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What weed is that?  

Declared Noxious Weeds

Declarations as at 1st September 2006

Class three noxious weeds

Control Objectives – The control objectives for weed control class 3 is to reduce the area and the impact of those plants in parts of NSW.

Control Measure – The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed.

Accessibility
The weed chart below includes links in (PDF) format and you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read (PDF) documents. Download this free copy (Note that the file size is 20.8 MB) If you encounter difficulties accessing these documents, please inform Wyong Shire Council by telephone on (02) 4350 5555; by e-mail; or by mail at PO Box 20 Wyong 2259.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME LINKS TO INFORMATION
Alligator Weed 1 Alternanthera philoxeroides Weed Management Guide (Natural Heritage Trust) (PDF - 351 KB); Alligator Weed (NSW DPI) ; Brochure (Natural Heritage Trust) (PDF - 288 KB)
Giant Parramatta Grass 1 Sporobolus fertilis Agnote (NSW DPI) (138 KB)
Gorse Ulex europaeus Weed Management Guide (Natural Heritage Trust) (341 KB); Prime Fact (NSW DPI) (PDF - 688 KB)
Green cestrum 1 Cestrum parqui Ag Fact (NSW DPI) (PDF - 508 KB); Environmental Weed (PDF - 225 KB)
Groundsel Bush 1 Baccharis halimifolia Ag Fact (NSW DPI) (PDF - 492 KB); Environmental Weed (PDF - 290 KB)
Salvinia 1 Salvinia molesta Ag Fact (NSW DPI) (PDF - 414 KB); Weed Management Guide (Natural Heritage Trust) (PDF - 429 KB); Prime Fact (NSW DPI) (PDF - 429 KB); Brochure (Natural Heritage Trust) (PDF - 224 KB); Control Manual (NSW DPI) (PDF - 4.11 MB)

Note: Noxious Weeds followed by the figure 1 are known to occur within Wyong Shire

Additional information
For additional information about weed identification and suggested methods of removing specific noxious weeds, contact Wyong Shire Council's Noxious Weed & Pest Species Officer on (02) 43505322.

Note: The information contained on this page is based on knowledge and understanding of order(s) under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 at the time of writing or at the time of last review. However, because there may be changes to the order(s) users are reminded of the need to ensure the information on which they rely is up to date. For the most current list of Declared Noxious Weeds in NSW, try the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

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Page last updated: 29/05/2007

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