APPENDIX 2 WEEDS OF THE ILLAWARRA

Noxious weedsBotanical Name Common Name WONS**HighPriorityWeeds***EnvironmentalWeedVerbena officinalis Common Verbena *Verbena rigida Purple Verbena *Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water Speedwell *Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell *Veronica persica Creeping Speedwell *Vicia sativa Common Vetch *Vinca major Periwinkle *Watsonia borbonia, W. meriana Watsonia *Xanthium occidentale Noogoora Burr *Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr *Zantedeschia aethiopicum Arum Lily *Total 27 2 6 9 5 35 7 17 277Data sources***SRCMA (23/11/2009) HighPriority Widespread Weeds. Accessedfromhttp://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/CMAweeds/southernrivers.htm** WONS Weeds of NationalSignificance.Accessed from http://www.weeds.gov.au/weeds/lists/wons.htmlBES(2006) StrategicWeed Management Plan,Illawarra Escarpment.Noxious weeds - Legal RequirementsClass 1Theplant must be eradicatedfrom theland and the landmust be kept free of the plant.Class 2Class 3Class 4Class4*Class 5Theplant must be eradicatedfrom theland and the landmust be kept free of the plant.Theplant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed.Thegrowth and spread of theplant must be controlled according to themeasures specifiedin amanagement plan publishedby the localcontrol authority.Thegrowth and spread of theplant must be controlled according to themeasures specifiedin amanagement plan publishedby the localcontrol authority and theplant may not besold,propagated or knowingly distributed.Therequirementsin the NoxiousWeedsAct for a notifiable weedmust be complied with.ILLAWARRA BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY Vol 2 APPENDIX 2 7