Weeds Index - Declared Weeds Alphabetically by Scientific Name

​Use this Weeds Index - sorted alphabetically by scientific name to find information on all declared weeds in Tasmania, including images for identification and control guides plus information sheets and management plans (where available).

(See also Index of Declared Weeds sorted alphabetically by common name, the Index of Non-declared Weeds, and also the Dennis Morris Weeds On-line Database for illustrations of many weed species.

A

Acacia nilotica ssp. Indica

Acroptilon repens

Allium vineale

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Amaranthus albus

Amelichloa caudata (syn. Achnatherum caudatum)

Amsinckia species

Andropogon gayanus

Annona glabra

Anredera cordifolia

Anthemis cotula

Asparagus aethiopicus

Asparagus africanus

Asparagus asparagoides Western Cape form

Asparagus declinatus

Asparagus plumosus

Asparagus asparagoides

Asparagus scandens

Asphodelus fistulosus

Austrocylindropuntia species

B

Bassia scoparia (syn. Kochia scoparia)

Berberis darwinii

Berkheya rigida

Bifora testiculata

C

Cabomba caroliniana

Calluna vulgaris

Carduus nutans

Carduus pycnocephalus and Carduus tenuiflorus

Carex albula, C. buchananii, C. flagelifera and C. testacea

Carthamus lanatus L.

Cenchrus incertus (syn. Cenchrus pauciflorus)

Cenchrus longisetus (syn. Pennisetum villosum)

Cenchrus macrourus (syn. Pennisetum macrourum)

Cenchrus longispinus

Centaurea calcitrapa

Centaurea eriophora

Ceratophyllum demersum

Chondrilla juncea

Chrysanthemoides monilifera (including subspecies)

Cirsium arvense

Coprosma robusta

Cortaderia species

Crupina vulgaris

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Cuscuta species (excluding Cuscuta tasmanica)

Cylindropuntia species

Cynara cardunculus

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus rotundus

Cytisus multiflorus

Cytisus scoparius

D

Datura species

Dittrichia viscose

Dolichandra unguis-cati​

E

Echium plantagineum L.

Echium vulgare L.

Egeria densa (syn. Elodea densa)

Eichhornia crassipes

Eleocharis parodii

Elodea Canadensis

Emex australis

Equisetum species

Eragrostis curvula

Erica arborea

Erica baccans

Erica caffra

Erica carnea

Erica ciliaris

Erica cinerea

Erica discolor

Erica erigena

Erica glandulosa

Erica holosericea

Erica melanthera

Erica quadrangularis

Erica scoparia

Erica terminalis

Erica tetralix

Erica vagans

Erica lusitanica

F

Fallopia japonica

Festuca gautieri

Foeniculum vulgare

G
Genista linifolia

Galium spurium

Galium tricornutum

Genista monspessulana

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

H

Heliotropium europaeum

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Hieracium (syn. Pilosella) species

Hydrilla verticillata

Hymenachne amplexicaulis and Hymenachne x calamitosa

Hypericum perforatum

Hypericum tetrapterum

I

Ilex aquifolium

J

Jatropha gossypiifolia

L

Lagarosiphon major

Lantana camara

Lepidium draba

Leycesteria formosa

Lycium ferocissimum

M

Marrubium vulgare

Miconia species

Mimosa pigra

Moraea species

Myriophyllum aquaticum (syn. M. brasiliense)

N

Nassella charruana

Nassella leucotricha

Nassella hyalina

Nassella neesiana

Nassella tenuissima

Nassella trichotoma

O

Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Onopordum species (Onopordum acanthium and Onopordum acaulon)

Opuntia species (excluding Opuntia ficus-indica)

Orobanche species (except O. minor and O. cernua var. australiana)

P

Parkinsonia aculeata

Parthenium hysterophorus

Prosopis species

R

Rorippa sylvestris

Rubus fruticosus aggregate

S

Sagittaria montevidensis

Sagittaria platyphylla (syn. Sagittaria graminea var. platyphylla)

Salpichroa origanifolia

Salvinia molesta

Senecio glastifolius

Senecio jacobaea

Senecio madagascariensis

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Solanum marginatum

Solanum sodomaeum

Solanum triflorum

Striga species (all non-indigenous species)

T

Tamarix aphylla

Trapa species

Tribulus terrestris

U

Ulex europaeus

Urospermum dalechampi

X

Xanthium

Z

Zizania species