Australian Capital Territory
Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2008 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2008–44
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 2008 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after notification.
3	Declaration of pest plants
(1)	The plants described in column 1 of the Schedule are declared to be pest plants in the Australian Capital Territory.
(2)	A plant listed in the Schedule against which an “X” appears in column 2 is declared to be a notifiable pest plant.
(3)	A plant listed in the Schedule against which an “X” appears in column 3 is declared to be a plant which must be suppressed.
(4)	A plant listed in the Schedule against which an “X” appears in column 4 is declared to be a plant which must be contained.
(5)	A plant listed in the Schedule against which an “X” appears in column 5 is declared to be a plant whose propagation and supply is prohibited.
4	Revocation
Disallowable Instrument DI2007-228 (Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2007 (No 1)) is revoked.

Jon Stanhope MLA
Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change
27 March 2008

Pest Plants in the Australian Capital Territory

Column 1
Botanical name	Common name	Column 2
Plants which are notifiable pest plants	Column 3
Plants which must be suppressed 	Column 4
Plants which must be contained 	Column 5
Plants whose propagation and supply is prohibited 	
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	
Nasella tenuissima	Mexican Feather Grass	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	
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		
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