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Noxious Weeds A - Z| Common Name | Botanical Name and Management Plan PDFclass 4 only | Class |
| African feathergrass | Pennisetum macrourum | 5 |
| African turnipweed | Sisymbrium runcinatum | 5 |
| African turnipweed | Sisymbrium thellungii | 5 |
| Alligator weed | Alternanthera philoxeroides | 3 |
| Anchored water hyacinth | Eichhornia azurea | 1 |
| Annual ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | 5 |
| Arrowhead | Sagittaria montevidensis | 5 |
| Artichoke thistle | Cynara cardunculus | 5 |
| Asparagus fern |  Asparagus aethiopicus (29KB)
| 4 |
| Athel tree | Tamarix aphylla | 5 |
| Bear-skin Fescue | Festuca gautieri | 5 |
| Bitou bush/Boneseed | Chrysanthemoides monilifera, Subspecies rotunda & monilifera | 3 |
| Black knapweed | Centaurea nigra | 1 |
| Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus agg. spp. (29KB)
| 4 |
| Boneseed | Chrysanthemoides monilifera subs. Monilifera. | 3 |
| Bridal creeper | Asparagus asparagoides | 5 |
| Broomrapes | Orobanche species, all species. except the native O. cernua, australiana and O. minor | 1 |
| Burr ragweed | Ambrosia confertiflora | 5 |
| Cabomba | Cabomba caroliniana | 5 |
| Cape broom | Genista monspessulana | 3 |
| Cape ivy | Delairea odorata (29KB)
| 4 |
| Castor oil plant | Ricinus communis (28KB)
| 4 |
| Cat's claw creeper | Macfadyena unguis-cati (28KB)
| 4 |
| Cayenne snakeweed | Stachytarpheta cayennensis | 5 |
| Chilean needle grass | Nassella neesiana (30KB)
| 4 |
| Chinese violet | Asystasia gangetica, subspecies micrantha | 1 |
| Climbing asparagus fern | Asparagus plumosus (28KB)
| 4 |
| Clockweed | Gaura lindheimeri & G. parviflora | 5 |
| Corn sowthistle | Sonchus arvensis | 5 |
| Dodder | Cuscuta species, all species except C. australis, C. tasmanica and C.victoriana | 5 |
| East Indian hygrophila | Hygrophila polysperma | 1 |
| Espartillo | Achnatherum brachychaetum | 5 |
| Eurasian water milfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum | 1 |
| Fine-bristled burr grass | Cenchrus brownii | 5 |
| Fountain grass | Pennisetum setaceum | 5 |
| Gallon's curse | Cenchrus biflorus | 5 |
| Giant reed/Elephant grass | Arundo donax (28KB)
| 4 |
| Glaucous starthistle | Carthamus glaucus | 5 |
| Golden thistle | Scolymus hispanicus | 5 |
| Green cestrum | Cestrum parqui | 3 |
| Harrisia cactus | Harrisia species (31KB)
| 4 |
| Hawkweed | Hieracium species | 1 |
| Horsetail | Equisetum species | 1 |
| Hygrophila | Hygrophila costata | 2 |
| Hymenachne | Hymenachne amplexicauli | 1 |
| Karoo thorn | Acacia karroo | 1 |
| Kochia | Bassia scoparia | 1 |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major | 1 |
| Lantana | Lantana species (30KB)
| 4 |
| Leafy elodea | Egeria densa | 5 |
| Long-leaf willow primrose | Ludwigia longifolia | 3 |
| Ludwigia | Ludwigia peruviana | 3 |
| Madeira vine | Anredera cordifolia (28KB)
| 4 |
| Mexican feather grass | Nassella tenuissima | 1 |
| Mexican poppy | Argemone mexicana | 5 |
| Miconia | Miconia species | 1 |
| Mimosa | Mimosa pigra | 1 |
| Morning glory (coastal) | Ipomoea cairica (28KB)
| 4 |
| Morning glory (blue/purple) | Ipomoea indica (29KB)
| 4 |
| Mossman River grass | Cenchrus echinatus | 5 |
| Ochna | Ochna serrulata (28KB)
| 4 |
| Onion grass | Romulea species, all species except R. rosea var. australis | 5 |
| Oxalis | Oxalis species, all species except O. chnoodes,O. exilis,O. perennans,O. adicosa, O. rubens, and O. thompsoniae | 5 |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia species | 3 |
| Parthenium weed | Parthenium hysterophorus | 1 |
| Asthma Weed/Pellitory | Parietaria judaica (30KB)
| 4 |
| Pond apple | Annona glabra | 1 |
| Prickly acacia | Acacia nilotica | 1 |
| Prickly pear | Cylindropuntia/Opuntia species, except O. ficus-indica (29KB)
| 4 |
| Privet (Broad leaf) | Ligustrum lucidum (29KB)
| 4 |
| Privet (Narrow-leaf/Chinese) | Ligustrum sinense (29KB)
| 4 |
| Red rice | Oryza rufipogon | 5 |
| Rhizomatous bamboo | Phyllostachys spp. (29KB)
| 4 |
| Rhus tree | Toxicodendron succedanea (28KB)
| 4 |
| Rubbervine | Cryptostegia grandiflora | 1 |
| Sagittaria | Sagittaria platyphylla | 5 |
| Salvinia | Salvinia molesta | 2 |
| Sand oat | Avena strigose | 5 |
| Scotch/English broom | Cytisus scoparius (28KB)
| 4 |
| Senegal tea plant | Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | 1 |
| Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma (29KB)
| 4 |
| Siam weed | Chromolaena odorata | 1 |
| Smooth-stemmed turnip | Brassica barrelieri, subspecies oxyrrhina | 5 |
| Soldier thistle | Picnomon acarna | 5 |
| Spotted knapweed | Centaurea maculosa | 1 |
| St. John's wort | Hypericum perforatum (29KB)
| 4 |
| Texas blueweed | Helianthus ciliaris | 5 |
| Trad/Wandering Jew | Tradescantia fluminensis (29KB)
| 4 |
| Turkey rhubarb | Acetosa sagittata (28KB)
| 4 |
| Tussock paspalum | Paspalum quadrifarium | 3 |
| Water caltrop | Trapa species | 1 |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes | 2 |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiotes | 1 |
| Water soldier | Stratiotes aloides | 1 |
| Willows | Salix species all species except S. babylonica, S. x reichardtii, S. x calodendron | 5 |
| Witchweed | Striga species all species except native species and Striga parviflora | 1 |
| Yellow burrhead | Limnocharis flava | 1 |
| Yellow nutgrass | Cyperus esculentus | 5 |
WEED CLASSES - LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
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 and spread of the plant must be controlled according to the measures specified in a management plan (see PDF above) published by the local control authority.
Class 5 - Restricted Plants
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed must be complied with.