VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN for Bidjigal Reserve - Land

Vegetation Management Plan - Bidjigal ReserveAppendix 6: List of Keystone Weed Species for Western Sydney Bushland (UBM 2008)N = plants declared as noxious weeds in Hawkesbury River County Council area.Terminology:Some introduced species pose serious and immediate threats to bushland areas. These are called'keystone weeds' or 'primary target weeds', and they must be given priority in any bushlandmanagement strategy.A keystone weed may have a legal designation as a 'noxious plant' (Noxious Weeds Act 1993), or thespecies may be considered to be an 'environmental weed' in the local area - that is, a plant whichnaturalises readily in native bushland and which is detrimental to the native flora.The species listed below are those commonly found in local bushland reserves. Species marked ‘N’are declared as noxious plants in Baulkham Hills Shire (part of Hawkesbury River County Council –see Appendix 7).Table A6: List of Keystone or Primary Target Weeds Commonly Found in Sydney’s BushlandWOODY WEEDSTrees:Acer negundoCinnamomum camphoraErythryina sykesiiLigustrum lucidumRhus succedaneaSalix spp.Shrubs:Acacia salignaCestrum parquiChrysanthemoides monilifera & C. var. moniliferaCotoneaster glycophylla & C. pannosusGenista monspessulanaLantana camaraLigustrum sinenseLycium ferocissimumOchna serrulataOlea europaea subsp cuspitataPyracantha spp.Ricinus communisRubus fruticosusSenna pendulaHERBACEOUS WEEDSFlowering Herbs:Ageratina adenophoraAgeratina ripariaCenchrus incertus, C. longispinusChlorophytum comosumBox ElderCamphor laurelIndian Coral TreeLarge-leaf Privet (N)Rhus/Wax Tree (N)Willows (not Weeping Willow) (N)Sickle-leaved WattleGreen Cestrum (N)Bitou Bush / Boneseed (N)CotoneasterCape BroomLantana (N)Small-leaf Privet (N)African Boxthorn (N)OchnaAfrican OliveFirethornCastor Oil PlantBlackberry (N)Cassia /Arsenic BushCrofton Weed (N)Mist FlowerSpiny Burr Grass (N)Spider LilyUBM Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd