Australian Capital Territory
Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2015 – 59  
made under the 
Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005, section 7 (Declaration of pest plant)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2015 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Declaration
The plants described in schedule 1 are declared to be pest plants in the ACT.
4	Revocation
The Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2014 (No 1) 
(DI2014-226) is revoked.

Shane Rattenbury MLA
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services

16 April 2015

SCHEDULE 1

PEST PLANTS
	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable 1	Must be suppressed 2	Must be contained 3	Prohibited 4	
Anredera cordifolia	Madeira Vine	X	X		X	
Andropogon gayanus	Gamba Grass	X	X		X	
Austrocylindropuntia (ALL species)	Coral Cacti	X	X		X	
Cylindropuntia (ALL species)	Pear Cacti	X	X		X	
Jatropha gossypiifolia	Bellyache Bush	X	X		X	
Miscanthus sinensis (ALL varieties)	Chinese Fairy Grass	X	X		X	
Sagittaria platyphylla	Sagittaria	X	X		X	
 Achnatherum caudatum	Broad-kernel Espartillo	X			X	
Alternanthera philoxeroides	Alligator Weed	X			X	
Cabomba caroliniana	Cabomba	X			X	
Centaurea maculosa	Spotted Knapweed	X			X	
Equisetum species	Horsetail	X			X	
Hieracium aurantiacum	Orange Hawkweed	X	X		X	
Hieracium pilosella	Mouse-ear Hawkweed	X	X		X	
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides	Senegal Tea Plant	X			X	
Kochia scoparia	Kochia	X			X	
Lagarosiphon major	Lagarosiphon	X			X	
Myriophyllum aquaticum	Parrot’s Feather	X			X	
Nassella charruana	Lobed Needlegrass	X			X	
Nasella tenuissima	Mexican Feather Grass	X			X	
Parthenium hysterophorus	Parthenium Weed	X			X	
Pennisetum setaceum	African Fountain Grass	X			X	
Pistia stratiotes	Water Lettuce	X			X	
Salvinia molesta	Salvinia	X			X	
Senecio madagascariensis
	Fireweed	X	X		X	
Solanum elaeagnifolium	Silverleaf Nightshade	X	X		X	
Toxicodendron succedaneum	Rhus Tree	X			X	
Asparagus asparagoides Western Cape Form	Bridal Creeper – Western Cape Form	 	X		X	
Asparagus aethiopicus	Ground Asparagus Fern	 	X		X	
Asparagus africanus	Climbing Asparagus Fern	 	X		X	
Asparagus declinatus	Bridal Veil	 	X		X	
Asparagus plumosa	Climbing Asparagus Fern	 	X		X	
Asparagus scandens	Asparagus Fern	 	X		X	
Carduus nutans	Nodding Thistle		X			
Cytisus  (ALL species)	Broom species		X		X	
Genista (ALL species)	Broom species		X		X	
Lycium ferocissimum	African Boxthorn		X		X	
Macfadyena unguis-cati	Cat’s Claw Creeper		X		X	
Opuntia (ALL species)
excludes O.ficus-indica	Prickly Pears		X		X	
Rosa rubiginosa	Sweet Briar, Briar Rose		X		X	
Salix ALL species of willow, except for the permitted species:
Salix babylonica 
Salix x calodendron
Salix x reichardtii	All Willows except for the permitted species:
Weeping Willow
Pussy Willow
Sterile Pussy Willow		X		X	
Ulex europaeus	Gorse		X		X	
 Xanthium occidentale	Noogoora Burr		X			
 Xanthium spinosum	Bathurst Burr		X			
Carduus pycnocephalus	Slender Thistle			X		
Carduus tenuiflorus	Slender Thistle			X		
Carthamus lanatus	Saffron Thistle			X		
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn			X	X	
Echium plantagineum	Paterson’s Curse			X		
Echium vulgare	Viper’s Bugloss			X		
Eragrostis curvula	African Love Grass			X		
Hypericum perforatum	St John’s Wort			X		
Nassella neesiana	Chilean Needle Grass			X	X	
Nassella trichotoma	Serrated Tussock			X	X	
Onopordum acanthium	Scotch Thistle			X		
Onopordum illyricum	Illyrian Thistle			X		
Pinus radiata	Radiata Pine			X		
All Rubus fruticosus (aggregate) species except for the permitted cultivars:
R. armeniacus and R. ulmifolius species hybrid

R. armeniacus species hybrid  
R. ursinus and R. armeniacus species hybrid	All Blackberry except for the permitted cultivars:

Black satin 
Chester Thornless 
Dirksen Thornless 
Loch Ness 
Smoothstem 
Thornfree

Chehalem

Murrindindi 
Silvan 
			X	X	
Acacia baileyana	Cootamundra Wattle				X	
Acacia nilotica ssp. indica	Prickly Acacia				X	
Acer negundo	Box Elder				X	
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of Heaven				X	
Alnus glutinosa	Black Alder				X	
Annona glabra	Pond Apple				X	
Asparagus asparagoides	Bridal Creeper				X	
Celtis australis	Nettle Tree				X	
Chrysanthemoides monilifera	Bitou Bush /  Boneseed				X	
Cortaderia jubata	Pampas Grass				X	
Cortaderia selloana	Pampas Grass				X	
Cotoneaster franchettii	Cotoneaster				X	
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus	Cotoneaster				X	
Cotoneaster pannosus	Cotoneaster				X	
Cotoneaster salicifolius	Willow-leaf Cotoneaster				X	
Cotoneaster simonsii	Cotoneaster				X	
Cryptostegia grandiflora	Rubber Vine				X	
Eichornia crassipes	Water Hyacinth				X	
Hedera helix	English Ivy				X	
Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Hymenachne				X	
Lantana camara	Lantana				X	
Lonicera japonica	Japanese Honeysuckle				X	
Ligustrum lucidum	Broad-leaf privet				X	
Ligustrum sinense	Narrow-leaf privet				X	
Mimosa pigra	Mimosa				X	
Parkinsonia aculeata	Parkinsonia				X	
Phyllostachys aurea	Yellow Bamboo				X	
Populus alba	White Poplar				X	
Populus nigra ‘Italica’	Lombardy Poplar				X	
Prosopis spp.	Mesquite				X	
Pyracantha angustifolia	Firethorn				X	
Pyracantha coccinea	Scarlet Firethorn				X	
Pyracantha fortuneana	Firethorn				X	
Robinia pseudoacacia	False Acacia				X	
Sorbus sp.	Service Tree, Rowan				X	
Spartium junceum	Spanish Broom				X	
Tamarix aphylla	Athel Pine				X	
Vinca major	Periwinkle				X