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Horsetails Equisetum species Regional priority weed Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Prohibition on dealings Biosecurity zone Salvinia Salvinia molesta Prohibition on dealings Arrowhead Sagittaria calycina var. calycina Regional priority weed Leafy elodea Egeria densa Regional priority weed Ludwigia Ludwigia peruviana Regional priority weed East Indian hygrophila Hygrophila polysperma Regional priority weed Hydrocotyl Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Prohibited matter Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Prohibited matter Frogbit Limnobium laevigatum Prohibited matter Anchored water hyacinth Eichhornia azurea Prohibited matter Hymenachne Hymenachne amplexicaulis Prohibition on dealings Sagittaria Sagittaria platyphylla Prohibition on dealings Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana Prohibition on dealings Water star grass Heteranthera zosterifolia Regional priority weed Red ludwigia Ludwigia repens Regional priority weed Mexican water lily Nymphaea mexicana Regional priority weed Water mimosa Neptunia oleracea Regional priority weed Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides Prohibition on dealings Biosecurity zone Water soldier Stratiotes aloides Prohibited matter Hygrophila Hygrophila costata Regional priority weed Long-leaf willow primrose Ludwigia longifolia Regional priority weed Yellow burrhead Limnocharis flava Prohibited matter Water poppy Hydrocleys nymphoides Regional priority weed Senegal tea plant Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Regional priority weed Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes Regional priority weed Water caltrop Trapa species Prohibited matter Kidney-leaf mud plantain Heteranthera reniformis Regional priority weed Lagarosiphon Lagarosiphon major Prohibited matter Spongeplant Limnobium spongia Prohibited matter For further information visit weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au Do not deal with these water plants in NSW General Biosecurity Duty In NSW under the Biosecurity Act 2015, all plants are regulated with a general biosecurity duty to prevent, eliminate or minimise any biosecurity risk they may pose. Anyone who deals with any plant, who knows (or ought to know) of any biosecurity risk, has a duty to ensure the risk is prevented, eliminated or minimised, so far as is reasonably practicable Prohibited matter Dealing with prohibited matter is an offence. Anyone who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries Prohibition on dealings These plants must not be sold in or imported into NSW Biosecurity zone These plants are regulated within zones - refer to NSW WeedWise for details Regional priority weed These plants are regulated under Regional Strategic Weed Management Plans - refer to NSW WeedWise for details NSW WeedWise Visit NSW WeedWise at weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au for information about each plant and its associated Biosecurity duties Duty to notify on importation into the State If a plant is not currently present in NSW, a person must not import it without notifying the Department of Primary Industries of the plant and its proposed location Contact Contact your local council biosecurity officer or NSW Department of Primary Industries via email [email protected] or the NSW Invasive Plants & Animals Enquiry Line 1800 680 244 14632
