Priority weeds for the Central Tablelands

Note: this region includes the local council areas of Bathurst Regional, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Oberon and Orange.

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Weed	Duty
All plants	General Biosecurity Duty All plants are regulated with a general biosecurity duty to prevent, eliminate or minimise any biosecurity risk they may pose. Any person who deals with any plant, who knows (or ought to know) of any biosecurity risk, has a duty to ensure the risk is prevented, eliminated or minimised, so far as is reasonably practicable.
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect primary production lands that are free of African boxthorn
African olive Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of the Cowra Council area Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	Biosecurity Zone The Alligator Weed Biosecurity Zone is established for all land within the state except land in the following regions: Greater Sydney; Hunter (but only in the local government areas of City of Lake Macquarie, City of Maitland, City of Newcastle or Port Stephens). Within the Biosecurity Zone this weed must be eradicated where practicable, or as much of the weed destroyed as practicable, and any remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be notified of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity Zone
Anchored water hyacinth Eichhornia azurea	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Athel pine Tamarix aphylla	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Bellyache bush Jatropha gossypiifolia	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata	Biosecurity Zone The Bitou Bush Biosecurity Zone is established for all land within the State except land within 10 kilometres of the mean high water mark of the Pacific Ocean between Cape Byron in the north and Point Perpendicular in the south. Within the Biosecurity Zone this weed must be eradicated where practicable, or as much of the weed destroyed as practicable, and any remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be notified of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity Zone
Black knapweed Centaurea x moncktonii	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Black willow Salix nigra	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus species aggregate	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Rubus fruiticosus species aggregate have this requirement, except for the varietals Black Satin, Chehalem, Chester Thornless, Dirksen Thornless, Loch Ness, Murrindindi, Silvan, Smooth Stem, and Thornfree
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus species aggregate	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas, natural environments and primary production lands that are free of blackberry
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera	Control Order Bonseed Control Zone: Whole of NSW Boneseed Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and occupiers of land on which there is boneseed must notify the local control authority of new infestations; immediately destroy the plants; ensure subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of boneseed must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the plant.
Boxing glove cactus Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Boxing glove cactus Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found. Excludes cultivated plants
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold *this requirement also applies to the Western Cape form of bridal creeper
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas and natural environments that are free of bridal creeper
Bridal veil creeper Asparagus declinatus	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Broomrapes Orobanche species	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries All species of Orobanche are Prohibited Matter in NSW, except Clover broomrape, Orobanche minor and Australian broomrape, Orobanche cernua var. australiana.
Burr ragweed Ambrosia confertiflora	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Cane cactus Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Cape broom Genista monspessulana	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Cape broom Genista monspessulana	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas and natural environments that are free of Cape broom
Cat's claw creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of Bathurst Council, Blayney Council, Lithgow Council, Oberon Council, Cabonne Council and Cowra Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Chinese violet Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha	Control Order Owners and occupiers of land on which there is Chinese violet must notify the local control authority for the area if the Chinese violet is part of a new infestation on the land, destroy all Chinese violet on the land ensuring that subsequent generations of Chinese violet are destroyed; and keep the land free of Chinese violet. A person who deals with a carrier of Chinese violet must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the plant on the land, or on or in a carrier.
Climbing asparagus Asparagus africanus	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Climbing asparagus fern Asparagus plumosus	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Common pear Opuntia stricta	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Coolatai grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation areas of Lithgow Council and Mid-Western Regional Council areas Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Eve's needle cactus Austrocylindropuntia subulata	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: Whole region except for the core infestation area of Bylong Valley and Kanimbla Valley (lower Cox River Catchment) Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Flax-leaf broom Genista linifolia	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Foxtail fern Asparagus densiflorus	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Frogbit Limnobium laevigatum	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries All species of Limnobium are Prohibited Matter
Gamba grass Andropogon gayanus	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Giant Parramatta grass Sporobolus fertilis	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Giant reed Arundo donax	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of Bathurst Council, Cabonne Council and Cowra Council areas Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Gorse Ulex europaeus	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Gorse Ulex europaeus	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of Bathurst Council, Blayney Council, Lithgow Council and Oberon Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Green cestrum Cestrum parqui	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Contain within riparian areas to protect grazing land that is free of green cestrum
Grey sallow Salix cinerea	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Ground asparagus Asparagus aethiopicus	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Harrisia cactus Harrisia species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found. This Regional Recommended Measure does not apply to cultivated plants.
Hawkweeds Pilosella species	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries *All species in the genera Pilosella* and Hieracium are Prohibited Matter except for Hieracium murorum.**
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of the Capertree Valley and Orange urban areas Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Horsetails Equisetum species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Hudson pear Cylindropuntia pallida	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Hudson pear Cylindropuntia pallida	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found. This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Cylindropuntia.
Hydrocotyl Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Hygrophila Hygrophila costata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Hymenachne Hymenachne amplexicaulis and hybrids	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Karroo thorn Vachellia karroo	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Kochia Bassia scoparia	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries Excluding the subspecies trichophylla
Koster's curse Clidemia hirta	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Lagarosiphon Lagarosiphon major	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Lantana Lantana camara	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Long-leaf willow primrose Ludwigia longifolia	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Ludwigia Ludwigia peruviana	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Madeira vine Anredera cordifolia	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Mesquite Prosopis species	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold *All species in the genus Prosopis* have this requirement**
Mexican feather grass Nassella tenuissima	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Miconia Miconia species	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries *All species of Miconia* are Prohibited Matter in NSW**
Mikania vine Mikania micrantha	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries all species in the genus Mikania* are Prohibited Matter in NSW
Mimosa Mimosa pigra	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Mother-of-millions Bryophyllum species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas, natural environments and grazing land that is free of mother-of-millions
Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas, natural environments and primary production lands that are free of ox-eye daisy
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata	Control Order Parkinsonia Control Zone: Whole of NSW Parkinsonia Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and occupiers of land on which there is parkinsonia must notify the local control authority of new infestations; immediately destroy the plants; ensure subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of parkinsonia must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the plant.
Parthenium weed Parthenium hysterophorus	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Parthenium weed Parthenium hysterophorus	Prohibition on dealings The following equipment must not be imported into NSW from Queensland: grain harvesters (including the comb or front), comb trailers (including the comb or front), bins used for holding grain during harvest operations, augers or similar for moving grain, vehicles used to transport grain harvesters, support vehicles driven in paddocks during harvest operations, mineral exploration drilling rigs and vehicles used to transport those rigs, unless set out as an exception in Division 5, Part 2 of the Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2017
Pond apple Annona glabra	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Prickly acacia Vachellia nilotica	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Prickly pears - Austrocylindropuntias Austrocylindropuntia species	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Prickly pears - Cylindropuntias Cylindropuntia species	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Prickly pears - Cylindropuntias Cylindropuntia species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Notify local control authority if found. This Regional Recommended Measure does not apply to cultivated plants
Prickly pears - Opuntias Opuntia species	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold Except for Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig)
Privet - broad-leaf Ligustrum lucidum	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: urban areas of Bathurst Council, Blayney Council, Lithgow Council, Oberon Council, and Orange City Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant is prevented from flowering and fruiting. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Outside exclusion zone: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Privet - European Ligustrum vulgare	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: urban areas of Bathurst Council, Blayney Council, Lithgow Council, Oberon Council, and Orange City Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant is prevented from flowering and fruiting. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Outside exclusion zone: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Privet - narrow-leaf Ligustrum sinense	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: urban areas of Bathurst Council, Blayney Council, Lithgow Council, Oberon Council, and Orange City Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant is prevented from flowering and fruiting. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Outside exclusion zone: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Rope pear Cylindropuntia imbricata	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Rope pear Cylindropuntia imbricata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found. This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Cylindropuntia
Rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Sagittaria Sagittaria platyphylla	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Sagittaria Sagittaria platyphylla	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Salvinia Salvinia molesta	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation and natural environments that are free of Scotch broom
Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas, natural environments and primary production lands that are free of serrated tussock
Siam weed Chromolaena odorata	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of Cowra Council, Cabonne Council and Mid-Western Regional Council Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Smooth tree pear Opuntia monacantha	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Snakefeather Asparagus scandens	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Spanish heath Erica lusitanica	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except for the core infestation area of Lithgow Council Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Spiny burrgrass - longispinus Cenchrus longispinus	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of Mid-Western Regional Council, Bathurst Council, Cabonne Council and Cowra Council areas Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Spiny burrgrass - spinifex Cenchrus spinifex	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole region except the core infestation area of Mid-Western Regional Council, Bathurst Council, Cabonne Council and Cowra Council areas Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets.
Spongeplant Limnobium spongia	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries *All species of Limnobium* are Prohibited Matter**
Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect grazing land that is free of St. John's wort
Sticky nightshade Solanum sisymbriifolium Regional recommended measure for Central Tablelands from February 2020	Regional Recommended Measure Exclusion zone: whole of region except core infestation area of Belubula River Catchment in Blayney Council, Cabonne Council and Cowra Shire Council areas. Whole region: The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Exclusion zone: The plant is eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Core infestation: Land managers reduce impacts from the plant on priority assets. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land.
Tiger pear Opuntia aurantiaca	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Tiger pear Opuntia aurantiaca	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect unimproved grazing lands that are free of tiger pear
Tropical soda apple Solanum viarum	Control Order Tropical Soda Apple Control Zone: Whole of NSW Tropical Soda Apple Control Zone (Whole of NSW): Owners and occupiers of land on which there is tropical soda apple must notify the local control authority of new infestations; destroy the plants including the fruit; ensure subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of tropical soda apple must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the plant on the land, or on or in a carrier.
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread from their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Protect conservation areas, natural environments and primary production land that is free of tutsan
Velvety tree pear Opuntia tomentosa	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Water caltrop Trapa species	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries *All species in the Trapa* genus are Prohibited Matter in NSW**
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes	Biosecurity Zone The Water Hyacinth Biosecurity Zone applies to all land within the State, except for the following regions: Greater Sydney or North Coast, North West (but only the local government area of Moree Plains), Hunter (but only in the local government areas of City of Cessnock, City of Lake Macquarie, MidCoast, City of Maitland, City of Newcastle or Port Stephens), South East (but only in the local government areas of Eurobodalla, Kiama, City of Shellharbour, City of Shoalhaven or City of Wollongong). Within the Biosecurity Zone this weed must be eradicated where practicable, or as much of the weed destroyed as practicable, and any remaining weed suppressed. The local control authority must be notified of any new infestations of this weed within the Biosecurity Zone
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should be eradicated from the land and the land kept free of the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Water soldier Stratiotes aloides	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries
Willows Salix species	Prohibition on dealings Must not be imported into the State or sold *All species in the Salix* genus have this requirement, except Salix babylonica (weeping willows ), Salix x calodendron (pussy willow) and Salix x reichardtii (sterile pussy willow)**
Witchweeds Striga species	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries All species in the Striga genus are Prohibited Matter in NSW, except the native Striga parviflora
Yellow burrhead Limnocharis flava	Prohibited Matter A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries

The content provided here is for information purposes only and is taken from the Biosecurity Act 2015 and its subordinate legislation, and the Regional Strategic Weed Management Plans (published by each Local Land Services region in NSW). It describes the state and regional priorities for weeds in New South Wales, Australia.