Australian Capital Territory
Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2005 (No 1)*
Disallowable instrument DI2005-256
made under the 
Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005, s 7 (Declaration of pest plant)

1	Name of Instrument 
	This instrument is the Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2005 (No 1).
2	Commencement
	This instrument commences on the day after notification.
3	Schedule 1
	The plants described in schedule one are declared to be pest plants in the Australian Capital Territory.

Jon Stanhope
Minister for the Environment
23 November 2005

SCHEDULE 1 TO DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT DI2005-256

PEST PLANTS
	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable 1	Must be suppressed 2	Must be contained 3	Prohibited 4	
 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	
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	
Parthenium hysterophorus	Parthenium Weed	X			X	
Pistia stratiotes	Water Lettuce	X			X	
Salvinia molesta	Salvinia	X			X	
Senecio madagascariensis	Fireweed	X			X	
Toxicodendron succedaneum	Rhus Tree	X			X	
 Carduus nutans	Nodding Thistle		X			
Cytisus  (ALL species)	Broom species		X		X	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable 1	Must be suppressed 2	Must be contained 3	Prohibited 4	
Genista (ALL species)	Broom species		X		X	
 Lycium ferocissimum	African Boxthorn		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		
Name	Common Name	Notifiable 1	Must be suppressed 2	Must be contained 3	Prohibited 4	
Onopordum illyricum	Illyrian Thistle			X		
Pinus radiata	Radiata Pine			X		
Rubus fruticosus (aggregate)	Blackberry			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	
Name	Common Name	Notifiable 1	Must be suppressed 2	Must be contained 3	Prohibited 4	
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