Cabomba aquatica DC. Cabomba australis Speg.
Calomba daisy chamomile, matricaria, mayweed, sheepbush, stinking daisy, stinking weed, wurmbossie, yellow weed, yellowtop Oncosiphon suffruticosum (L.)Kellersjö Chamomilla suffruticosa Rydb. Tanacetum suffruticosum L. Matricaria suffruticosa (L.)Druce Pentzia suffruticosa (L.) J.B.Hutchinson ex Merxm. Cotula tanacetifolia L. Pentzia tanacetifolia (L.) J.B.Hutchinson ex Merxm.
Caltrop bindii, bull’s head, cathead, cat’s head, devil’s thorn, goats head, gokhru, kanti, Malta cross, Mexican sandbur, puncture vine, yellow vine Tribulus terrestris L. Tribulus lanuginosus L. Tribulus saharae A. Chev.
Cane needlegrass Nassella hyalina (Nees) Barkworth Stipa hyalina Nees Stipa avenacea Spreng. ex Trin. & Rupr.
Cape broom Montpellier broom, French broom, soft broom Genista monspessulana (L.)L.A.S.Johnson Cytisus monspessulanus L. Teline monspessulana (L.)C.Koch Genista candicans L. Cytisus candicans (L.)DC. Cytisus kunzeanus Willk.
Carrion flower starfish plant, carrion flower, toad cactus, toad plant Orbea variegata (L.) Haw. Stapelia variegata L. Stisseria variegata (L.) Kuntze
Cats claw creeper cat's claw climber, cat's-claw vine, catclaw trumpet, funnel creeper, macfadyena, yellow trumpet vine Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann Bignonia unguis-cati L. Doxantha unguis-cati (L.) Miers Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H. Gentry Bignonia acutistipula Schltdl. Bignonia gracilis Lodd. Bignonia inflata Griseb. Bignonia triantha DC. Bignonia tweediana Lindl. Bignonia unguis L. Dolichandra kohautiana C.Presl Doxantha radicans Miers Spathodea kohautiana (C.Presl) Walp.
Chilean needlegrass Chilean speargrass Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Stipa neesiana Trin. & Rupr. Stipa contracta Phil. Stipa eminens Nees Stipa setigera J.Presl Stipa trachysperma Phil.
Climbing asparagus fern lace fern, ferny asparagus Asparagus plumosus Baker Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm.
Coastal teatree Victorian teatree Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. excluding the cultivars ‘Fore Shore’ and ‘Shore Tuff’. Fabricia laevigata Gaertn. Fabricia myrtifolia Sieber ex Benth.
Common lantana kamara lantana, largeleaf lantana, lantana, pink-flowered lantana, redflowered sage Lantana camara L. Camara vulgaris Benth. Lantana aculeata L. Lantana antidotalis Schumach. & Thonn. Lantana crocea Jacq. Lantana flava Medik. Lantana hirsuta M. Martens & Galleotti Lantana hybrida Hort. ex Neub. Lantana mista L. Lantana nivea Vent. Lantana sanguinea Medik. Lantana splendens Medik. Lantana viburnoides Blanco These species names have also been used as varietal names within L.. camara.
Coolatai grass dektamboekiegras, common thatching grass, South African bluestem Hyparrhenia hirta (L.)Stapf Andropogon hirta L. Cymbopogon hirtus (L.)Thomson Sorghum hirtum (L.)Kuntze Trachypogon hirtus (L.)Nees Andropogon giganteus Tenore Hyparrhenia pubescens (Andersson) Chiov. Has sometimes been called Tambookie grass in SA
Creeping knapweed hardhead thistle, hardheads, Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens (L.)Hidalgo Centaurea repens L. Arcoptilon repens (L.)DC. Acroptilon picris (Pallas ex Willd.)DC. Acroptilon angustifolium Cass. Acroptilon australe Iljin Acroptilon obtusifolium Cass. Acroptilon serratum Cass. Centaurea picris Pallas ex Willd. Serratula picris (Pall. ex Willd.) M.Bieb.
Cutleaf mignonette wild mignonette, yellow mignonette, gelbe wau Reseda lutea L. Reseda benitoi Sennen Reseda clausa Muell.-Arg. Reseda difformis Moench Reseda fluminensis Simonkai Reseda gracilis Tenore Reseda macedonica Form. Reseda mediterranea L. Reseda mucronata Tineo Reseda nainii Maire Reseda neglecta Muell.-Arg. Reseda othryana Form. Reseda podolica Rehm. Reseda ramosissima Pourr. ex Willd. Reseda truncata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Reseda vinyalsi Sennen Reseda vivantii P.Monts. Reseda vulgaris Mill.
Cylindropuntia chain-link cactus, coast cholla, coral cactus, devil’s rope, Hudson pear, jumping cholla, Klein’s cholla, pencil cactus, rose cactus, snake cactus. Cylindropuntia (Englem.)F.M.Knuth, all species
Desert ash Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl, excluding the cultivar 'Raywood' Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa (Willd.) Franco & Rocha Afonso Fraxinus excelsior var. angustifolia (Vahl) Fiori & Paol. Fraxinus excelsior var. oxycarpa (Willd.) Zernov Fraxinus orientalis Colla Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd. Fraxinus parviflora Ten. Fraxinus persica Boiss. Fraxinus rostrata Guss. Fraxinus rotundifolia Mill. Fraxinus salicifolia Colla Fraxinus syriaca Boiss. Ornus rotundifolia (Mill.) Moench
Distichlis desert saltgrass, inland saltgrass, marsh spikegrass, seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.)Greene Uniola spicata L. Agropyron peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. Brizopyrum ovatum Nees ex Steud. Distichlis dentata Rydb. Distichlis deserticola Phil. Distichlis hirsuta Phil. Distichlis maritima Raf. Distichlis mendocina Phil. Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. Festuca distichophylla Michx. Festuca triticoides Lam. Poa thalassica Kunth
Dodders Cuscuta species. Apart from the native C. tasmanica and C. victoriana, the following introduced dodders are known from SA:
golden dodder, field dodder, large-seeded alfalfa dodder Cuscuta campestris Yuncker Cuscuta arvensis Beyr. ex Engelm. var. calycina (Engelm.) Engelm. Cuscuta gymnocarpa Engelm. Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. calycina Engelm.
red dodder Cuscuta epithymum (L.)L. Cuscuta europea L. var. epithymum L. lesser dodder, small-seeded alfalfa dodder Cuscuta planiflora Tenore
Chilean dodder, fringed dodder, lucerne dodder Cuscuta suaveolens Seringe Engelmannia suaveolens (Ser.) Pfeiff. Grammica suaveolens (Ser.) Des Moul. Cuscuta floribunda Kunth Cuscuta medicaginis C.H. Wright
Dolichos pea Cape sweet pea, chookhouse vine, climbing dipogon, dunny vine, lavatory creeper, okie bean, purple dolichos Dipogon lignosus (L.)Verdc. Dolichos gibbosus Thunb. Dolichos lignosus L. Verdcourtia lignosa (L.) R.Wilczek
Dog rose briar, briar rose, fheirdhris, haggebutt, hunderose, stenros Rosa canina L. Rosa adenocalyx Gren. Rosa beatricis Burnat & Gremli Rosa ciliato-sepala Blocki Rosa corymbifera Borkh. Rosa dumetorum Thuill. Rosa venosa Sw.
Dune onion weed branched onion weed, strap weed, trachyandra Trachyandra divaricata (Jacq.) Kunth. Anthericum divaricatum Jacq.
Elodea oxygen weed, Canadian pondweed, Canadian waterweed, American elodea, American duckweed, anacharis, ditch moss, water thyme Elodea canadensis Michx. Anacharis canadensis (Michx.)Planch. Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britton Elodea latifolia Casp.
English broom common broom, Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius (L.)Link. Spartium scoparium L. Sarothamnus scoparius (L.)Wimmer ex W.Koch Cytisus scoparius ‘Andreanus’ Sarothamnus bourgaei Boiss. Sarothamnus oxyphyllus Boiss. Sarothamnus vulgaris Wimm.
Espartillo Araucanian nedlegrass, narrow-kernel espartillo Amelichloa brachychaeta (Godr.)Arriaga & Barkworth Achnatherum brachychaetum (Godr.) Barkworth Jarava brachychaeta (Godr.) Peñail. Stipa amphicarpa Phil. Stipa brachychaeta Godr.
Eurasian water-milfoil Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L.
European blackberry bramble, European blackberry, wild blackberry Rubus fruticosus L., sp. agg., excluding the cultivars 'Silvan', 'Thornfree', 'Smoothstem', 'Black satin', 'Dirkson thornless', 'Tummelberry' and 'Tayberry'.
Detached fruit of European blackberry may be sold and transported.
Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton is the commonest species within this aggregate in SA. Other names that have been applied include: Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton Rubus erythrops Edees & A.Newton Rubus laciniatus Willd. Rubus leucostachys Schleich. ex Sm. Rubus phaeocarpus W.C.R. Watson Rubus riddelsdellii Rilstone Rubus rubritinctus W.C.R.Watson Rubus ulmifolius Schott Rubus vestitus Weihe
False caper Geraldton carnation weed, terracina spurge, spurge Euphorbia terracina L. Euphorbia affinis DC. Euphorbia italica Lam. Euphorbia neapolitana Ten. Esula terracina (L.) Fourr.
Field bindweed bindweed, common bindweed, cornbine, European bindweed, lesser bindweed, wild morning glory Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus chinensis Ker Gawl.
Field garlic crow garlic, false garlic, stags garlic, wild garlic, wild onion Allium vineale L. Allium assimile Halácsy Allium compactum Thuill. Allium littoreum Bertol. Allium purshii G.Don Allium sphaerocephalum Crome ex Schltdl. Allium subvineale Wendelbo
Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis Poir. Senecio bakeri Scott-Elliot Senecio junodianus O.Hoffm. Senecio ruderalis Harv.
Flax leaf broom Genista linifolia L. Cytisus linifolius (L.) Lam. Teline linifolia (L.) Webb & Berthel. Teline gomerae (P.E.Gibbs & Dingwall) Kunkel Teline rosmarinifolia Webb & Berthel.
Fountain grass Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone Phalaris setacea Forssk. Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov. Pennisetum ruppellii Steud. Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.
Gamba grass Andropogon gayanus Kunth Andropogon guineensis Schumach. Andropogon infrasulcatus Reznik Andropogon reconditus Steud. Sorghum gayanum (Kunth) Kuntze
Gazania treasure flower, coastal gazania, trailing gazania, clumping gazania Gazania Gaertn., all species excluding the cultivars ‘Sugaja’ (sold as Sunset JaneTM), ‘Sugamo’ (sold as MontezumaTM) and ‘GT20’ (sold as Double GoldTM). Arctotis rigida Burm.f. Gazania hirtella DC., Gazania krebsiana Less. Gazania leiopoda (DC.) Roessler Gazania leucolaena DC. Gazania linearis (Thunb.) Druce Gazania longiscapa DC. Gazania maritima Levyns Gazania pavonia R.Br. Gazania pectinata Spreng. Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn. Gazania rigida (Burm.f.) Roessler Gazania serrata DC. Gazania splendens Hend. & A.A.Hend. Gazania uniflora (L.f.) Sims Gorteria linearis Thunb. Gorteria uniflora L.f.
Giant arrowhead arrowhead, Californian arrowhead, hooded arrowhead, sagittaria Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. subsp. montevidensis subsp. calycina (Engelm.)Bogin Sagittaria pugioniformis var. montevidensis (Cham. & Schltdl.)Kuntze Lophotocarpus californicus J.G. Sm. Lophotocarpus fluitans (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.
Giant reed bamboo, Danubian reed, false bamboo, giant cane, giant Danube reed, Spanish reed, elephant grass Arundo donax L. Arundo bambusifolia Hook.f. Arundo bengalensis Retz. Arundo coleotricha (Hack.) Honda Arundo sativa Lam. Arundo versicolor Mill. Donax arundinaceus P.Beauv.
Gorse furze, common gorse,golden gorse, whin Ulex europaeus L. Ulex armoricanus Mabille Ulex compositus Moench Ulex floridus Salisb. Ulex hibernicus G.Don Ulex major Thore Ulex opistholepis Webb Ulex strictus J.Mackay Ulex vernalis Thore
Ground asparagus Sprenger asparagus, basket fern, emerald fern, emerald asparagus Asparagus aethiopicus L. excluding the cultivar 'Myersii' Asparagopsis aethiopica (L.) Kunth Asparagus aculeatus Voss Asparagus laetus Salisb. Asparagus lanceus Thunb. Asparagus maximus Voss Asparagus sprengeri Regel Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm.
Hoary cress heart-pod hoary cress, hoary pepperwort, Thanet cress, whitetop, whiteweed, whitlow pepperwort Lepidium draba L. Cardaria draba (L.)Desv. Cochlearia draba (L.) L. Lepidium arvense Mill. Lepidium drabifolium St.-Lag. Lepidium matritense Pau
Horehound houndsbane, white horehound, ou xiazhi cao (欧夏至草) Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium apulum Ten. Marrubium ballotoides Boiss. & Balansa Marrubium germanicum Schrank ex Steud. Marrubium hamatum Kunth Marrubium uncinatum Stokes Marrubium vaillantii Coss. & Germ.
Horsetail foxtail rush, horsepipes, joint grass, mares tail, meadow pine, pewterwort, scouring rush, shave grass, snake grass, mu ze shu (木賊屬) Equisetum all species; the following may be present in S.A. Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum hyaemale L.
Hydrocotyle water pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f. Hydrocotyle batrachioides DC. Hydrocotyle cymbalarifolia Muhl. Hydrocotyle natans Cirillo Hydrocotyle nutans G. Don ex Loudon
Hymenachne olive hymenachne, trompetilla, water star grass, West Indian grass Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge)Nees Panicum amplexicaule Rudge Agrostis monostachya Poir Hymenachne acutigluma (Steud.) Gilliland Hymenachne gouinii E.Fourn. Hymenachne pseudointerrupta C.Muell.
Hymenachne × calamitosa J.R. Clarkson
Innocent weed Bohena beauty, gentle Annie, hedgehog grass, spiny burrgrass Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.)Fernald Cenchrus echinatus L. forma longispinus Hack. Cenchrus carolinianus Walter Nastus carolinianus (Walter) Lunell Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth. var. longispinus (Hack.) Jansen & Wacht
American burrgrass, bayonet grass, coast sandbur, dune sandbur, hedgehog grass, lesser burrgrass, spiny burrgrass, spring burrgrass Cenchrus spinifex Cav. Cenchrus humilis Hitchc. Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth. Cenchrus strictus Chapm.
Italian buckthorn buckthorn, blowfly bush Rhamnus alaternus L. Alaternus angustifolia Mill. Alaternus balearica Duhamel ex Steud. Alaternus glabra Mill. Alaternus hispanicus Steud. Alaternus latifolia Mill. Alaternus phylica Mill. Alaternus rotundifolia Steud. Alaternus variegata Steud. Rhamnus clusii Willd. Rhamnus myrtifolia Willk.
Khaki weed creeping chaffweed, khaki burr, mat chaff-flower, washerwoman Alternanthera pungens Kunth Alternanthera pungens Kunth Illecebrum pungens (Kunth) Spreng. Telanthera pungens (Kunth) Moq. Achyranthes nivea Aiton Achyranthes repens L. Alternanthera repens (L.) Kuntze Alternanthera achyrantha R.Br. Alternanthera echinata Sm.
Kochia Mexican fireweed Bassia scoparia (L.)A.J. Scott excluding the ornamental cultivar 'Trichophylla', which is known as summer cypress or burning bush. Chenopodium scoparium L. Kochia scoparia (L.)Schrader Atriplex scoparia (L.)Crantz Salsola scoparia (L.)M.Bieb. Kochia scoparia var. subvillosa Moq. Kochia densiflora Turcz. ex Moq. Kochia parodii Aellen Kochia virgata Kostel Suaeda sieversiana Pall. Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A.Weber
Lagarosiphon African elodea, curly water thyme, oxygen weed, coarse oxygen weed Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss Lagarosiphon muscoides var. major Ridl. Elodea crispa hort. Elodea major hort.
Leafy elodea Brazilian elodea, dense waterweed, anacharis Egeria densa Planch. Elodea densa (Planch.)Casp. Anacharis densa (Planch.)Vict. Philotria densa (Planch.) Small Elodea canadensis var. gigantea hort.
Lincoln weed Chilpanunda weed, narrow-leaved wall-mustard, perennial rocket, perennial wall-rocket, sand rocket, Teetulpa weed, wild rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.)DC. excluding plants grown or harvested as a vegetable crop. Sisymbrium tenuifolium L. Brassica tenuifolia (L.)Fries Diplotaxis fruticulosa Tod. ex Caruel Diplotaxis ramosissima Spreng. Diplotaxis variabilis Rochel Eruca perennis Mill. Sisymbrium acre Lam.
Madeira vine asahi-kazura, binahong, dheng san chi, luò kui shu (落葵薯), mignonette vine, gulf Madeira vine, bridal wreath, lamb’s tails, basell potatoes Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis Boussingaultia cordifolia Tenore Boussingaultia cordata Spreng. Boussingaultia gracilis Miers
May English hawthorn, may thorn, single-seed hawthorn, whitethorn Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Crataegus dissecta Borkh. Crataegus floribunda Gand. Crataegus oxyacantha L. Mespilus monogyna (Jacq.)All.
Mesquite Prosopis, all species. The following are known to be present in Australia:
honey mesquite, Texas mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Torrey Algarobia glandulosa (Torr.) Cooper Neltuma constricta (Sarg.) Britton & Rose Neltuma neomexicana Britton & Rose Prosopis odorata Torr. & Frém.
mesquite, bayahonda blanca Prosopis juliflora (Sw.)DC. Mimosa juliflora Sw. Acacia juliflora (Sw.) Willd. Prosopis bracteolata DC. Prosopis cumanensis (Willd.) Kunth Prosopis domingensis DC.
algaroba Prosopis pallida (Willd.)Kunth. Acacia pallida Willd. Prosopis limensis Benth.
Arizona mesquite, Quilpie mesquite, velvet mesquite Prosopis velutina Wooton Prosopis chilensis var. velutina (Wooton) Standl.
Mexican feathergrass finestem needlegrass, pony tails Nassella tenuissima (Trin.)Barkworth Stipa tenuissima Trin. Stipa tenuissima Trin. var. planicola Speg. Stipa cirrosa E.Fourn., Mexic. Stipa geniculata Phil. Stipa mendocina Phil. Stipa oreophila Speg. Stipa subulata E.Fourn.
Miconia velvet tree, miconia, bush currant, johnnyberry Miconia Ruiz & Pav. all species, including the following four which are of concern in tropical Queensland: Miconia calvescens DC. Miconia cionotricha Uribe Miconia nervosa Triana Miconia racemosa (Aubl.)DC
Mimosa bashful bush, catclaw mimosa, giant mimosa, giant sensitive tree, sensitive plant, thorny sensitive plant Mimosa pigra L. Mimosa asperata L. var. pigra Willd. Mimosa brasiliensis Niederl. Mimosa canescens Willd. Mimosa ciliata Willd. Mimosa hispida Willd. Mimosa polyacantha Willd.
Mirror bush New Zealand mirror bush, shiny leaf, taupata Coprosma repens A.Rich., excluding any named cultivars Coprosma baueriana Hook.f. Coprosma retusa Hook.f. Coprosma stockii B.S.Williams
Muskweed birds-eye cress, mitre cress Myagrum perfoliatum L. Rapistrum perfoliatum (L.) Bergeret Crucifera myagrum E.H.L.Krause
Nightstock night-scented stock, two-horned stock, evening stock Matthiola longipetala (Vent.)DC. Cheiranthus bicornis Sibth. & Smith Cheiranthus longipetalus Vent. Matthiola longipetala (Vent.)DC. subsp. bicornis (Sibth. & Smith)Ball Matthiola aspera Boiss. Matthiola bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.) DC. Matthiola oxyceras DC. Triceras bicorne (Sibth. & Sm.) Maire
Noogoora burrs Californian burr, beach cocklebur, burrweed, clotburr, cocklebur, ditchburr, European cocklebur, heartleaf cocklebur, Hunter burr, Italian cocklebur, large cocklebur, rough cocklebur, sheeps' burr Xanthium strumarium sp. agg. including, but not exclusively, the following names: Xanthium californicum Greene Xanthium canadense Mill. Xanthium cavanillesii Schouw. ex Didr. Xanthium chinense Mill. Xanthium echinatum Murray Xanthium italicum Moretti Xanthium occidentale Bertol. Xanthium orientale L. Xanthium pungens Wallr.
Nutgrass sedge nutgrass, coco grass, motha, mustak, nagarmotha, purple nutsedge, red nutsedge, xiāng fù (香附) Cyperus rotundus L. Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.)Palla Pycreus rotundus (L.) Hayek Cyperus bicolor Vahl Cyperus maritimus Bojer Cyperus tuberosus Rottb.
One-leaf Cape tulip poison tulip Moraea flaccida (Sweet)Goldblatt Homeria flaccida Sweet Homeria collina var. flaccida (Sweet)Klatt Homeria collina var. miniata minor Ker Gawler Homeria bicolor (Baker) Klatt Homeria collina var. bicolor Baker Homeria breyniana (L.)G.J.Lewis
Orange hawkweed tawny hawkweed, grim-the-collier, fox-and-cubs, habichtskraut, devil's paintbrush Hieracium aurantiacum L. Pilosella aurantiaca (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip. Hieracium brunneocroceum Pugsley Hieracium hinterhuberi R.Hinterh. Hieracium subaurantiacum (Nägeli & Peter) Prain
Ornamental asparagus Asparagus africanus Lam. asparagus fern, climbing asparagus Asparagopsis scoparia Kunth Asparagus cooperi Baker Asparagus multiflorus Baker Protasparagus africanus (Lam.)Oberm. Protasparagus multiflorus (Baker) Oberm.
Pampas grasses Cortaderia all species; including
pink pampas grass Cortaderia jubata (Lemoine ex Carrière)Stapf Gynerium jubatum Lemoine ex Carrière Gynerium pygmaeum Meyen
common pampas grass, ginerio Cortaderia selloana (Schult.) Asch. & Graebn. Arundo selloana Schult. & Schult.f. Cortaderia argentea (Nees) Stapf Gynerium argenteum Nees Gynerium purpureum Carrière
toe-toe Cortaderia richardii (Endl.)Zotov Arundo richardii Endl. Arundo kakao Steud. Gynerium zeelandicum Steud.
Parkinsonia palo verde, cina-cina, horse bean, jellybean tree, Jerusalem thorn, Mexican palo verde, ratama Parkinsonia aculeata L. Parkinsonia thornberi M.E.Jones
Parrot feather Brazilian water milfoil, diamond milfoil, thread of life Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Enhydria aquatica Vell. Myriophyllum brasiliense Cambess. Myriophyllum proserpinacoides Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Parthenium weed bitterweed, congress grass, false ragweed, ragweed parthenium, bitter broom, carrot grass, santa maria, santa maria feverfew, whitetop, whitehead Parthenium hysterophorus L. Argyrochaeta bipinnatifida Cav. Echetrosis pentasperma Phil. Parthenium glomeratum Rollins Parthenium lobatum Buckley
Perennial ragweeds Ambrosia all species; the following are known to occur in South Australia:
burr ragweed, weakleaf burr ragweed Ambrosia confertiflora DC Franseria confertiflora (DC.)Rydb. Franseria tenuifolia Harv.& A.Gray
western ragweed, cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya DC Ambrosia coronopifolia Torrey & Gray Ambrosia rugelii Rydb.
lacy ragweed Ambrosia tenuifolia Sprengel
Perennial thistle Californian thistle, Canada thistle, corn thistle, creeping thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Carduus arvensis (L.) Robson Serratula arvensis L. Cirsium dioicum Cass. Cirsium incanum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Bieb.
Plumerillo jarava, South American ricegrass Jarava plumosa (Spreng.) S.W.L. Jacobs & J. Everett Calamagrostis plumosa Spreng. Stipa papposa Nees Achnatherum papposum (Nees) Barkworth
Poison buttercup cursed buttercup, celery buttercup, celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus L. Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex A.Pihl Ranunculus holophyllus Hance Ranunculus oryzetorum Bunge Hecatonia palustris Lour. Adonis palustris Raeusch.
Poison ivy markweed, caquistle, sumac grimpant Toxicodendron radicans (L.)Kuntze Rhus radicans L. Rhus toxicodendron L. Toxicodendron negundo Greene
Polygala Bellarine pea, boukappie, septemberbosssie Polygala myrtifolia L. Polygala amoena Thunb. Polygala myrtifolia var. amoena (Thunb.) Harv. Polygala myrtifolia var. grandiflora Hook.
Pond apple bullock's heart Annona glabra L. Annona australis A.St.-Hil. Annona chrysocarpa Lepr. ex Guill. & Perr. Annona palustris L.
Prickly acacia babal, babul, blackthorn, gum arabic tree, lekkerruikpeul, prickly mimosa, Winton prickle bush Vachellia nilotica (L.) Delile subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd. var. indica Benth. Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile var. indica (Benth.) A.F.Hill Acacia nilotica (L.)Willd. ex Delile subsp. indica (Benth.)Brenan Acacia scorpioides var. nilotica (L.)A.Chev. Mimosa nilotica L.
Prickly pear bunny-ears cactus, camuesa, creeping pear, drooping prickly pear, drooping tree-pear, Gracemere pear, grizzly-bear cactus, Joseph‟s coat cactus, Lindheimer prickly pear, pest pear, rabbit ears, Riverina pear, smooth pest-pear, smooth tree-pear, spiny pest pear, teddy-bear cactus, velvet pear, velvet tree pear, Westwood pear, wheel cactus, wheel pear. Opuntia spp., excluding O. ficus-indica L. Tephrocactus spp.
Primrose willow Peruvian primrose bush, water primrose Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H.Hara Jussiaea peruviana L. Jussiaea mollis Kunth Oenothera hirta L. Jussiaea grandiflora sensu hort., non Michx.
Ragwort benweed, St James’ wort, ragweed, staggerwort, tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea L. Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. Senecio flosculosus Jord. Senecio jacobaeoides Willk.
Rhus tree Japanese tallow tree, scarlet rhus, sumac, wax tree Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.)Kuntze Rhus succedanea L.
Rubber vine Indiarubber vine, liane de gatope, palay rubbervine Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.
Sagittaria arrowhead, delta arrowhead, elliptic-leaved arrowhead, cí gū (茨菰) Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G.Sm. Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. platyphylla Engelm. Sagittaria mohrii J.G. Sm. ex Mohr Sagittaria recurva Engelm.ex Patterson Sagittaria teres S.Watson
Salvation Jane broadleaf, Paterson’s curse, purple bugloss, Riverina bluebell Echium plantagineum L. Echium bonariense Poir. Echium lycopsis L. ex Grufb. Echium plantaginoides Roem. & Schult. Echium violaceum L.
Salvinia African payal, aquarium watermoss, giant azolla, Kariba weed, water fern, water spangles Salvinia all species; including Salvinia adnata Desv. Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch.
Senegal tea spade leaf plant, temple plant Gymnocoronis spilanthoides DC. Alomia spilanthoides D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. Gymnocoronis attenuata DC. Gymnocoronis subcordata DC.
Serrated tussock nassella tussock, Yass river tussock, Yass tussock Nassella trichotoma (Nees)Hack. ex Arechav. Stipa trichotoma Nees Agrostis trichotoma (Nees) Trin. Caryochloa trichotoma (Nees) Kuntze Oryzopsis trichotoma (Nees) Druce Piptochaetium trichotomum (Nees) Griseb. Urachne trichotoma (Nees) Trin Piptatherum macrantherum Nees ex Steud.
Silverleaf nightshade bitter apple, sataansbos, tomato weed, white horsenettle, bullnettle Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Solanum dealbatum Lindl. Solanum flavidum Torrey Solanum leprosum Ortega Solanum obtusifolium Dunal
Skeleton weed devil’s grass, gum succory, hogbite, naked weed, rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea L. Chondrilla acantholepis Boiss. Chondrilla angustissima Hegetschw. Chondrilla bornmuelleri Haeckel Chondrilla brevirostris Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Chondrilla canescens Kar. & Kir. Chondrilla graminea M.Bieb. Chondrilla gummifera Iljin Chondrilla hispida Desf. Chondrilla laciniata Steven Chondrilla rigens Rchb. Chondrilla virgata J.Presl & C.Presl
Spiny rush sharp rush, sharp-pointed rush, sharp sea rush Juncus acutus L. Juncus karelinii Steud. Juncus multibracteatus Tineo Juncus spinosus Forssk. Juncus variegatus Caruel
Swamp oak Brazilian oak, cadigal, grey sheoak, guman, longleaf ironwood, saltmarsh ironwood, scaly-bark beefwood, swamp sheoak Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng., excluding cultivars ‘CAS01’ (sold as FreeFallTM) and ‘Cousin It’. Casuarina obtusa Miq. Casuarina torulosa Miq.
Casuarina obesa Miq.
Sweet briar eglantine, briar rose, sweetbriar Rosa rubiginosa L. Rosa eglanteria L. Rosa nemoralis Léman
Sweet pittosporum native daphne, Australian cheesewood, Victorian box, mock orange Pittosporum undulatum Vent.
Tamarisks salt cedars Tamarix parviflora DC. Tamarix cretica Bunge Tamarix lucronensis Sennen & Elias Tamarix rubella Batt.
Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. Tamarix altaica Nied. Tamarix eversmannii C.Presl ex Bunge Tamarix odessana Steven ex Bunge
Texas needlegrass Nassella leucotricha (Trin.& Rupr.)R.W.Pohl Stipa leucotricha Trin.& Rupr. Stipa ciliata Scheele
Three-corner Jack Cape spinach, devil's face, doublegee, dubbeltjie, goat's head burr, jackie, prickly jack, spiny emex Emex australis Steinh. Emex centropodium Meisn.
Tree heath briar root, giant heather Erica arborea L. Erica acrophya Fresen. Erica elata Hoffmanns. & Link Erica procera Salisb. Erica scoparia Thunb. Erica stylosa Rudolph Ericoides arboreum (L.) Kuntze
Two-leaf Cape tulip poison tulip, rooitulp, wild eschallot Moraea miniata Andrews Homeria miniata (Andrews)Sweet Homeria albida L.Bolus Homeria lineata Sweet Moraea gigantea Klatt Moraea lineata (Sweet)Steud.
Variegated thistle blessed milk thistle, bull thistle, cabbage thistle, Gundagai thistle, holy thistle, milk thistle, Our Lady's thistle, spotted milk thistle, spotted thistle, St Mary's thistle, variegated artichoke Silybum marianum (L.)J.Gaertner Carduus marianus L. Carduus lactifolius Stokes Carduus mariae Crantz Cirsium maculatum Scop. Silybum maculatum (Scop.) Moench
Water caltrop European water chestnut, floating water chestnut, buffalo nut, horn nut, Jesuit's nut, líng jiǎo / leng gok (菱角), paniphal, saligot, singhara Trapa natans L. Trapa acornis Nakano Trapa arcuata S.H. Li & Y.L. Chang Trapa bicornis Osbeck Trapa chinensis Lour. Trapa cochinchinensis Lour. Trapa jeholensis Nakai Trapa manshurica Flerow Trapa pseudoincisa Nakai Trapa quadricornis Stokes Trapa quadrispinosa Roxb. Trapa sibirica Flerow Trapa tuberculifera V.N. Vassil.
Water dropwort corky-fruit water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides L. Oenanthe angulosa Griseb. Oenanthe incrassans Bory & Chaub. Oenanthe thracica Griseb.
Water hyacinth bèo tây, bèo lộc bình, bèo nhật bản, feng yan lan (凤眼蓝), lilac devil, Nile lily, jacinto de agua, water orchid Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms Pontederia crassipes Mart. Eichhornia cordifolia Gand. Eichhornia crassicaulis Schltdl. Eichhornia speciosa Kunth. Heteranthera formosa Miq. Pontederia elongata Balf. Priaropus mesomelas Raf.
Water soldier crab's claw, pineapple plant, water aloe Stratiotes aloides L. Stratiotes aculeatus Stokes Stratiotes aquaticus Pall. Stratiotes generalis E.H.L.Krause
White weeping brooms bridal veil broom Retama monosperma (L.) Boiss. Spartium monospermum L. Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood
Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb Genista raetam Forssk. Lygos raetam (Forssk.) Heywood Retama duriaei (Spach) Webb
Willows basket willow, black willow, Chilean willow, crack willow, cricket bat willow, goat willow, golden willow, Matsudana hybrid willow, New Zealand hybrid willow, osier, pussy willow, sallow, white willow Salix subgenus Caprisalix all species Salix subgenus Salix all species except Salix babylonica, Salix × pendulina and Salix × sepulchralis
Witchweeds Striga all species except Striga curviflora (R.Br.) Benth., Striga multiflora Benth., Striga parviflora (R.Br.) Benth. and Striga squamigera W.R.Barker, which are regarded as native to Australia.
Yellow burrweed amsinckia, bugloss fiddleneck, fiddleneck, tarweed, yellow forget-me-not, yellow gromwell Amsinckia all species; the following names have been applied in S.A. Amsinckia calycina (Moris)Chater Lithospermum calycinum Moris Amsinckia angustifolia Lehm. Amsinckia hispida (Ruiz & Pav.) I.M.Johnston Lithospermum hispidum Ruiz & Pav.
Amsinckia lycopsoides Lindl. ex Lehm. Benthamia lycopsoides (Lindl. ex Lehm.) Druce
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.)A.Nelson & Macbride Echium menziesii Lehm. Benthamia menziesii (Lehm.) Druce Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Amsinckia micrantha Suksd. Amsinckia retrorsa Suksd.