Weeds of the Blue Mountains

Identify and control garden plants that go wild in our bushland

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Weeds of the Blue Mountains

  • African Boxthorn

    Lycium ferocissimum
    Woody weed
    State Priority Weed

  • African Lovegrass seeds

    African Lovegrass

    Eragrostis curvula
    Grass
    Local Priority Weed

  • African Olive buds

    African Olive

    Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata
    Woody weed
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Photo of Alligator Weed

    Alligator Weed

    Alternanthera philoxeroides
    Aquatic weed, Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Arum lily foliage

    Arum Lily/Calla Lily

    Zantedeschia aethiopica
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Asparagus Fern

    Asparagus spp.
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    State Priority Weed

  • Photo of Balloon Vine

    Balloon Vine

    Cardiospermum grandiflorum
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Bamboo, Black

    Phyllostachys nigra
    Grass

  • Berberis

    Barberry/Berberis

    Berberis aristata, darwinii, thunbergii
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Bird Cherry fruit

    Black Cherry

    Prunus serotina
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Blue Periwinkle (Vinca)

    Blue Periwinkle

    Vinca major
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of Cape Broom

    Broom, Cape

    Genista monspessulana
    Woody weed
    State Priority Weed

  • Scotch Broom

    Broom, Scotch/English

    Cytisus scoparius
    Woody weed
    State Priority Weed

  • Buddelia leaf

    Butterfly Bush

    Buddleja davidii
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Cabomba

    Cabomba

    Cabomba caroliniana
    Aquatic weed
    State Priority Weed

  • Camphor Laurel

    Cinnamomum camphora
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Cassia

    Cassia/Senna

    Senna pendula var. glabrata
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Castor oil new leaf

    Castor Oil Plant

    Ricinus communis
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Cats Claw Creeper

    Dolichandra unguis-cati syn. Macfadyena unguis-cati
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    State Priority Weed

  • Green Cestrum

    Cestrum, Green

    Cestrum parqui
    Woody weed
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Coolatai Grass

    Hyparrhenia hirta
    Grass
    Local Priority Weed

  • Cotoneaster

    Cotoneaster

    Cotoneaster spp. (franchetii, pannosus, lacteus, glaucophyllus, horizontalis)
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Crofton Weed

    Crofton Weed

    Ageratina adenophora
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Firethorn

    Pyracantha spp.
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Gorse

    Gorse

    Ulex europaeus
    Woody weed
    State Priority Weed

  • Spanish Heath

    Heath, Spanish

    Erica lusitanica
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Holly

    Ilex aquifolium
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Himalayan Honeysuckle

    Honeysuckle, Himalayan

    Leycesteria formosa
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Japanese Honeysuckle

    Honeysuckle, Japanese

    Lonicera japonica
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover

  • Horsetail habit

    Horsetail

    Equisetum arvense
    Herbaceous weed
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Cape Ivy leaf

    Ivy, Cape

    Delairea odorata
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • English Ivy

    Ivy, English

    Hedera helix
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of White Jasmine

    Jasmine, White

    Jasminum polyanthum
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • lantana

    Lantana

    Lantana spp.
    Woody weed
    State Priority Weed

  • Cherry Laurel leaf

    Laurel, Cherry

    Prunus laurocerasus
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Ginger Lily

    Lily, Ginger

    Hedychium gardnerianum
    Herbaceous weed

  • Looking Glass Plant

    Coprosma repens
    Woody weed

  • Tree Lucerne

    Lucerne, Tree

    Cytisus proliferus and Chamaecytisus palmensis
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of Madiera Vine

    Madeira Vine

    Anredera cordifolia
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    State Priority Weed

  • Mickey Mouse Plant/Ochna

    Ochna serrulata
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Mistflower

    Mistflower

    Ageratina riparia
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Montbretia

    Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

    Ipomoea indica
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Moth Vine foliage

    Moth Vine

    Araujia sericifera
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Mother of Millions

    Mother of Millions

    Bryophyllum delagoense
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Pampas Grass

    Cortaderia spp
    Grass
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Patersons Curse/Vipers Bugloss

    Echium spp
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of Radiata Pine

    Pine, Radiata

    Pinus radiata
    Woody weed

  • Large-leaf (Broad-leaf) Privet

    Privet, Large Leaf

    Ligustrum lucidum
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Small Leaf Privet

    Privet, Small Leaf

    Ligustrum sinense
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Queensland Silver Wattle

    Acacia podalyriifolia
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Red Hot Poker

    Kniphofia uvaria
    Herbaceous weed

  • Giant Reed

    Reed, Giant

    Arundo donax
    Grass
    Regional Priority Weed

  • Sycamore

    Sycamore

    Platanus orientalis
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Wild Tobacco

    Tobacco, Wild

    Solanum mauritianum
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of Trad

    Trad

    Tradescantia fluminensis
    Climber, scrambler or groundcover
    Local Priority Weed

  • Tree of Heaven

    Tree of Heaven

    Ailanthus altissima
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Turkey Rhubarb leaves

    Turkey Rhubarb

    Acetosa sagittata
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Tutsan

    Tutsan

    Hypericum androsaemum and Hypericum kouytchense (syn.H. x moserianum)
    Woody weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Photo of Watsonia flower spike

    Watsonia

    Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera
    Herbaceous weed
    Local Priority Weed

  • Cootamundra Wattle

    Wattle, Cootamundra

    Acacia baileyana
    Woody weed

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