Pest plant information sheets

General information

Summary of Pest Plant Strategy2.7 MB
Biological control172 KB

Eradication pest plants

'Eradication pest plants' are of limited distribution or density and the long-term goal is eradication.

Climbing spindleberry234 KB
Common and purple pampas479 KB
Darwin's barberry203 KB
Giant reed384 KB
Mignonette vine299 KB
Senegal tea180 KB
Undaria211 KB

Containment pest plants

'Containment pest plants' are abundant in suitable habitats and the long-term goal is to prevent the spread of the plant to new areas or to neighbouring properties.

Australian sedge309 KB
Giant buttercup306 KB
Giant gunnera289 KB
Gorse319 KB
Nodding, plumeless and variegated thistle301 KB
Old man's beard302 KB
Ragwort and pink ragwort370 KB
Wild broom309 KB
Kahili and yellow ginger310 KB

Surveillance pest plants

'Surveillance pest plants' are not subject to a strategy rule requiring the land occupier to undertake control measures. Surveillance pest plants are banned from sale, propagation and distribution and their control is voluntary.

Brush wattle303 KB
Egeria and lagarosiphon oxygen weed248 KB
Japanese walnut298 KB
Spanish heath351 KB
Woolly nightshade210 KB