Plant policy hierachy - declared Common name Taxonomic name Management action African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum Targeted control to protect priority sites and reduce density African feathergrass Pennisetum macrourum Contain; target priority sites for destruction and control to reduce population African lovegrass Eragrostis curvula Contain spread African rue Peganum harmala Protect sites Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis Manage weed Alkali sida Malvella leprosa Monitor alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides Eradicate; destroy all infestations Apple of Sodom Solanum linnaeanum Limited action Arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica Contain spread Asparagus fern Asparagus scandens Protect sites Athel pine Tamarix aphylla Contain spread Austrocylindropuntia spp. Austrocylindropuntia spp. Monitor Azarola Crataegus sinaica Monitor Bathurst burr Xanthium spinosum Contain spread Berry heath Erica baccans Destroy infestations Bellyache bush Jatropha gossypiifolia Prohibit sale and movement Blue mustard Chorispora tenella Prevent entry or sale (regional alert) Bladder campion Silene vulgaris Monitor (assess impacts) Bluebell creepers Billardiera heterophylla and B. fusiformis Destroy infestations Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera Protect sites Box elder Acer negundo Protect sites Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides Manage weed (Western Cape form – eradicate) Bridal veil Asparagus declinatus Protect sites Broad-kernel espartillo Amelichloa caudata Prevent entry and sale; destroy if detected Broomrapes, other than branched broomrape Orobanche spp. Protect sites Buffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris and C. pennisetiformis Destroy infestations Bulbil watsonia Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera Manage weed; targeted control to protect priority sites Bundy blackberry Rubus laudatus Eradicate Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Calomba daisy Oncosiphon suffruticosum Monitor Caltrop Tribulus terrestris Manage weed Cane needlegrass Nassella hyalina prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Cape broom Genista monspessulana Manage weed Carrion Flower Orbea variegata Limited action Cat’s claw creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati Prohibit sale and movement Chilean dodder Cuscuta suaveolens Prevent entry; destroy if detected Chilean needlegrass Nassella neesiana Contain and destroy infestations Common lantana Lantana camara Prohibit sale and movement Coolatai grass Hyparrhenia hirta Destroy infestations Creeping knapweed Rhaponticum repens Destroy infestations Cutleaf mignonette Reseda lutea Manage sites Desert ash Fraxinus angustifolia Protect sites Dodders Cuscuta spp. Prevent entry; destroy if detected Dog rose Rosa canina Manage sites Distichlis Distichlis spicata Prevent entry; sale and movement Dolichos pea Dipogon lignosus Contain spread Elodea Elodea canadensis Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected English broom Cytisus scoparius Manage sites Espartillo Amelichloa brachychaeta Prevent entry and sale; destroy if detected Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected European blackberry Rubus fruticosus aggregate Contain spread False caper Euphorbia terracina Monitor Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Manage weed (by providing advice) Field garlic Allium vineale Protect sites Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis Contain spread Flax-leaf broom Genista linifolia Manage weed Fountain grass Cenchrus setaceus Contain spread Gamba grass Andropogon gayanus Prohibit sale and movement Gazania Gazania spp. Manage sites (in coastal areas) Giant arrowhead Sagittaria calycina Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Golden dodder Cuscuta campestris Destroy infestations Gorse Ulex europaeus Protect sites Ground asparagus, Ornamental asparagus and Climbing asparagus fern Asparagus aethiopicus, A.africanus and A. plumosus Prevent sale or movement Hoary cress Cardaria draba Protect sites Horehound Marrubium vulgare Limited action Horsetails Equisetum spp. Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Hydrocotyle Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Hymenachne Hymenachne amplexicaulis and H. × calamitosa Prohibit sale and movement Innocent weed Cenchrus longispinus and C. incertus Destroy infestations Italian buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus Protect sites Khaki weed Alternanthera caracasana Destroy infestations Kochia Bassia scoparia Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Lagarosiphon Lagarosiphon major Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Leafy elodea Egeria densa Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Lincoln weed Diplotaxis tenuifolia Monitor Madeira vine Anredera cordifolia Prevent sale or movement May Crataegus monogyna Protect sites Mesquite Prosopis spp. Prevent entry; destroy if detected Miconia Miconia spp. Prohibit sale Mexican feathergrass Nassella tenuissima prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Mimosa Mimosa pigra Prohibit sale and movement Mirror bush Coprosma repens Protect sites Muskweed Myagrum perfoliatum Monitor Nightstock Matthiola longipetala subsp. Bicornis Monitor (assess impacts) Noogoora burrs Xanthium strumarium Manage sites Olive Olea europaea Inspection and enforcement of control One-leaf Cape tulip Moraea flaccida Protect sites Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum Prevent sale or movement Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata Prevent entry; destroy if detected Parthenium weed Parthenium hysterophorus Prevent entry; destroy if detected Perennial ragweeds Ambrosia spp. Monitor Perennial thistle Cirsium arvense Contain spread Plumerillo Jarava plumosa Prevent spread; destroy if detected Poison buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Prevent entry; destroy if detected Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans Enforce prohibition on sale; remove if found Polygala Polygala myrtifolia Protect sites Pond apple Annona glabra Prohibit sale Prickly acacia Acacia nilotica subsp. Indica Monitor Prickly pears Opuntia spp. Monitor Primrose willow Ludwigia peruviana Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Destroy infestations Red dodder Cuscuta planiflora Prevent entry; destroy if detected Rhus tree Toxicodendron succedaneum Enforce prohibition on sale; remove if necessary Rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora Prohibit sale and movement Sagittaria Sagittaria platyphylla Prevent entry or sale; destroy infestations Salvation Jane Echium plantagineum Manage weed Salvinia Salvinia adnata Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Seeding pampas grasses Cortaderia spp. Protect sites Senegal tea Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma Prevent entry; destroy if detected Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium Manage weed Skeleton weed Chondrilla juncea Manage sites Spiny rush Juncus acutus Contain spread Swamp oak Casuarina glauca and C. obesa Protect sites Sweetbriar Rosa rubiginosa Manage sites Sweet pittosporum Pittosporum undulatum Protect sites Tamarisks Tamarix ramosissima and T. parviflora Prevent sale Texas needlegrass Nassella leucotricha Contain and destroy infestations Three corner jack Emex australis Manage sites Three-cornered garlic Allium triquetrum Monitor Three-horned bedstraw Galium tricornutum Limited action Toe-toe Cortaderia richardii Protect sites Tree heath Erica arborea Manage sites Two-leaf Cape tulip Moraea miniata Destroy infestations Variegated thistle Silybum marianum Monitor Water caltrop Trapa natans Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides Contain spread Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected Water soldier Stratiotes aloides Prevent entry or sale; destroy if detected White weeping brooms Retama raetam and Retama monosperma Limited action - prohibit sale Wild artichoke Cynara cardunculus Manage sites Willows Salix spp. Limited action - prohibit sale Witchweeds Striga Prevent sale or movement Yellow burrweed Amsinckia spp. Destroy infestations Plant policy hierachy - non declared Common name Taxonomic name Management action Alisma Alisma lanceolatum Destroy Arrowhead Sagittaria montevidensis Destroy Cape honey flower Melianthus major Contain Cape pond lily Aponogeton distachyos Contain Castor oil plant Ricinus communis Manage pests Coastal tea-tree Leptospermum laevigatum Manage sites Common thornapple Datura stramonium Protect sites Creeping yellow cress Rorippa sylvestris Contain Crofton weed Ageratina adenophora Protect sites Downy thornapple Datura inoxia Destroy Euyrops Euryops abrotanifolius Contain giant reed Arundo donax Limited action Golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Protect sites Hemlock Conium maculatum Contain Holly Ilex aquifolium Manage sites Kunzea Kunzea ericoides Destroy Lippia Phyla canescens Manage sites Monadenia Disa bracteata Manage sites Muraltia Muraltia heisteria Destroy Muraltia heisteria Furze muraltia Protect sites Narrow leaf cottonbush Gomphocarpus fruticosus Contain Nutgrass Cyperus rotundus Protect sites parrot feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Contain Pepper tree Schinus molle Manage sites Perennial peppercress Lepidium latifolium Contain Pheasant's eye Adonis microcarpa Monitor Pussy tail grass Pentaschistis pallida Protect sites Robinia Robinia pseudoacacia Monitor Sagittaria Sagittaria graminea Destroy Slender thistle Carduus tenuiflorus Protect sites Solider thistle Picnomon acarna Protect sites Soursob Oxalis pes-caprae Manage sites Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare Protect sites Trachyandra divaricate Trachyandra divaricata Contain Ursinia anthemoides Ursinia anthemoides Destroy West Cape chincherinchee Ornithogalum thyrsoides Contain White poplar Populus alba Manage sites White Spanish broom Cytisus multiflorus Contain