Below is a list of recent changes to the noxious weeds list in the Blue Mountains. African Olive, Montbretia and Mothers of Millions have been added to the list, and the levels of other weeds have changed.
Common name | Scientific name | Control |
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African Boxthorn | Lycium ferocissimum | A Weed of National Significance (WONS) Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) Noxious Weed Class 3 |
African Olive | Olea europaea ssp.cuspidata | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Alligator Weed | Alternanthera philoxeroides | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 2 |
Arundo – Giant Reed/Elephant Grass | Arundo donax | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Asparagus Fern | Asparagus aethiopicus | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Bamboo | Phyllostachys spp. | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus spp. agg. | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4. |
Boneseed | Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 1. |
Bridal Creeper | Asparagus asparagoides | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3. |
Camphor Laurel | Cinnamomum camphora | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Cape Broom | Genista monspessulana | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Cat’s Claw Creeper | Dolichandra unguis-cati syn.Macfadyena unguis-cati | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 2 |
Coolatai Grass | Hyparrhenia hirta | BMCCNoxious Weed Class 3 |
Crofton Weed | Ageratina adenophora | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Fireweed | Senecio madagascariensis | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4. |
Flax-leaf Broom | Genista linifolia | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Honey Locust Tree | Gleditsia triacanthos | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Gorse | Ulex europaeus | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Green Cestrum | Cestrum parqui | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Grey Sallow (Pussy Willow) | Salix spp. | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Hawkweed | Heiracium mororum | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 1. All of NSW. |
Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 1. All of NSW. |
Lantana | Lantana spp. | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Large leaf Privet | Ligustrum lucidum | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Long-leaf willow primrose | Ludwigia longifolia | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Montbretia | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Mother of Millions | Bryophyllum delagoense | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Pampas Grass | Cortaderia spp. | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Paterson’s Curse | Echium spp. | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
Prickly Pear | Opuntia spp. | WoNS Noxious Weed Class 4 all of NSW |
Rhus Tree | Toxicodendron succedaneum | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4. All of NSW. |
Scotch/English Broom | Cytisus scoparius | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Serrated Tussock | Nassella trichotoma | WoNS BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3 |
Small leaf Privet | Ligustrum sinense | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4 |
St John’s Wort | Hypericum perforatum | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 4. |
Tutsan | Hypericum androsaemum and Hypericum kouytchense(syn.H. x moserianum | BMCC Noxious Weed Class 3. |
Class 1: The plant must be eradicated from the land and that land must be kept free of the plant.
Class 2: The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant
Class 3: The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed and the plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed
Class 4: The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that continously inhibits the ability of the plant to spread and the plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed.
For more information see Blue Mountains City Council’s resources: