Red-Ear Slider Turtle
Native to the United States of America, the red-eared slider turtle is a freshwater turtle with a distinctive red stripe behind each ear. Red eared slider turtles are aggressive and …
Our region’s biosecurity priorities
Fire Ants
Native to South America, fire ants are considered as oe of the greatest biosecurity threats to Australia. Distinguished by their coppery-brown heads and bodies, with a darker abdomen. They are …
Senegal Tea
Native to South America, Senegal tea is an aquatic perennial introduced to Australia as an aquarium plant. In the wild, it invades and degrades natural wetlands. Senegal tea can form …
Sagittaria
Native to North America, sagittaria is an aquatic perennial introduced to Australia as an aquatic plant. In the wild, it invades and degrades natural wetlands. Sagittaria can form dense floating …
Hygrophila
Native to Mexico and Argentina, hygrophila is a flowering, erect herb that grows on creekbanks and in shallow freshwater wetlands. The main danger of hygrophila is that it outcompetes native …
Honey Locust
Native to North America (from Mexico to Canada), honey locust is a large, spiny, rapidly growing tree. Honey locust has been promoted and planted as a fodder tree and garden …
Fire Weed
Native to southern Africa, fireweed is a daisy-like herb and is often mistaken with closely related natives. It competes with pasture and is toxic to livestock. Within the Wide Bay …
Cabomba
Native to North and South America, cabomba is a fully submerged aquatic plant, originally introduced to Australia as an aquarium plant. It is an aggressive perennial that can form dense …
African Boxthorn
Native to southern Africa, African boxthorn is a spiny shrub introduced to Australia in the mid-1800s as a hedge plant. It has since spread to pastures, disturbed areas, roadsides, railways …