Identify weeds that pose a serious risk to South Australia's environment and primary industries. Find out about:

  • recommended manual and chemical control options
  • legal obligations for landholders
  • restrictions on weed movement and sale
  • reporting requirements
  • links to state policies.

Reporting alert weeds

Alert weeds should be reported immediately to the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.

To give an accurate report:

  1. Record the location where you saw the weed so it can be found again.
  2. Make detailed notes of the plant's features so it can be identified.
  3. Take a photograph or a sample of the plant, including the leaves, flowers, and fruit.
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Bridal creeper

(Asparagus asparagoides)
PerennialClimber

Bridal veil

(Asparagus declinatus)
PerennialClimber

Broomrapes

(Orobanche spp.)
Report if seen
AnnualHerb

Buffel grass

(Cenchrus ciliaris and Cenchrus pennisetiformis)
AnnualGrass

Bulbil watsonia

(Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera)
PerennialGrass

Bundy blackberry

(Rubus laudatus)
PerennialShrub

Cabomba

(Cabomba caroliniana)
Perennial

Calomba daisy

(Oncosiphon suffruticosum)
AnnualHerb

Caltrop

(Tribulus terrestris)
AnnualHerb

Cane needlegrass

(Nassella hyalina)
Report if seen
PerennialGrass

Cape broom

(Genista monspessulana)
PerennialShrub

Cape tulip (one and two leaved)

(Moraea flaccida and Moraea miniata)
PerennialHerb