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Noxious Weeds & Roadside Vegetation
Last modified: January 4, 2007 - 3:28 PM
Forbes Shire Council is very conscious and diligent regarding the control of noxious weeds throughout the Shire. We encourage residents to inspect their properties on a regular basis and report any suspected noxious weeds to Council's Weeds Officers, details below.
The Environmental Services Department of Forbes Shire Council incorporates a Noxious Weeds Inspector, employed to combat the emergence of roadside vegetation and noxious weeds within the Forbes Shire. Council recognises the importance of a cooperative approach between themselves and landowners in attempting to successfully combating the emergence and spread of noxious pests. The Noxious Weeds Act 1993 requires every occupier of land to take responsibilty and effective measures to control noxious weeds and plants. Occupiers who fail to recognise their responsibility for control of noxious weeds and plants are liable to prosocution and penalty under the Act. The most prevalent weeds in the Forbes Shire are outlined in the table below: | Summary of Declared Noxious Weeds in the Forbes Shire | | Common Name | Botanical Name | Weed Category | | AFRICAN BOXTHORN | Lycium ferocissimum | W2 | | AFRICAN LOVEGRASS | Eragrostis curvula | . | | ALLIGATOR WEED | Alternanthera philoxeroides | W1 | | BATHURST, NOOGOORA & CALIFORNIAN AND COCKLE BURR | Xanthium spp. | W2 | | BLACKBERRY | Rubus fruticosus (agg) | W2 | | BLUE HELIOTROPE | Heliotropium amplexicaule | . | | BUFFALO BURR | Solanum rostratum | W3 | | COCA LEAF | Erythroxylum | W1 | | COLUMBUS GRASS | Sorghum almum | W2 | | DEVILS CLAW (Yellow Flower) | Ibicellia lutea | W2 | | DEVILS CLAW (Purple Flower) | Proboscidea louisianica | W2 | | DODDER | Cuscuta campestris | W2 | | FIREWEED | Senecio | . | | GALVANISED BURR | Sclerolaena birchii | W2 | | GREEN CESTRUM | Cestrum parqui | . | | HARRISIA CACTUS | Harrisia spp. | W4f | | HEMLOCK | Conium maculatum | . | | HORSETAIL | Equisetum spp. | W1 | | JOHNSON GRASS | Sorghum halepense | W2 | | KAROO THORN | Acacia karoo | W1 | | KOCHIA | Kochia scoparia | W1 | | LAGAROSIPHON | Lagarosiphon major | W1 | | LONGSTYLE FEATHER GRASS | Pennisetum villosum | . | | MESQUITE | Prosopis spp. | W1 | | NODDING THISTLE | Carduus nutans | . | | OPIUM POPPY | Papaver somniferum | W2 | | PAMPAS GRASS | Cortaderia spp. | . | | PARTHENIUM WEED | Parthenium hysterophorus | W1 | | PRICKLY ACACIA | Acacia nilotica | W1 | | PRICKLY PEAR | Opuntia spp. | W4f | | RHUS TREE | Toxicodendron succedaneum | W2 | | SALVINIA | Salvinia molesta spp. | W1 | | SCOTCH/ENGLISH BROOM | Cytisus scorparius | . | | SCOTCH/ILLYRIAN STEMLESS THISTLES | Onopordum spp. | W3 | | SENEGAL TEA PLANT | Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | W1 | | SERRATED TUSSOCK | Nassella trichotoma | . | | SIAM WEED | Chromolaena odorata | W1 | | SIFTON BUSH | Cassinia arcuata | . | | SILK FORAGE SORGHUM | Sorghum spp. hybrid cv | W2 | | SILVERLEAF NIGHTSHADE | Solanum elaeagnifolium | W3 | | SPINY BURR GRASS (Longispinus) | Cenchrus longispinus | W2 | | SPINY BURR GRASS (Incertus) | Cenchrus incertus | W2 | | ST JOHN'S WORT | Hypercium perforatum | W2 | | STAR THISTLE | Centaurea calcitrapa | W2 | | SWEET BRIAR | Rosa rubiginosa | . | | TREE OF HEAVEN | Ailanthus altissima | . | | WATER HYACINTH | Eichhomia crassipes | W1 | | WATER LETTUCE | Pistio stratiotes | W1 | | WHORLED PIGEON GRASS | Setaria verticillata | . | | WILD RADISH | Raphanus raphanistrum | W2 |
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