Appendix 4

Weed List – Plants to Avoid*

Botanical Name Common Name

Acacia karroo

Karoo Thorn Acacia decurrens Early Black Wattle Acacia longifolia Sallow Wattle Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven Allium triquetrum Angled Onion Anagallis arvensis Pimpernel Anredera cordifolia Madeira Vine Araujia sericifera Moth Plant Artemisia vertoliorum Chinese Wormwood Arundo donax Giant Reed Calicotome spinosa Spiny Broom Chamaecytisus palmensis

Tree Lucerne Chrysanthemoides monilifera

Boneseed Conium maculatum Hemlock Coprosma repens Mirror Bush Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

Montbretia Cynaria cardunculus Artichoke Thistle Cytisus scoparius English Broom Delairea odorata Cape Ivy Genista linifolia Flax-leaf Broom Genista monspessulana Montpellier Broom Hedera helix Ivy

Botanical Name Common Name

Ilex aquifolium Ipomoea indica

Holly Blue morning Glory Ligustrum spp. Privet Lysium ferocissimum Boxthorn Myrsiphyllum asparagoides

Bridal Creeper

Nasella neesiana Chilean Needle Grass Nasella trichotoma Serrated Tussock Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Opuntia monacantha Drooping Prickly-pear Opunta stricta Erect Prickly-pear Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob Parietaria judacia Asthma Weed Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit Pennisetum spp. Fountain Grass, Feather Top, Swamp Foxtail Grass Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pittosporum Pyracantha angustifolia Firethorn Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.

Blackberry Tradescantia albiflora Wandering Jew Trifolium spp. Clover Ulex europaeus Gorse Vinca major Blue Periwinkle Watsonia meriana cv. bulbillifera

Bulbil Watsonia

*Note that a full list of weeds can be found at: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/weeds