Classification of Noxious Weeds in the Cessnock LGA
Weed
Class Legal requirements
African boxthorn [Lycium ferocissimum]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
African feathergrass [Pennisetum macrourum]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
African turnipweed [Sisymbrium runcinatum]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
African turnipweed [Sisymbrium thellungii]
5
Alligator weed [Alternanthera philoxeroides]
2
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant
Anchored water hyacinth [Eichhornia azurea]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Annual ragweed [Ambrosia artemisiifolia]
5
Arrowhead [Sagittaria montevidensis]
4
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
This is an All of NSW declaration
Artichoke thistle [Cynara cardunculus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Athel pine [Tamarix aphylla]
5
Bathurst/Noogoora/Hunter/South
American/Californian/cockle burr [Xanthium
species]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Bear-skin fescue [Festuca gautieri]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Bitou bush [Chrysanthemoides monilifera
subspecies rotundata]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Black knapweed [Centaurea nigra]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Blackberry [Rubus fruticosus aggregate species] 4
except cultivars Black satin Chehalem Chester
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Thornless Dirksen Thornless Loch Ness Murrindindi
This is an All of NSW declaration
Silvan Smooth stem Thornfree
Boneseed [Chrysanthemoides monilifera
subspecies monilifera]
2
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant
Bridal creeper [Asparagus asparagoides]
4
The plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Broomrapes [Orobanche species]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
Includes all Orobanche species except the native O.
This is an All of NSW declaration
cernua variety australiana and O. minor
Burr ragweed [Ambrosia confertiflora]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Cabomba [Cabomba species]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Includes all Cabomba species except C. furcata
This is an All of NSW declaration
Cape tulip [Moraea species]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Cayenne snakeweed [Stachytarpheta
cayennensis]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Chilean needle grass [Nassella neesiana]
4
This is an All of NSW declaration
Chinese violet [Asystasia gangetica subspecies 1
micrantha]
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Clockweed [Gaura parviflora]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Columbus grass [Sorghum x almum]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Corn sowthistle [Sonchus arvensis]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Crofton weed [Ageratina adenophora]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Dodder [Cuscuta species]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Includes All Cuscuta species except the native
This is an All of NSW declaration
species C. australis, C. tasmanica and C. victoriana
East Indian hygrophila [Hygrophila polysperma] 3
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed and
the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Espartillo [Amelichloa brachychaeta, Amelichloa 5
caudata]
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Eurasian water milfoil [Myriophyllum spicatum]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Fine-bristled burr grass [Cenchrus brownii]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Fountain grass [Pennisetum setaceum]
5
Gallon's curse [Cenchrus biflorus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Giant Parramatta grass [Sporobolus fertilis]
3
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed
Glaucous starthistle [Carthamus glaucus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
Golden dodder [Cuscuta campestris]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Golden thistle [Scolymus hispanicus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Gorse [Ulex europaeus]
2
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant
Green cestrum [Cestrum parqui]
3
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed
Groundsel bush [Baccharis halimifolia]
3
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed
Harrisia cactus [Harrisia species]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
This is an All of NSW declaration
Hawkweed [Hieracium species]
1
Heteranthera [Heteranthera reniformis]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Horsetail [Equisetum species]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Hydrocotyl [Hydrocotyl ranunculoides]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Hygro [Hygrophila polysperma]
See East Indian hygrophila
Hygrophila [Hygrophila costata]
2
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant
Hymenachne [Hymenachne amplexicaulis and
hybrids]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Italian bugloss [Echium species]
See Paterson's curse, Vipers bugloss, Italian bugloss
Johnson grass [Sorghum halepense]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Karoo thorn [Acacia karroo]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
Kochia [Bassia scoparia]
1
This is an All of NSW declaration
except Bassia scoparia subspecies trichophylla
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Kosters curse [Clidemia hirta]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Lagarosiphon [Lagarosiphon major]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Lantana [Lantana species]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Leafy elodea [Egeria densa]
4
The plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Lippia [Phyla canescens]
4
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed by any
person other than a person involved in hay or lucerne production and the
growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its spread
and continuously inhibits its reproduct
This is an All of NSW declaration
Long-leaf willow primrose [Ludwigia longifolia]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Mexican feather grass [Nassella tenuissima]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Mexican poppy [Argemone mexicana]
5
Miconia [Miconia species]
1
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Mikania [Mikania micrantha]
1
Mimosa [Mimosa pigra]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Mistflower [Ageratina riparia]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Mossman River grass [Cenchrus echinatus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Mother-of-millions [Bryophyllum species]
3
Species included are Bryophyllum delagoense
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed and
the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Bryophyllum x houghtonii Bryophyllum pinnatum
Noogoora burr [Xanthium species]
See Bathurst/Noogoora/Hunter/South American/Californian/cockle burr
Pampas grass [Cortaderia species]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Parthenium weed [Parthenium hysterophorus]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Paterson's curse, Vipers bugloss, Italian bugloss 4
[Echium species]
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Pond apple [Annona glabra]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
Prickly acacia [Acacia nilotica]
1
Prickly pear [Cylindropuntia species]
4
Prickly pear [Opuntia species]
4
This is an All of NSW declaration
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
This is an All of NSW declaration
Includes all Opuntia species except O. ficus-indica
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
This is an All of NSW declaration
Red rice [Oryza rufipogon]
5
Rhus tree [Toxicodendron succedaneum]
4
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that prevents any
above ground part the plant from encroaching within 2 metres of the
property boundary and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly
distributed
This is an All of NSW declaration
Rubbervine [Cryptostegia grandiflora]
1
Sagittaria [Sagittaria platyphylla]
5
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Salvinia [Salvinia molesta]
3
Senegal tea plant [Gymnocoronis spilanthoides] 1
The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Serrated tussock [Nassella trichotoma]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Siam weed [Chromolaena odorata]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
Smooth-stemmed turnip [Brassica barrelieri
subspecies oxyrrhina]
5
Soldier thistle [Picnomon acarna]
5
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
Spiny burrgrass [Cenchrus incertus]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Spiny burrgrass [Cenchrus longispinus]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
and the plant must not be sold propagated or knowingly distributed
Spiny emex [Emex australis]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Spotted knapweed [Centaurea stoebe
subspecies micranthos]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
St. John's wort [Hypericum perforatum]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Texas blueweed [Helianthus ciliaris]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Tropical soda apple [Solanum viarum]
2
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant
Water caltrop [Trapa species]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
Water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes]
4
The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its
numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its reproduction
Water lettuce [Pistia stratiotes]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
This is an All of NSW declaration
Water soldier [Stratiotes aloides]
1
Willows [Salix species]
5
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Includes all Salix species except S. babylonica, S. x
This is an All of NSW declaration
reichardtii, S. x calodendron
Witchweed [Striga species]
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
1
Striga species except the native Striga parviflora
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Yellow burrhead [Limnocharis flava]
1
The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free
of the plant.
This is an All of NSW declaration
Yellow nutgrass [Cyperus esculentus]
5
The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed
must be complied with
This is an All of NSW declaration