APPENDIX 4
Weed List – Plants to Avoid* Botanical Name
Common Name
Botanical Name
Common Name
Acacia karroo
Karoo Thorn
Ilex aquifolium
Holly
Acacia decurrens
Early Black Wattle
Ipomoea indica
Blue morning Glory
Acacia longifolia
Sallow Wattle
Ligustrum spp.
Privet
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of Heaven
Lysium ferocissimum
Boxthorn
Allium triquetrum
Angled Onion Pimpernel
Anredera cordifolia
Madeira Vine
Myrsiphyllum asparagoides Nasella neesiana
Bridal Creeper
Anagallis arvensis Araujia sericifera
Moth Plant
Nasella trichotoma
Serrated Tussock
Artemisia vertoliorum
Chinese Wormwood
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican Feather Grass
Arundo donax
Giant Reed
Opuntia monacantha
Drooping Prickly-pear
Calicotome spinosa
Spiny Broom
Opunta stricta
Erect Prickly-pear
Chamaecytisus palmensis Chrysanthemoides monilifera Conium maculatum
Tree Lucerne
Oxalis pes-caprae
Soursob
Parietaria judacia
Asthma Weed
Passiflora mollissima
Banana Passionfruit
Pennisetum spp.
Coprosma repens
Mirror Bush
Pittosporum undulatum
Fountain Grass, Feather Top, Swamp Foxtail Grass Sweet Pittosporum
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
Pyracantha angustifolia
Firethorn
Cotoneaster spp.
Cotoneaster
Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup
Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
Rhamnus alaternus
Italian Buckthorn
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Cynaria cardunculus
Montbretia
Blackberry
Artichoke Thistle
Rubus fruticosus spp. agg. Tradescantia albiflora
Cytisus scoparius
English Broom
Trifolium spp.
Clover
Delairea odorata
Cape Ivy
Ulex europaeus
Gorse
Genista linifolia
Flax-leaf Broom
Vinca major
Blue Periwinkle
Genista monspessulana
Montpellier Broom
Bulbil Watsonia
Hedera helix
Ivy
Watsonia meriana cv. bulbillifera
Boneseed Hemlock
Chilean Needle Grass
Wandering Jew
*Note that a full list of weeds can be found at: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/weeds
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