NOXIOUS WEEDS

OTHER PEST WEEDS…

POISONOUS PLANTS

Some of the main declared noxious weeds found in north-west NSW:

• African boxthorn

• Athel pine

• Alligator weed*

• Bathurst burr

• Blackberry

• Blue heliotrope

• Chilean needle grass

• Common prickly pear

• Dodder/golden dodder*

• Foxtail longstyle f.g.

• Galvanised burr

• Green cestrum

• Harrisia cactus

• Johnson grass

• Lippia

• Longstyle feather grass

• Mother-of-millions

• Nodding thistle

• Pampas grass*

• Parthenium weed*

• Paterson’s curse

• Prickly pear species: common prickly pear, rope pear, velvety tree pear,  harrisia cactus, tiger pear, cactoblastis, cochineal

• Privet*

• Rope pear

• Rhus tree*

• Salvinia (small aquatic weeds poster only)

• Serrated tussock

• Silverleaf nightshade

• Spiny burrgrass

• St John’s wort

• Sweet briar

• Tiger pear

• Tree of heaven

• Velvety tree pear

• Water lettuce

* Weed names marked with an asterisk are linked to the NSW Dept of Primary Industries weeds website

(For a FULL LIST of declared noxious weeds, please access PDF document listed  below

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Other pest plants of interest and/or concern established in north-west NSW - not necessarily declared under the Act

• African lovegrass

• Briar bush
  (Vachellia farnesiana)

• Coolatai grass

• Honey locust

• Khaki weed

• Mimosa bush

• Noogoora burr*

• Prickly acacia 
  TRY mimosa bush

• St Barnaby's thistle

• Wild carrot

OTHERS...

Items of general interest:

• Prickly Pear NSW history (see notes below)

• Prickly pear poster

• Mistletoe - friend or foe?

• LABELS FOR NOXIOUS WEED DISPLAYS - print and laminate your own A4 or A3 size POSTERS for local weed displays

WEED BIOCONTROL

• Cactoblastis insects

• Cochineal insects

• Blue heliotrope

• NEW biocontrol business available in southern NSW (Barry Sampson - ex NSW Agriculture)

WEED ALERTS...

Warnings have been issued by NSW Dept of Primary Industries about the threat of these NEW WEEDS entering New South Wales

• Broomrapes*

• Chinese violet*

• Glory lily*

• Hudson pear**

• Japanese knotweed*

• Mexican feather grass*

• Knapweed*

• Tropical apple soda*

*  link to the NSW Dept of Primary Industries weeds site.

Found in gardens and rural situations – some examples of the more common ones…

• Arum lily

• Blue couch

• Blue heliotrope

• Castor oil plant

• Cotoneaster

• Cotton bush

• Crown beard

• Darling pea (label)

• Green cestrum

• Hemlock

• Mother of millions

• Nardoo

• Native fuschia

• Oleander

• Paterson’s curse

• Pellitory (asthma weed)

• Poinsettia

• Rhus tree

• Rock/Mulga fern

• Shrubby rice flower

• St John’s wort

• Tree of heaven

• Turkey bush

• Variegated thistle (label)

• Wisteria

• Wild tobacco

Please note this list of poisonous plants is NOT COMPLETE!!!!! 
Many plants have potential to cause harm to animals and/or human under certain conditions!

More information:
NSW Dept of Primary Industries weeds website – "publications" section and locate “Poisonous Plants in the Garden”.

"Poisonous Plants of Australia"  - by Selwyn L Everist, published by Angus & Coote.

NSW Poison Information
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NIWAC Weed Display Caravan

Inverell Shire Council is the current custodian, on behalf of NIWAC, of the NIWAC Weed Display Caravan available to local councils etc throughout NW NSW for ag shows and other weeds awareness promotions. Contact Inverell Shire Council for more information and/or bookings