NSW WeedWise contains over 300 weed profiles, describing: Profile; Control (including registered herbicide options) Biosecurity duty (under the Biosecurity Act 2015)

Weeds are a major threat to our unique natural environment, threatening the survival of hundreds of native plants and animals in NSW alone. They also impact on the price of food, human health through allergies and asthma, recreational activities and the NSW economy.

NSW Weed maps. More topics in this section. Archived content. Common name Botanical name Area impacted Details; Cutch tree / catechu: Acacia catechu: Environment 338.0 KB: Karoo thorn: Acacia karroo: Production 338.3 KB: Prickly acacia: Acacia nilotica: Production 600.0 KB: Rambling dock / turkey rhubarb:

NSW has over 340 weeds, though only one-third are considered noxious, which were purposefully introduced as garden and farmland plants, and thus had escaped. They generally consist of agricultural, scrub, aquatic, roadside and allergenic weeds.

Browse weeds by common name. Skip to species beginning with: A - D | E - K | L - Q | R - Z A-D Aaron's beard prickly pear (Opuntia leucotricha) African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) African feather grass (Cenchrus macrourus) African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) African olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) African turnip weed - eastern (Sisymbrium thellungii) African turnip weed - western ...

We have developed weed profiles for 398 weed species that provide management information, data on their distribution, images and links to key documents and weed management literature. Explore the weed profiles for Weeds of National Significance and other weeds on this page.

Local government noxious weed officers supplied DPI with distribution and abundance information on priority weed species that threaten the environment, production and human health. The following weeds were surveyed;

Siam weed (also known as chromolaena, triffid weed, bitter bush, Jack-in-the-bush) Chromolaena odorata: Subterranean cape sedge Trianoptiles solitaria: Uruguayan rice grass Piptochaetium montevidense: White Spanish broom Cytisus multiflorus: White weeping broom Retama raetam: Yellow soldier Lachenalia reflexa

Identifying weeds in NSW. You can help Local Land Services with early detection of weeds and weed-based plants by knowing what to look for, where and when to look, and who to contact. Local Land Services weed identification and management resources below offer specific weed guides to help you identify and control weeds on your property.

Here you’ll find access to all the lists in one place. Find species not known to be in Australia but present potentially ‘significant national threat’ to the environment, ecosystems or people. Check nationally agreed eradication targets for weeds, and those new and emerging weeds species posing a significant national threat.