Priority weeds for the Murray

Note: this region includes the local council areas of Albury, Berrigan, Edward River, Federation, Greater Hume, Murray River, Murrumbidgee (lower) and Snowy Valleys (lower).

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Weed	Duty
All plants	General Biosecurity Duty All pest 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.
Aaron's beard prickly pear Opuntia leucotricha	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Aaron's beard prickly pear Opuntia leucotricha	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Bellyache bush Jatropha gossypiifolia	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Black willow Salix nigra	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus species aggregate	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. 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 reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Blind cactus Opuntia rufida	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Blind cactus Opuntia rufida	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera	Control Order Boneseed 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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Boxing glove cactus Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. *this requirement also applies to the Western Cape form of bridal creeper
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Albury City Council, Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Greater Hume Council, Murray River Council, Murrumbidgee Council. Exclusion zone: Federation Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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.
Brown-spined Hudson pear Cylindropuntia tunicata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Bunny ears cactus Opuntia microdasys	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Bunny ears cactus Opuntia microdasys	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Cane cactus Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Cane cactus Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Cape broom Genista monspessulana	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Cape broom Genista monspessulana	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Castor oil plant Ricinus communis	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Cat's claw creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Chicken dance cactus Opuntia schickendantzii	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Chicken dance cactus Opuntia schickendantzii	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Albury City Council, Greater Hume Council, Federation Council, Murrumbidgee Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Exclusion zone: Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Murray River Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Climbing asparagus fern Asparagus plumosus	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Common pear Opuntia stricta	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Common pear Opuntia stricta	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Coolatai grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Albury City Council, Edward River Council, Federation Council, Greater Hume Council, Murray River Council, Murrumbidgee Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Exclusion zone: Berrigan Shire Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Creeping knapweed Rhaponticum repens	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Eve's needle cactus Austrocylindropuntia subulata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Flax-leaf broom Genista linifolia	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Flax-leaf broom Genista linifolia	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Foxtail fern Asparagus densiflorus	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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
Gorse Ulex europaeus	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Gorse Ulex europaeus	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Green cestrum Cestrum parqui	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. Plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Grey sallow Salix cinerea	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Grey sallow Salix cinerea	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Ground asparagus Asparagus aethiopicus	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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.**
Horsetails Equisetum species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Hudson pear Cylindropuntia pallida	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Hudson pear Cylindropuntia pallida	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
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
Hymenachne Hymenachne amplexicaulis and hybrids	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Karoo acacia 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
Khaki weed Alternanthera pungens	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Kidney-leaf mud plantain Heteranthera reniformis	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Madeira vine Anredera cordifolia	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Mesquite Prosopis species	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. *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 the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land. The plant should not be bought, sold, grown, carried or released into the environment. Notify local control authority if found.
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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 certain 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
Prairie ground cherry Physalis hederifolia	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Greater Hume Council, Murray River Council, Murrumbidgee Council. Exclusion zone: Albury City Council, Federation Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. All species in the Austrocylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Prickly pears - Austrocylindropuntias Austrocylindropuntia species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Prickly pears - Cylindropuntias Cylindropuntia species	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Prickly pears - Cylindropuntias Cylindropuntia species	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Prickly pears - Opuntias Opuntia species	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. *For all Opuntia species except for Opuntia ficus-indica* (Indian fig).**
Prickly pears - Opuntias Opuntia species	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value. *This Regional Recommended Measure applies to all species of Opuntia except for Opuntia ficus-indica.* (Indian fig).**
Riverina pear Opuntia elata	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Riverina pear Opuntia elata	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Rope pear Cylindropuntia imbricata	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. All species in the Cylindropuntia genus have this requirement
Rope pear Cylindropuntia imbricata	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Sagittaria Sagittaria platyphylla	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Murrumbidgee Council. Exclusion zone: Albury City Council, Federation Council, Greater Hume Council, Murray River Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Salvinia Salvinia molesta	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation: Berrigan Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Murray River Council, Federation Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Exclusion zone: Albury City Council, Edward River Council, Murrumbidgee Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Senegal tea plant Gymnocoronis spilanthoides	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Serrated tussock Nassella trichotoma	Regional Recommended Measure Core infestation zone: Federation Council, Greater Hume Council, Snowy Valleys Council. Exclusion zone: Albury City Council, Berrigan Shire Council, Edward River Council, Murray River Council, Murrumbidgee Council. Within exclusion zone: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found. Within core infestation area: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Smooth tree pear Opuntia monacantha	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Smooth tree pear Opuntia monacantha	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Snakefeather Asparagus scandens	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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
Tiger pear Opuntia aurantiaca	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Tiger pear Opuntia aurantiaca	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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.
Velvety tree pear Opuntia tomentosa	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Velvety tree pear Opuntia tomentosa	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
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 certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
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 lettuce Pistia stratiotes	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.
Water poppy Hydrocleys nymphoides	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing 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
Wheel cactus Opuntia robusta	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale.
Wheel cactus Opuntia robusta	Regional Recommended Measure Whole of region: Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land. A person should not buy, sell, move, carry or release the plant into the environment. Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value.
Willows Salix species	Prohibition on certain dealings Must not be imported into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or offered for sale. *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
Yellow waterlily Nymphaea mexicana	Regional Recommended Measure Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land. Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant. A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant. Notify local control authority if found.

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.