Declared plants

To protect Western Australian agriculture the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development regulates harmful plants under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.

Plants that are prevented entry into the State or have control or keeping requirements within the State are known as declared pests.

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) contains information on the area(s) in which a plant is declared and the control and keeping categories to which it has been assigned in WA.

If you need advice on declared plants please search for articles below in our website or:

Articles

  • Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Control methods for boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera) a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • Hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Control methods for bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata), a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • Athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) is a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • The opuntioid cacti are Weeds of National Significance, recognised for their agricultural, environmental and social impacts and the associated economic costs.