Declared plants in the rangeland regions of Western Australia

The plants identified here have the potential to cause significant damage to Western Australia's pastoral industry and to the unique biodiversity of the rangelands. We ask that anyone seeing these plants in the rangelands contact the nearest DPIRD office and report the location. Department officers will then work with local people to eradicate these plants.

Declared plants of the Western Australian rangelands

Plant image (click to expand) Species information page Legal status page
Burrs with hooked spines [1] Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum) [2] Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2) [3]
Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritania) flowers [4] Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) [5] Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2) [6]
Man standing next to gamba grass infestation. [7] Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) [8]

Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [9]
Giant sensitive plant [10] Giant sensitive plant (Mimosa diplotricha) [11] Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [12]
Mesquite branch with bipinnate leaves and spines [13]

Mesquite (all Prosopis species and hybrids) [14]

 Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [15]
Noogoora burr [16] Noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium) [17] Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2) [18]
Bright yellow Parkinsonia flower [19] Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) [20] Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2 [21])
Parthenium weed [22] Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) [23] Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [24]
Prickly acacia branch with flowers [25] Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) [26] Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [27]
Prickly pear [28] Prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) [29] Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2) [30]
Madagascar rubber vine flowers. [31]

Rubber vine (Cryptostegia madagascariensis [32]) [33]

 Legal status: Declared Pest – s22(2) [34]
Siam weed plant [35] Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata [36]) Legal status: Declared Pest, Prohibited – s12 [37]
Grader grass (Themeda quadrivalvis) [38] Grader grass (Themeda quadrivalvis) [39]

Legal status: Declared Pest - s22(2) Exempt [40]
Neem (Azadirachta indica) [41] Neem tree (Azadirachta indica A.Juss) [42]

Legal status: Declared Pest - s22(2) (Exempt) [43]

See Also

Common pasture plants in the rangelands of Western Australia [44]
Parthenium weed: declared pest [23]
Rubber vine: declared pest [33]
Giant sensitive plant: declared pest [45]
Noogoora burr: declared pest [17]
Calotropis: declared pest [46]
Parkinsonia: declared pest [20]
Siam weed: declared pest [36]
Mesquite: declared pest [14]
Chinee apple: declared pest [5]
Bathurst burr: declared pest [2]
Gamba grass: declared pest [8]
Rangeland offices and contacts – Western Australia [47]
Office locations [48]

Links
[1] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Bathurst%20burr%20Xanthium%20spinosum1_DAFWA.jpg
[2] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/bathurst-burr-declared-pest
[3] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/129827
[4] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Chinee%20Apple%20056.jpg
[5] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/chinee-apple-declared-pest
[6] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/119159
[7] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Gamba%20grass%20Andropogon%20gayanus_Tracey%20Vinnicombe%202013.jpg
[8] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/gamba-grass-declared-pest
[9] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/85427
[10] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Giant%20sensitive%20plant%20Mimosa%20diplotricha%20DAFWA.jpg
[11] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/herbicides/giant-sensitive-plant-control
[12] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/96094?search_string=Giant%20sensitive%20plant&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[13] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Mesquite%20Prosopis%20spp2_DAFWA.jpg
[14] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/mesquite-declared-pest
[15] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Mesquite&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[16] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Noogoora%20burr%20weed%20-%20female.jpg
[17] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/noogoora-burr-declared-pest
[18] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/118580
[19] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Parkinsonia%20aculeata%20flower_DAFWA.jpg
[20] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/parkinsonia-declared-pest
[21] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/95805
[22] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Parthenium%20weed%20DAFWA.jpg
[23] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/parthenium-weed-declared-pest
[24] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/106333
[25] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Prickly%20acacia%20Acacia%20nilotica%20DAFWA.jpg
[26] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/acacia-declared-pest
[27] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/73333
[28] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/O_stricta_ShaunaPotter_3_0.JPG
[29] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/opuntioid-cacti-declared-pests?page=0%2C0#smartpaging_toc_p0_s12_h3
[30] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/126953?search_string=prickly%20pear&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[31] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Madagascar%20rubber%20vine%20flowers_Forest%20and%20Kim%20Starr%202005.jpg
[32] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/herbicides/madagascar-rubber-vine-control
[33] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/rubber-vine-declared-pest
[34] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/86614
[35] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Siam%20weed%20Chromolaena%20odorata%20DAFWA%201994.png
[36] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/siam-weed-declared-pest
[37] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/81161
[38] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Grader%20grass_0.jpg
[39] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/grader-grass-declared-pest
[40] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/112274?search_string=grader&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[41] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/Neem%20%231_0.jpg
[42] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/neem-declared-pest
[43] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/115801?search_string=neem&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[44] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/rangelands/common-pasture-plants-rangelands-western-australia
[45] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/giant-sensitive-plant-declared-pest
[46] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/calotropis-declared-pest
[47] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/rangelands/rangeland-offices-and-contacts-%E2%80%93-western-australia
[48] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/office-locations

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