NOOSA BIOSECURITY PLAN 2026-2031 · Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026 draft for stakeholder review

Restricted species & management categories – Part 2, Schedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2014

Grey highlight – Recorded in Noosa Shire.

Yellow highlight – In adjoining Shire but not in Noosa yet

WONS – Weeds of National Significance

 Invasive plants                                                                 Categor
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 African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) WONS                                     3
 African fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceum)                                      3
 African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)                                      3
 alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) WONS                               3
 annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)                                        3
 Amazon frogbit (Hydrocharis laevigata syn. Limnobium laevigata)                 3,5
 asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus, A. africanus and A. plumosus) WONS       3
 asparagus fern (Asparagus scandens) WONS                                        3
 athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) WONS                                               3
 badhara bush (Gmelina elliptica)                                                3
 balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum)                                       3
 belly-ache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia and hybrids) WONS                       3
 bitterweed (Helenium amarum)                                                    2,3,4,5
 bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundifolia) WONS                 2,3,4,5
 blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus aggregate) WONS              3
 Bog moss (Mayaca fluviatilis)                                                   3,5
 boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera) WONS                     2,3,4,5
 Blind cactus (Opuntia rufida)                                                   2,3,4,5
 Brazilian jurema (Mimosa tenuiflora)                                            3,5
 bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides)                                         2,3,4,5
 bridal veil (Asparagus declinatus)                                              3
 broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius)                             3
 cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) WONS                                              3
 camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)                                            3
 candyleaf (Stevia ovata)                                                        3
 cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati) WONS                               3
 Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) WONS                                   3
 Coastal silver-oak (Brachylaena discolor)                                       3,5
 Cochineal nopal cactus (O. Cochenilifera)                                       2,3,4,5
 chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana)                                              3
 Chinese celtis (Celtis sinensis)                                                3



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