Noxious Weed Classes

Weeds are often classed in broad groups depending on their characteristics and impacts.  Salvinia - a serious aquatic weed Declared weeds must be controlled according to instructions that are based on their class.

Some of the noxious weeds found in Hurstville City, and their classes, include.

Common Name

Botanical Name

Class

Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides 3
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera 3
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus (agg.spp.)

4
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides 5
Castor oil plant Ricinus communis 4
Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana 5
Fountain grass Pennisetum setaceum 5
Green cestrum Cestrum parqui 3
Horsetail Equisetum species 1
Lantana Lantana species 4 & 5
Long-leaf Ludwigia Ludwigia longifolia 3 & 5
Ludwigia Ludwigia peruviana 3
Mexican feather grass Nassella tenuissima 1
Pampas grass Cortaderia spp. 3
Pellitory/Asthma weed Parietaria judaica 4
Prickly pears Cylindropuntia spp. and Opuntia spp. 4
Privet - broadleaf Ligustrum lucidum 4
Privet - narrowleaf Ligustrum sinense 4
Rhus Toxicodendron succedaneum 4
Salvinia Salvinia molesta 2
Willows Salix spp. 5

More information

pdf icon Noxious Weed Classes (29.04kB) - controls required for each class.

Noxious weed declarations - NSW Department of Primary Industries list of noxious weeds by local government area.

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