Sydney Weeds

A guide to invasive weeds identified by the Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan.

African feather grass
Pennisetum macrourum
spreading pellitory 1
Parietaria judaica
bitou bush 2
Chrysanthemoides monilifera monilifera
Balloon Vine 3
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
oceanblue morning glory 4
Ipomoea indica
black willow 5
Salix nigra
European bramble complex 6
Rubus fruticosus
greater periwinkle 7
Vinca major
Boneseed 2
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
boxelder maple 8
Acer negundo
Cape Smilax 9
Asparagus asparagoides
glossy privet 10
Ligustrum lucidum
slimleaf bursage 11
Ambrosia confertiflora
Carolina Fanwort 12
Cabomba caroliniana
Camphor Tree 13
Cinnamomum camphora
Cape-ivy 14
Delairea odorata
Senna pendula glabrata
castor bean 15
Ricinus communis
Dolichandra unguis-cati
Chinese Hackberry 16
Celtis sinensis
China knotweed 17
Persicaria chinensis
Asystasia gangetica micrantha 18
Climbing asparagus
Asparagus plumosus
Asparagus africanus 19
Mile-a-minute vine 20
Ipomoea cairica
Cockspur coral tree 21
Erythrina crista-galli
African olive 22
Olea europaea cuspidata
African love grass 22
Eragrostis curvula
Alligator weed 23
Alternanthera philoxeroides
African Lily
Agapanthus praecox orientalis
Sprenger's asparagus 24
Asparagus aethiopicus
thatching grass 25
Hyparrhenia hirta
Coral Creeper 26
Barleria repens
Formosa lily 27
Lilium formosanum
fountain grass 28
Pennisetum setaceum
Solanum chrysotrichum 29
giant reed 30
Arundo donax
Kahili ginger 31
Hedychium gardnerianum
Giant Ratstail Grass 32
Sporobolus pyramidalis
flame lily 33
Gloriosa superba
gorse 34
Ulex europaeus
golden wreath wattle 35
Acacia saligna
green cestrum 29
Cestrum parqui
Grey Willow 36
Salix cinerea
Woad-leaved ragwort 37
Senecio glastifolius
honey locust 38
Gleditsia triacanthos
Hygrophila costata
Hymenachne 23
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Japanese honeysuckle 39
Lonicera japonica
Umkokola 32
Dovyalis caffra
Kidneyleaf mud plantain 40
Heteranthera reniformis
kudzu vine 41
Pueraria lobata
Erythrina ×sykesii 42
common lantana 43
Lantana camara
Cotoneaster 44
sticky snakeroot 16
Ageratina adenophora
Indian Swampweed 45
Hygrophila polysperma
Rose Cactus 46
Pereskia aculeata
cats claw 47
Caesalpinia decapetala
Nodding-Thistle 48
Carduus nutans macrocephalus
Veldt grass 49
Ehrharta erecta
Pampas Grass 50
Cortaderia selloana
Small-leaved plane 51
Ochna serrulata
Purple Pampas Grass 52
Cortaderia jubata
Parrot Beak
Alstroemeria pulchella
chollas 53
Cylindropuntia
Canary Island palm 54
Phoenix canariensis
Prickly pears 55
Opuntia
Phyllostachys 56
Peruvian primrose-willow 57
Ludwigia peruviana
Japanese wax tree 58
Toxicodendron succedaneum
common broom 59
Cytisus scoparius
Mignonette vine 60
Anredera cordifolia
white bladderflower 24
Araujia sericifera
Montbretia 61
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Ming Asparagus 62
Asparagus macowanii
mother of thousands 63
Bryophyllum delagoense
cotton thistle 64
Onopordum acanthium
Sicklethorn 23
Asparagus falcatus
trailing daisy 22
Sphagneticola trilobata
skunk vine 65
Paederia foetida
Chinese privet 66
Ligustrum sinense
Spanish Broom 67
Spartium junceum
Spider plant 68
Chlorophytum comosum
Chinese pennisetum 69
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Tree of heaven 70
Ailanthus altissima
Acetosa sagittata 18
small-leaf spiderwort 71
Tradescantia fluminensis
common water hyacinth 72
Eichhornia crassipes
water lettuce 62
Pistia stratiotes
Water Poppy 43
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Ceylon Raspberry 47
Rubus niveus
bugweed 73
Solanum mauritianum
Fortnight Lilies 74
Dietes
yellow trumpet flower 75
Tecoma stans
Santa Barbara daisy 76
Erigeron karvinskianus
Senegal tea 18
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Nassella Tussock 71
Nassella trichotoma
Sea Spurge 35
Euphorbia paralias

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