Environmental Weeds
1. Species included in the Biosecurity Act – prioritised for the Brisbane LGA
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Risk classification |
Common name |
Species name |
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Significant |
Alligator weed |
Altemanthera philoxeroides |
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Cabomba |
Cabomba caroliniana |
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Horsetails |
Equisetum spp. |
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High
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Broad-leaved pepper tree |
Schinus terebinthifolius |
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Cat’s claw creeper |
Dolichandra unguis-cati |
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Hymenachne |
Hymenachne amplexicaulis |
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Kudzu |
Pueraria lobate |
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Parthenium |
Parthenium hysterophorus |
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Rat’s tail grass/giant rat’s tail grass |
Sporobulus pyramidalis and S.natalensis
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Salvinia |
Salvinia molesta |
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Senegal tea |
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides |
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Water hyacinth |
Eichhornia crassipes |
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Water lettuce |
Pistia stratiotes |
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Water mimosa |
Neptunia oleracea (and N. plena) |
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Moderate |
Asparagus ferns |
Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’ A. africanus |
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Balloon vine |
Cardiospermum grandiflorum |
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Bridal creeper |
Asparagus asparagoides |
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Broadleaf privet |
Ligustrum lucidum |
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Giant Parramatta grass/rat’s tail grasses/Parramatta grass |
Sporobolus fertilis, S. africanus, S. jacquemontii |
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Groundsel bush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
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Hygrophila/glush weed |
Hygrophila costata |
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Kahili ginger |
Hedychium gardnerianum |
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Madeira vine |
Anredera cordifolia |
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Willows |
Salix spp. other than S. babylonica, S. x calodendron, S. xreichardtii and S. chilensis; syn. S. humboldtiana = pencil willow (Chilean willow) |
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Low |
Annual ragweed |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
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Bitou bush |
Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata |
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Boneseed |
Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera |
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Camphor laurel |
Cinnamomum camphora |
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Chinese celtis |
Celtis sinensis |
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Dutchman’s pipe |
Aristolochia elegans |
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Fireweed |
Senecio madagascariensis |
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Honey locust |
Gleditsia triacanthos including cultivars and varieties |
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Mexican feather grass |
Nassella tenuissima |
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Rubber vine |
Cryptostegia grandiflora |
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Tropical soda apple |
Solanum viarum |
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Yellow ginger |
Hedychium flavescens |
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Very low
Very low
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African fountain grass |
Pennisetum setaceum (Cenchrus setaceus) |
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African tulip tree |
Spathodea campanulata |
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Athel pine |
Tamarix aphylla |
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Belly-ache bush/cotton leaf/physic nut |
Jatropha gossypiifolia |
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Bitterweed |
Helenium amarum |
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Blackberry |
Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus agg. |
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Chilean needle grass |
Nasella neesiana |
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Elephant ear vine |
Philodendron spp. Argyreia nervosa |
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Harrisia cactus |
Harrisia martinii |
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Lantana (all species) |
Lantana spp. |
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Mexican bean tree |
Cecropia. palmata and C. peltata |
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Miconia |
Miconia calvescens, M. racemosa and M. nervosa |
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Mother of millions hybrid |
Bryophyllum × houghtonii |
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Pond apple |
Annona glabra |
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Prickly pear/ tiger pear/ drooping tree pear/westwood pear/velvety tree pear |
Opuntia spp. (O. elata and O. microdasys – cat.2,3,4,5) |
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Sagittaria |
Sagittaria platyphylla |
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Singapore daisy |
Sphagneticola trilobata |
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Small-leaved privet/ Chinese privet |
Ligustrum sinense |
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Telegraph weed |
Heterotheca grandiflora |
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Yellow bells |
Tecoma stans |
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Yellow oleander/Captain Cook tree |
Cascabela thevetia syn. Thevetia peruviana |
2. Species in the Biosecurity Act – but assessed as having little impact in the Brisbane LGA
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Common name |
Species name |
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Biosecurity matters – Pest vegetation
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Acacias non-indigenous to Australia |
Acacia spp. other than Acacia nilotica and Acacia farnesiana |
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African boxthorn |
Lycium ferocissimum |
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Anchored water hyacinth |
Eichhornia azurea |
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Annual thunbergia |
Thunbergia annua |
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Badhara bush |
Gmelina elliptica |
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Black Sigatoka of banana |
Mycosphaerella fijiensis |
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Candleberry myrtle/candleberry myrth |
Myrica faya |
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Candyleaf |
Stevia ovata |
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Chinee apple |
Ziziphus mauritiana |
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Cholla cactus/coral cactus/devil’s rope pear/snake cactus/Hudson pear |
Cylindropuntia spp. and their hybrids, other than C. spinosior, C. fulgida and C. imbricata |
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Christ’s thorn |
Ziziphus spina-christi |
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Eurasian water milfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
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Floating water chestnuts |
Trapa spp. |
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Gamba grass |
Andropogon gayanus |
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Giant sensitive plant |
Mimosa diplotricha (prev. Mimosa invisa) |
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Giant sensitive tree |
Mimosa pigra |
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Gorse |
Ulex europaeus |
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Harungana |
Harungana madagascariensis |
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Kochia |
Kochia scoparia syn Bassia scoparia |
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Koster’s curse |
Clidemia hirta |
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Lagarosiphon |
Lagarosiphon major |
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Laurel clock vine, fragrant thunbergia |
Thunbergia laurifolia, (syn grandiflora) |
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Limnocharis/yellow burrhead |
Limnocharis flava |
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Madras thorn |
Pithecellobium dulce |
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Mesquites |
All Prosopis spp. and hybrids other than Prosopis glandulosa, P. pallida and P. velutina |
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Mikania vine |
Mikania spp. |
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Parkinsonia |
Parkinsonia aculeata |
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Peruvian primrose |
Ludwigia peruviana |
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Prickly acacia |
Acacia nilotica syn(Vachellia nilotica) |
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Red sesbania |
Sesbania punicea |
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Serrated tussock |
Nassella trichotoma |
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Sicklepod/hairy cassia/foetid cassia |
Senna obtusifolia, S. hirsuta and S. tora and obtusifolia |
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Spiked pepper |
Piper aduncum |
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Tobacco weed |
Elephantopus mollis |
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Water soldiers |
Stratiotes aloides |
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White ginger |
Hedychium coronarium |
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Witch weeds |
Striga spp. other than native species |
3. Species NOT in the Biosecurity Act but that are regulated under the NALL
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Common name |
Scientific name |
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Agave |
Agave spp. |
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Amazon frogbit |
Limnobium laevigatum |
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Anzac tree daisy |
Montanoa hibiscifolia |
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Arrowhead vine |
Syngonium spp. |
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Arsenic bush |
Senna septemtrionalis |
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Arum lily |
Zantedeschia aethiopica |
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Bahia grass |
Paspalum notatum |
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Balsam (busy Lizzie) |
Impatiens spp. |
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Bamboos |
Phyllostachys aurea and nigra |
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Black eyed Susan |
Thunbergia alata |
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Blackberry nightshade |
Solanum nigrum |
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Blade apple, lemon vine, Barbados gooseberry |
Pereskia aculeata |
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Blue trumpet vine |
Thunbergia grandiflora |
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Brazilian nightshade |
Solanum seaforthianum |
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Cadaga or cadaghi |
Corymbia torelliana |
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Cape ivy |
Senecio angulatus |
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Cape spinach |
Emex australis |
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Capeweed |
Arctotheca calendula |
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Castor oil plant |
Ricinus communis |
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Chinese tallow |
Triadica sebifera |
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Cockspur coral tree |
Erythrina crista-galli |
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Cocos palm or Queen palm |
Syagrus romanzoffiana |
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Common Indian hawthorn |
Rhaphiolepis indica |
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Condamine couch/lippia |
Phyla canescens |
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Coral berry or Indian currant |
Ardisia crenata, Rivina humilis or Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
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Coral creeper |
Barleria repens |
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Corky passion vine |
Passiflora suberosa |
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Cotoneaster |
Cotoneaster lacteus |
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Creeping lantana |
Lantana montevidensis |
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Crofton weed |
Eupatorium adenophorum |
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Dense water weed |
Egeria densa |
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Devil's fig |
Solanum torvum |
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Duranta |
Duranta erecta syn. D. repens and D. plumieri |
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Dyschoriste |
Dyschoriste depressa |
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Easter cassia |
Senna pendula var. glabrata |
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Elephant grass |
Pennisetum purpureum |
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Feathertop Rhodes grass |
Chloris virgata |
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Fire flag |
Thalia geniculata |
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Fishbone fern |
Nephrolepis cordifolia |
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Foxglove |
Digitalis purpurea |
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Giant devil's fig |
Solanum hispidum |
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Giant reed |
Arundo donax |
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Glory lily |
Gloriosa superba |
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Glycine |
Neonotonia wightii |
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Golden chain tree |
Laburnum anagyroides |
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Golden rain tree |
Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana |
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Golden rod |
Solidago altissima |
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Green cestrum |
Cestrum parqui |
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Guinea grass |
Megathyrsus maximus |
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Hemlock |
Conium maculatum |
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Himalayan ash |
Fraxinus griffithii |
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Hiptage |
Hiptage benghalensis |
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Indian rubber tree |
Ficus elastica |
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Ivy gourd |
Coccinia grandis |
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Jacaranda |
Jacaranda mimosifolia |
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Japanese/Mexican sunflower |
Tithonia diversifolia, T.sp |
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Japanese honeysuckle |
Lonicera japonica |
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Johnson grass |
Sorghum halepense |
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Khaki weed |
Alternanthera pungens |
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Kidney leaf mud plantain |
Heteranthera reniformis |
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Leucaena |
Leucaena leucocephala (all spp.) |
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Little bluestem |
Schizachyrium microstachyum |
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Live plant, Resurrection plant |
Bryophyllum pinnatum |
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Mile a minute |
Ipomoea cairica |
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Mist flower |
Ageratina riparia |
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Mock orange |
Murraya paniculata |
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Molasses grass |
Melinis minutiflora |
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Monkey's comb |
Pithecoctenium crucigerum |
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Morning glory |
Ipomoea indica |
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Mossman river grass |
Cenchrus echinatus |
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Mother-in-law's tongue |
Sansevieria trifasciata |
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Needle burr or spiny amaranth |
Amaranthus spinosus |
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Ochna |
Ochna serrulata |
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Oleander |
Nerium oleander |
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Pampas grass |
Cortaderia selloana |
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Paper mulberry |
Broussonetia papyrifera |
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Para grass |
Urochloa mutica |
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Parrot feather |
Myriophyllum aquaticum |
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Perennial horse gram |
Macrotyloma axillare |
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Perennial ragweed |
Ambrosia psilostachya |
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Pongamia tree |
Millettia pinnata |
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Praxelis |
Praxelis clematidea |
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Prickly poppy or Mexican poppy |
Argemone ochroleuca |
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Purple succulent |
Callisia fragrans |
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Red-head cotton bush |
Asclepias curassavica |
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Rhodes grass |
Chloris gayana |
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Rhus |
Toxicodendron succedaneum |
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Ruellia |
Ruellia tweediana |
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Shoebutton ardisia |
Ardisia elliptica |
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Sicklebush |
Dichrostachys cinerea |
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Signal grass |
Urochloa decumbens |
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Silver leaf desmodium or velcro plant |
Desmodium uncinatum |
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Sirato |
Macroptilium atropurpureum |
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Slash pine |
Pinus elliotii |
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South African pigeon grass |
Setaria sphacelata |
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Stinking roger |
Tagetes minuta |
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Taro |
Colocasia esculenta |
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Thorn apples |
Datura spp |
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Tipuana |
Tipuana tipu |
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Tropical pickeral weed |
Pontederia rotundifolia |
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Umbrella tree |
Schefflera actinophylla |
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Wandering Jew |
Tradescantia fluminensis, T. pallida and T. spathacea |
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Water lily |
Nymphaea caerulea ssp. zanzibarensis |
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Whiskey grass |
Andropogon virginicus |
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White moth plant |
Araujia sericifera and A. hortorum |
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White mulberry |
Morus alba |
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Wait-a while |
Caesalpinia decapetala |
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Wild aster |
Aster subulatus |
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Wild tobacco tree |
Solanum mauritianum |
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Zebrina |
Tradescantia zebrina |
