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AQUATIC WEEDS
Aquatic Weeds: Free Floating
Azolla (Azolla filiculoides)
Duckweed (Lemna spp) (Wolffia spp) (Spirodela spp)
Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

Aquatic Weeds: Floating Attached
Alligator Weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
Enydra (Enydra fluitans)
Parrots Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)
Water Primrose (Ludwigia peploides ssp montividensis)

Aquatic Weeds: Submerged
Cabomba - also known as Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)
Elodea (Elodea canadensis)
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)

Aquatic Weeds: Emerged
Cumbungi - also called Bull Rush (Typha oreintalis and T.domingus)
Horsetail (Equisetum spp)
Hygrophila (Hygrophila costata)
Longleaf Willow Primrose (Ludwigia longilfolia)
Ludwigia (Ludwigia peruviana)
Phragmites (Phragmites australis)
Senegal Tea (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)
Spike Rush (Juncus acutus)
Water Pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)

WEEDS OF BUSHLAND
Bitou Bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
Chinese Violet - also known as Asystasia (Asystasia gangetica subspecies micrantha)
Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Lantana (Lantana camara)
Mile a Minute (Ipomoea cairica)
Scotch / English Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Turkey Rhubarb (Acetosa sagittate)

WEEDS OF THE RIPARIAN ZONE
Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum grandiforum)
Bamboo (Bambusa spp)
Blackberry Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
Bridal Creeper (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides)
Castor Oil (Ricinus communis)
Giant Reed (Arundo donax)
Green Cestrum (Cestrum Parqui)
Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia)
Madeira Winter Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp)
Moth Vine (Araujia sericifera)
Mistflower (Ageratina riparia)
Noogoora Burr (Xanthium spp)
Peruvian Water Primrose (Ludwigia peruviana)
Privet (Ligustrum spp)
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Wandering Jew (Tradescantia albiflora)
Wild Tobacco Plant (Solanum mauritianum)
Willows (Salix spp)

WEEDS OF ROADSIDES AND GRAZING LAND
African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)
African Olive (Olea europaea ssp. Africana)
Apple of Sodom (Solanum sodameum)
Asparagus Fern (Asparagus asparagoides)
Bathurst Burr (Xanthium spinosum L.)
Blackberry (Rubus spp)
Black Thistle - also called Scotch or Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Blue Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexecaule)
Bracken (Pteridium esculentum)
Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula)
Common Pear - also called Prickly Pear (Opuntia spp)
Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)
Fireweed (Senecio spp)
Giant Parramatta Grass (Sporobolus fertilis syn. Sporobolus indicus var. major)
Gomphrena (Gomphrena celosoides)
Groundsel Bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
Ink Weed (Phytolacca octandra)
Karoo Thorn (Acacia Karoo)
Khaki Weed (Alternanthera pungens)
Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteate)
Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca)
Mother of Millions (Bryophyllum delagoense)
Paddy's Lucerne (Sida rhombifolia)
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia Spp)
Paterson's Curse - also called Salvation Jane (Echium spp)
Perennial Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)
Pitchforks (Bidens pilosa)
Purpletop (Verbena bonariensis)
Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
Spiny Burr Grass (Cenchrus incertus)
Spiny Emex (Emex australis)
St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Sweet Briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
Tiger Pear (Opuntia spp)
Wild Cotton (Asclepias fruiticosa)
Wild Tobacco Plant (Solanum mauritianum)
Wild Turnip (Brassica campestris)

 

Contributions of photographs by:
Brian Worboys, Noxious Plant Inspector, Maitland City Council
Graham Prichard, Senior Weeds/Pest Officer, Port Stephens Council
Kim Hignell, Vegetation Officer, Lake Macquarie City Council
Maria Edmonds, Weeds Officer, Cessnock City Council

Ken Bunn, Regional Weeds Coordinator

 

For more information on weeds, visit these websites
www.weeds.org.au - National site for weeds of national significance
www.agric.nsw.gov.au - NSW Agriculture site
www.weedmanager.net - Photographs of weeds
www.sainty.com.au - For books and other wetland information
www.hccrems.com.au - Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy
www.apvma.gov.au - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
www.adobe.com - Get Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files

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Disclaimer
The information contained on this disc is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of compilation (September 2004). Users are reminded of the need to ensure that any product purchased for the control of Noxious weeds is registered for that purpose. The author cannot take responsibility for any changes or modifications that are made to product registration, requirements, or the Act that may occur after September 2004.

© 2004 Compiled by Ken Bunn, Coordinator, Hunter and Central Coast Weed Management Program.

Version #2, 2004

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