Technical Advisory Group Assesment of National Pest Plant Accord Species

  • Full Document PDF Link to PDF document (1745 KB)
  • Evaluation Criteria PDF Link to PDF document (238 KB)
  • Submission Form MSWord Link to Word document (40 KB)

This document has been divided into six sections below for ease of reference

Consultation Information

In July this year an update was provided to you indicating that work was underway to review the National Pest Plant Accord (the Accord). You were advised that a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) had been established. The TAG has now completed its assessment of proposed changes to the Accord list. This assessment is presented to you for comment.

The TAG assessed current pest plants on the Accord list as well as proposals to add or remove pest plants to/from this, which were submitted by parties on the Consultative list (such as yours), regional councils, Biosecurity New Zealand and the Department of Conservation.

The TAG’s assessments were based on the following evaluation criteria PDF Link to PDF document (238 KB)

The TAG’s full assessment is available here PDF Link to PDF document (1745 KB) or is available in hard copy on request. Please be aware that this is a large document covering 202 species over 351 pages. Alternatively this document has been divided into six sections below for ease of reference.

The list of species was prioritised by the TAG and for ease of reference is attached to this letter (appendix 1). The categories used are:

  1. To include on the Accord:
    1. High priority group
    2. Medium priority group
    3. Low priority group
  2. Do not include on the Accord;
  3. Do not include on the Accord this round, further investigation required. Species will be considered for next review round.

A standard form has been developed to assist you to make a submission, however submissions in other formats will also be accepted. Submissions should be received by Biosecurity New Zealand by close of business on Friday 10 February 2006. Please send submissions to:

NPPA Coordinator
Biosecurity New Zealand
PO Box 2526
WELLINGTON
Email: mains@maf.govt.nz

Your submission will be considered in March 2006 by members of the NPPA Steering Group, which will decide on any changes to the Accord list.

The timeline for amending the Accord list has been revised slightly since the last update to you, and is presented below for your information.

25 November 2005 Consultation on proposed Accord list begins
  Consultation phase
10 February 2006 Submissions close
17 February 2006 Summarise submissions
3 March 2006 TAG considers submissions and makes comment where appropriate
3 March 2006  
TAG makes requests for determinations of new unwanted organisms (from proposed list) to the Chief Technical Officer  
17 March 2006 Chief Technical Officer considers the TAG’s requests and make unwanted organism determinations if appropriate
24 March 2006 TAG to recommend to a proposed Accord list to the Steering Group
31 March 2006 STEERING GROUP MEETING – consider the proposed Accord list and submissions
April 2006 Consultative List notified of Steering Group decision

I look forward to receiving your submissions.

This document has been divided into six sections for ease of reference.

Contents

  • Part 1 PDF Link to PDF document (220 KB)
    • Acanthus mollis 5
    • Acer pseudoplatanus 6
    • Acmena smithii 8
    • Agapanthus praecox 10
    • Agave americana 12
    • Ageratina altissima 14
    • Ailanthus altissima 16
    • Akebia quinata 17
    • Albizia julibrissin 19
    • Alocasia brisbanensis 21
    • Alternanthera philoxeroides 23
    • Ammophila arenaria 25
    • Anredera cordifolia 26
    • Araujia sericifera 28
    • Aristea ecklonii 30
    • Arum italicum 32
    • Arundo donax 34
    • Asparagus asparagoides 36
    • Asparagus densiflorus 37
    • Asparagus scandens 39
    • Asparagus spp. (excluding officinalis) 41
  • Part 2 PDF Link to PDF document (347 KB)
    • Bartlettina sordida 42
    • Berberis darwinii 44
    • Bomarea caldasii 46
    • Bomarea multiflora 47
    • Bryonia cretica 49
    • Buddleja davidii 51
    • Buddleja madagascariensis 53
    • Caesalpinia decapetala 54
    • Calluna vulgaris(excluding double flowered cultivars) 56
    • Cardiospermum grandiflorum 58
    • Cardiospermum halicacabum 60
    • Carex divisa 61
    • Carex divulsa 63
    • Carpobrotus edulis & hybrids 65
    • Caulerpa taxifolia 66
    • Celastrus orbiculatus 68
    • Ceratophyllum demersum 70
    • Cestrum aurantiancum 71
    • Cestrum elegans 73
    • Cestrum nocturnum 75
    • Cestrum parqui 76
    • Chrysanthemoides monilifera 78
    • Clematis flammula 80
    • Clematis vitalba 82
    • Cobaea scandens 83
    • Cortaderia jubata 85
    • Cortaderia selloana 87
    • Cotoneaster simonsii 88
    • Cotyledon orbiculata 90
    • Crassula multicava 92
    • Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 94
    • Cyathea cooperii 95
    • Cytisus scoparius 97
    • Dipogon lignosus 99
    • Drosera capensis 101
    • Dryopteris filix-mas 102
  • Part 3 PDF Link to PDF document (307 KB)
    • Eccremocarpus scaber 104
    • Egeria densa 106
    • Ehrharta villosa 107
    • Eichhornia crassipes 109
    • Eomecon chionantha 111
    • Equisetum arvense 113
    • Equisetum hyemale 114
    • Equisetum spp. (all) 116
    • Eragrostis curvula 118
    • Erica lusitanica 120
    • Erigeron karvinskianus 121
    • Euonymus japonicus 123
    • Ficus rubiginosa 125
    • Fuchsia boliviana 127
    • Galeobdolon luteum 129
    • Genista monspessulana 130
    • Gunnera manicata 132
    • Gunnera tinctoria 134
    • Gymnocoronis spilanthoides 135
    • Hedera helix subsp. helix and cultivars 137
    • Hedychium flavescens 139
    • Hedychium gardnerianum 141
    • Heracleum mantegazzianum 142
    • Hieracium argillaceum group 144
    • Hieracium aurantiacum 146
    • Hieracium caespitosum 147
    • Hieracium lepidulum 149
    • Hieracium murorum 151
    • Hieracium pilosella 152
    • Hieracium pollichiae 154
    • Hieracium praealtum 155
    • Hieracium sabaudum 157
    • Hieracium spp. (all) 159
    • Hieracium Xstoloniflorum (aurantiacum x pilosella hybrid 160
  • Part 4 PDF Link to PDF document (263 KB)
    • Homalanthus populifolius 162
    • Homeria collina 164
    • Houttuynia cordata 165
    • Hydrilla verticillata 167
    • Hydrocleys nymphoides 169
    • Hypericum androsaemum 170
    • Ipomoea indica 172
    • Iris pseudacorus 174
    • Jasminum humile 176
    • Jasminum polyanthum 177
    • Kennedia rubicunda 179
    • Lagarosiphon major 181
    • Lantana camara 183
    • Lantanta camara var aculeata 184
    • Leycesteria formosa 186
    • Ligustrum lucidum 188
    • Lilium formosanum 189
    • Lonicera japonica 191
    • Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis 193
    • Ludwigia peruviana 195
    • Lythrum salicaria 196
    • Macfadyena unguis-cati 198
    • Melaleuca quinquenervia 200
    • Menyanthes trifoliata 201
    • Miscanthus nepalensis 203
    • Myoporum insulare (plus hybrids) 205
    • Myrica faya 206
    • Myricaria germanica 208
    • Myriophyllum aquaticum 210
    • Myriophyllum spicatum 211
  • Part 5 PDF Link to PDF document (319 KB)
    • Najas guadalupensis 213
    • Najas marina 215
    • Nassella - ALL species 217
    • Nassella neesiana 218
    • Nassella tenuissima 220
    • Nassella trichotoma 222
    • Nephrolepis cordifolia 223
    • Nuphar lutea 225
    • Nymphaea mexicana 227
    • Nymphoides geminata 228
    • Nymphoides peltata 230
    • Ochna serrulata 232
    • Osmunda regalis 233
    • Panicum maximum 235
    • Passiflora caerulea 237
    • Passiflora edulus 238
    • Passiflora mixta 240
    • Passiflora tarminiana 242
    • Passiflora tripartita(all subspecies) 243
    • Pennisetum alopecuroides 245
    • Pennisetum latifolium 247
    • Pennisetum macrourum 248
    • Pennisetum purpureum 250
    • Pennisetum setaceum 251
    • Pennisetum spp. (excluding P. clandestinum and P. glaucum) 253
    • Pennisetum villosum 255
    • Phragmites australis 256
    • Pinus contorta 258
    • Pistia stratiotes 260
    • Pittosporum undulatum 261
    • Plectranthus ciliatus 263
    • Polygala myrtifolia 265
    • Polygonum perfoliatum 267
    • Potamogeton perfoliatus 269
    • Prunus serotina 270
    • Pyracantha angustifolia 272
  • Part 6 PDF Link to PDF document (387 KB)
    • Reynoutria japonica 274
    • Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis 275
    • Reynoutria sachalinensis 277
    • Rhamnus alaternus 279
    • Rhododendron ponticum 280
    • Ricinus communis 282
    • Sagittaria montevidensis 284
    • Sagittaria platyphylla 286
    • Sagittaria sagittifolia 287
    • Salix cinerea 289
    • Salix fragilis 291
    • Salvinia molesta 292
    • Salvinia spp. 294
    • Schinus terebinthifolius 296
    • Schoenoplectus californicus 298
    • Selaginella kraussiana 299
    • Senecio angulatus 301
    • Senecio mikanioides 303
    • Solanum carolinense 304
    • Solanum marginatum 306
    • Solanum mauritianum 308
    • Sorghum halepense 310
    • Sparganium erectum 312
    • Stratiotes aloides 313
    • Thunbergia grandiflora 315
    • Toxicodendron succedaneum 317
    • Tradescantia fluminensis 320
    • Trapa natans 322
    • Trapa spp. 323
    • Tropaeolum speciosum 325
    • Tussilago farfara 327
    • Typha domingensis 328
    • Typha latifolia 330
    • Utricularia gibba 332
    • Utricularia livida 333
    • Utricularia spp. (except the 3 native species) 335
    • Vallisneria gigantea 337
    • Vallisneria spiralis? (maybe a hybrid) 338
    • Watsonia meriana 340
    • Zantedeschia aethiopica 342
    • Zizania latifolia 343
    • New additions 345
    • Utricularia arenaria. 346
    • Utricularia sandersonii 348
    • Zantedeschia green goddess 349

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