Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland

WEED CONTROL CLASSES: The following weed control classes may be applied to a plant by a weed control order:
Class 1 State Prohibited Weeds: Characteristics
Class 1 noxious weeds are plants that pose a potentially serious threat to primary production or the environment and are not present in the State or are present only to a limited extent.
Control objective
Prevent the introduction and establishment of those plants in NSW.
Control action
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant.
Class 2 Regionally Prohibited Weeds: Characteristics
Class 2 noxious weeds are plants that pose a potentially serious threat to primary production or the environment of a region to which the order applies and are not present in the region or are present only to a limited extent.
Control objective
Prevent the introduction and establishment of those plants in parts of NSW.
Control action
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant.
Class 3 Regionally Controlled Weeds: Characteristics
Class 3 noxious weeds are plants that pose a serious threat to primary production or the environment of an area to which the order applies, are not widely distributed in the area and are likely to spread in the area or to another area.
Control objective
Reduce the area and the impact of those plants in parts of NSW.
Control action
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed.
Class 4 Locally Controlled Weeds: Characteristics
Class 4 noxious weeds are plants that pose a threat to primary production, the environment or human health, are widely distributed in an area to which the order applies and are likely to spread in the area or to another area.
Control objective
Minimise the negative impact of those plants on the economy, community or environment of NSW.
Control action
The growth and spread of the plant must be controlled according to the measures specified in a management plan published by the local control authority, and the plant may not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed.
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Class 5 Restricted Plants: Characteristics
Class 5 noxious weeds are plants that are likely, by their sale or the sale of their seeds or movement within the State or an area of the State, to spread in the State or outside the State.
Control objectives
Prevent the introduction of those plants into NSW, the spread of those plants within NSW or from NSW to another jurisdiction.
Control action
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993. for a notifiable weed must be complied with.
: A noxious weed that is classified as a Class 1, 2 or 5 noxious weed is referred to in this Act as a notifiable weed.

Noxious Weeds of the Blue Mountains

The term 'Noxious Weed' is strictly a legal term, as opposed to 'Environmental Weed', which is any plant that invades natural systems.

The Noxious Weeds Act of 1993 declares and classifies plants which are a danger to human health, serious economic pests, and invaders of natural systems. Owners and occupiers of property in the City of Blue Mountains are obliged to comply with this Act.

**Legal requirements** for each class are listed at the left.
Common Name	Botanical Name	Class
African boxthorn BMCC Control Plan	Lycium ferocissimum	Class 4
African feathergrass	Pennisetum macrourum	Class 5
African turnipweed	Sisymbrium runcinatum	Class 5
African turnipweed	Sisymbrium thellungii	Class 5
Alligator weed Weed of National Significance	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Class 2
Anchored water hyacinth	Eichhornia azurea	Class 1
Annual ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Class 5
Arrowhead	Sagittaria montevidensis	Class 5
Artichoke thistle	Cynara cardunculus	Class 5
Asparagus fern	Asparagus aethiopicus	Class 4
Athel tree (Athel Pine) Weed of National Significance	Tamarix aphylla	Class 5
Bamboo (rhizomatous) more info BMCC Control Plan	Phyllostachys species	Class 4
Bathurst/Noogoora/ Californian/cockle burrs	Xanthium species	Class 4
Bitou bush more info Weed of National Significance BMCC Control Plan	Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies rotundata	Class 4
Black knapweed	Centaurea nigra	Class 1
Black Willow more info Weeds of National Significance	Salix nigra	Class 3
Blackberry more info BMCC Control Plan	Rubus fruticosus aggregate species	Class 4
Boneseed more info BMCC Control Plan	Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies monilifera	Class 4
Bridal creeper	Asparagus asparagoides	Class 5
Broomrapes	Orobanche species includes all Orobanche species except the native O. cernua var australiana and O. minor	Class 1
Burr ragweed	Ambrosia confertiflora	Class 5
Cabomba Weed of National Significance	Cabomba caroliniana	Class 5
Camphor Laurel more info BMCC Control Plan	Cinnamomum camphora	Class 4
Cape Broom more info BMCC Control Plan	Genista monspessulana	Class 4
Cayenne snakeweed	Stachytarpheta cayennensis	Class 5
Chilean needle grass BMCC Control Plan	Nassella neesiana	Class 4
Chinese violet	Asystasia gangetica subspecies micrantha	Class 1
Clockweed	Gaura parviflora	Class 5
Clockweed	Gaura lindheimeri	Class 5
Columbus grass	Sorghum x almum	Class 4
Corn sowthistle	Sonchus arvensis	Class 5
Crofton Weed more info BMCC Control Plan	Ageratina adenophora	Class 4
Dodder	Cuscuta species includes all Cuscuta species except the native species C. australis, C. tasmanica and C. victoriana	Class 5
East Indian hygrophila	Hygrophila polysperma	Class 1
Espartillo	Achnatherum brachychaetum	Class 5
Eurasian water milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Class 1
Fine-bristled burr grass	Cenchrus brownii	Class 5
Flax-leaf broom BMCC Control Plan	Genista linifolia	Class 4
Fountain grass	Pennisetum setaceum	Class 5
Gallon's curse	Cenchrus biflorus	Class 5
Giant Parramatta grass	Sporobolus fertilis	Class 3
Giant reed BMCC Control Plan	Arundo donax	Class 4
Glaucous starthistle	Carthamus glaucus	Class 5
Golden thistle	Scolymus hispanicus	Class 5
Gorse more info Weed of National Significance	Ulex europaeus	Class 3
Green cestrum	Cestrum parqui	Class 3
Harrisia cactus	Harrisia species	Class 4
Hawkweed	Hieracium species	Class 1
Horsetail	Equisetum species	Class 1
Hygrophila	Hygrophila costata	Class 2
Hymenachne	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Class 1
Johnson grass	Sorghum halepense	Class 4
Karoo thorn	Acacia karroo	Class 1
Kochia	Bassia scoparia	Class 1
Lagarosiphon	Lagarosiphon major	Class 1
Lantana more info Weed of National Significance	Lantana species	Class 5
Long-leaf willow primrose BMCC Control Plan	Ludwigia longifolia	Class 4
Mexican feather grass	Nassella tenuissima	Class 1
Mexican poppy	Argemone mexicana	Class 5
Miconia	Miconia species	Class 1
Mimosa	Mimosa pigra	Class 1
Montbretia more info BMCC Control Plan	Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora	Class 4
Mossman River grass	Cenchrus echinatus	Class 5
Onion grass	Romulea species includes all Romulea species and varieties except R. rosea var. australis	Class 5
Oxalis	Oxalis species and varieties includes all Oxalis species and varieties except the native species O. chnoodes, O. exilis,O. perennans, O. radicosa, O. rubens, and O. thompsoniae	Class 5
Pampas grass BMCC Control Plan	Cortaderia species	Class 4
Parthenium weed	Parthenium hysterophorus	Class 1
Paterson's curse, Vipers bugloss, Italian bugloss BMCC Control Plan	Echium species	Class 4
Pond apple	Annona glabra	Class 1
Prickly acacia	Acacia nilotica	Class 1
Prickly pear BMCC Control Plan	Cylindropuntia species	Class 4
Prickly pear	Opuntia species except O. ficus-indica	Class 4
Privet (Broad leaf) more info BMCC Control Plan	Ligustrum lucidum	Class 4
Privet (Narrow-leaf/Chinese) more info BMCC Control Plan	Ligustrum sinense	Class 4
Pussy Willow (Grey Sallow) more info Weed of National Significance	Salix cinerea	Class 3
Red rice	Oryza rufipogon	Class 5
Rhizomatous bamboo more info BMCC Control Plan	Phyllostachys species	Class 4
Rhus tree BMCC Control Plan	Toxicodendron succedanea	Class 4
Rubbervine	Cryptostegia grandiflora	Class 1
Sagittaria	Sagittaria platyphylla	Class 5
Salvinia	Salvinia molesta	Class 2
Sand oat	Avena strigosa	Class 5
Scotch Broom more info BMCC Control Plan	Cytisus scoparius	Class 4
Senegal tea plant	Gymnocoronis spilanthoides	Class 1
Serrated tussock BMCC Control Plan	Nassella trichotoma	Class 4
Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Class 1
Smooth-stemmed turnip	Brassica barrelieri subspecies oxyrrhina	Class 5
Soldier thistle	Picnomon acarna	Class 5
Spiny burrgrass	Cenchrus incertus	Class 4
Spiny burrgrass	Cenchrus longispinus	Class 4
Spotted knapweed	Centaurea maculosa	Class 1
St. John's wort BMCC Control Plan	Hypericum perforatum	Class 4
Texas blueweed	Helianthus ciliaris	Class 5
Water caltrop	Trapa species	Class 1
Water hyacinth	Eichhornia crassipes	Class 2
Water lettuce	Pistia stratiotes	Class 1
Water soldier	Stratiotes aloides	Class 1
Willows more info Weeds of National Significance	Salix species includes all Salix species except S. babylonica, S. x reichardtii, S. x calodendron	Class 5
Witchweed	Striga species	Class 1
Yellow burrhead	Limnocharis flava	Class 1
Yellow nutgrass	Cyperus esculentus	Class 5