Pest plants
Pest plants must be managed because they can have significant impacts on industries and the environment.
Declared pest plants
Pest plants that are a significant threat to agriculture, the natural environment and public health and safety are called declared plants and land owners have a legal responsibility to manage these plants. The Landscape South Australia Act 2019 sets out the legal framework for
- banning the sale of declared weeds
- controlling the movement of declared weeds
- destroying or controlling infestations of declared weeds
- notifying authorities when an infestation is detected.
District Weed Management Guides
- Gawler Ranges
- Kingoonya
- Marree-Innamincka
- Marla-Oodnadatta
- North East Pastoral
- North Flinders
- Port Augusta-Quorn
Find out more about Landscape Groups and the work of the SA Arid Lands Landscape Board.
Declared Weeds Quick Reference Guide
Priority weeds in the South Australian Arid Lands region
Common name: African boxthorn
Scientific name: Lycium ferocissimum
Status: Weed of National Significance. Must be controlled, banned from sale, restriction of movement on road
Related links: African boxthorn
Common name: African rue
Scientific name: Peganum harmala
Status: Declared: must be controlled, banned from sale.
Notify: must notify Landscape SA if found.
Related links: African Rue
Common name: Athel pine
Scientific name: Tamarix aphylla
Status: Weed of National Significance. Must be controlled within 100m of a watercourse.
Related links: Athel pine
Common name: Bathurst burr
Scientific name: Xanthium spinosum
Status: Declared in SA. Must be controlled
Related links: Bathurst burr
Common name: Buffel grass
Scientific name: Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchruspennisetiformis
Status: Declared: must be controlled
Related links:
Common name: Cactus
Scientific name: Opuntia, Cylindropuntia and Austrocylindropuntia spp.
Status: Weed of National Significance. Must be controlled.
Related links:
Common name: Carrion flower
Scientific name: Orbea variegata
Status: Declared in SA
Related links: Carrion flower
Common name: Fountain grass
Scientific name: Cenchrus setaceus
Status: Declared in SA. Not to be sold.
Related links: Fountain grass
Scientific name: Cenchrus longispinus and Cenchrus spinifex
Status: Declared in SA. Must be controlled.
Related links: Innocent weed
Common name: Khaki weed
Scientific name: Alternanthera pungens
Status: Declared in SA. Must be controlled and Landscape Group notified.
Related links: Khaki weed
Scientific name: Prosopis spp.
Status: Weed of National Significance & Alert Weed. Must be controlled and Landscape Group notified
Related links:
Common name: Noogoora burr
Scientific name: Xanthium str umarium
Status: Declared in SA. Must be controlled and Landscape group notified.
Related links: Noogoora burr
Common name: Parkinsonia
Scientific name: Parkinsonia aculeata
Status: Weed of National Significance & Alert Weed. Must be controlled and Landscape group notified.
Related links: Parkinsonia
Common name: Prickly acacia
Scientific name: Acacia nilotica subsp. indica
Status: Weed of National Significance. Must be controlled and Landscape group notified
Related links: Prickly acacia
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