Original NPPA List

View the original National Pest Plant Accord list.
- This list is out-of-date, but available for historic interest.
- Reviewed in 2002 in an article by Murray Dawson.
Our mission: ‘To encourage and improve horticulture in NZ by promoting the understanding, appreciation, conservation and use of plants’.
A list of plants banned from sale, distribution, or propagation within New Zealand
The purpose of the accord is to prevent the sale, distribution, or propagation, within New Zealand, of specified pest plants.
The National Pest Plant Accord builds upon the initiative previously provided by the National Surveillance Pest Plant List, under which councils provided surveillance for a list of plants based on a mutual agreement to include them as pests in their respective regional pest management strategies.
The NPPA is a cooperative agreement between regional councils and government departments with biosecurity responsibilities, and the nursery trade.
The Accord List
Botanical Name | Common Name/s | 1995 NPPA |
2020 NPPA |
---|---|---|---|
Ailanthus altissima | tree of heaven | — | MPI |
Akebia quinata | akebia | — | MPI |
Alternanthera philoxeroides | alligator weed | ![]() |
MPI |
Amphilophium crucigerum (syn. Pithecoctenium crucigerum) | monkey’s comb, monkey’s hairbrush | — | MPI |
Anredera cordifolia | madeira vine; mignonette vine | ![]() |
MPI |
Araujia hortorum (A. sericifera) | moth plant | ![]() |
MPI |
Aristea ecklonii | aristea | — | MPI |
Arundo donax | giant reed | — | MPI |
Asparagus aethiopicus | bushy asparagus | — | MPI |
Asparagus asparagoides | smilax; bridal veil creeper | ![]() |
MPI |
Asparagus plumosus | asparagus fern | — | MPI |
Asparagus scandens | climbing asparagus; ferny asparagus | ![]() |
MPI |
Bartlettina sordida | bartlettina | ![]() |
— |
Berberis darwinii | Darwin's barberry | ![]() |
MPI |
Biancaea decapetala (syn. Caesalpinia decapetala) | Mysore thorn | ![]() |
— |
Bomarea multiflora | bomarea | — | MPI |
Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica | white bryony | ![]() |
MPI |
Calluna vulgaris (excl. double flowered cultivars) | heather | ![]() |
MPI |
Cardiospermum grandiflorum | balloon vine | ![]() |
MPI |
Cardiospermum halicacabum | small balloon vine | ![]() |
MPI |
Carex pendula | drooping sedge | — | MPI |
Carpobrotus edulis & hybrids | iceplant | — | MPI |
Caulerpa taxifolia | — | ![]() |
— |
Celastrus orbiculatus | climbing spindleberry; oriental bittersweet | ![]() |
MPI |
Cenchrus caudatus (syn. Pennisetum macrourum) | African feather grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Cenchrus latifolius (syn. Pennisetum latifolium) | Uruguay pennisetum | — | MPI |
Cenchrus purpurascens (syn. Pennisetum alopecuroides) | Chinese pennisetum | ![]() |
MPI |
Cenchrus purpureus (syn. Pennisetum purpureum) | elephant grass; Napier grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Cenchrus setaceus (syn. Pennisetum setaceum) | African fountain grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Ceratophyllum demersum | hornwort | ![]() |
MPI |
Cestrum aurantiacum | orange cestrum | — | MPI |
Cestrum elegans | red cestrum | — | MPI |
Cestrum fasciculatum | red cestrum, early jessamine | — | MPI |
Cestrum nocturnum | queen of the night | — | MPI |
Cestrum parqui | green cestrum | ![]() |
MPI |
Chrysojasminum humile (syn. Jasminum humile) | Italian jasmine | — | MPI |
Clematis terniflora (syn. C. flammula var. robusta) | clematis |
— | MPI |
Clematis vitalba | old man's beard | ![]() |
MPI |
Clerodendrum trichotomum | clerodendrum | — | MPI |
Cobaea scandens | cathedral bells | ![]() |
MPI |
Cortaderia jubata | purple pampas | ![]() |
MPI |
Cortaderia selloana | pampas | ![]() |
MPI |
Cotoneaster simonsii | Khasia berry | — | MPI |
Cotyledon orbiculata |
pig's ear |
— | MPI |
Crassula multicava subsp. multicava |
fairy crassula |
— | MPI |
Cyathea cooperi |
Australian tree fern |
— | MPI |
Dipogon lignosus | mile-a-minute | ![]() |
MPI |
Dolichandra unguis-cati (syn. Macfadyena unguis-cati) | Cat's claw creeper | — | MPI |
Drosera capensis | Cape sundew | — | MPI |
Eccremocarpus scaber | Chilean glory creeper | — | MPI |
Egeria densa | egeria; oxygen weed | ![]() |
MPI |
Ehrharta villosa | pyp grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Equisetum arvense | horsetail | ![]() |
MPI |
Equisetum fluviatile | water horsetail | — | MPI |
Equisetum hyemale | rough horsetail | ![]() |
MPI |
Eragrostis curvula | African love grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Erigeron karvinskianus | Mexican daisy | ![]() |
MPI |
Euonymus japonicus | Japanese spindle tree | — | MPI |
Ficus rubiginosa | Port Jackson fig | — | MPI |
Fuchsia boliviana | Bolivian fuchsia | — | MPI |
Gunnera tinctoria | Chilean rhubarb | ![]() |
MPI |
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | Senegal tea | ![]() |
MPI |
Hedychium flavescens | yellow ginger | ![]() |
MPI |
Hedychium gardnerianum | kahili ginger | ![]() |
MPI |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | giant hogweed | — | MPI |
Hieracium lachenalii subsp. argillaceum
(syn. H. argillaceum) |
hawkweed |
— | MPI |
Hieracium lepidulum |
tussock hawkweed |
— | MPI |
Hieracium murorum |
wall hawkweed | — | MPI |
Hieracium pollichiae |
spotted hawkweed | — | MPI |
Hieracium sabaudum |
New England hawkweed | — | MPI |
Homalanthus populifolius | Queensland poplar | — | MPI |
Houttuynia cordata | chameleon plant | ![]() |
MPI |
Hydrilla verticillata | hydrilla | ![]() |
MPI |
Hydrocleys nymphoides | water poppy | ![]() |
MPI |
Hypericum androsaemum | tutsan | — | MPI |
Ipomoea indica | blue morning glory | ![]() |
MPI |
Iris pseudacorus | yellow flag iris | ![]() |
MPI |
Juglans ailantifolia | Japanese walnut | — | MPI |
Kennedia rubicunda | dusky coral pea | — | MPI |
Lagarosiphon major | oxygen weed | ![]() |
MPI |
Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum (syn. Galeobdolon luteum 'Variegatum') | aluminium plant | — | MPI |
Lantana camara var. aculeata | lantana | ![]() |
MPI |
Ligustrum lucidum | tree privet | ![]() |
MPI |
Lilium formosanum | Formosan lily | — | MPI |
Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | ![]() |
MPI |
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis | primrose willow | ![]() |
MPI |
Ludwigia peruviana | water primrose | ![]() |
— |
Lythrum salicaria | purple loosetrife | ![]() |
MPI |
Maytenus boaria | Chilean mayten | — | MPI |
Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis (syn. Panicum maximum) | Guinea grass | — | MPI |
Menyanthes trifoliata | bog bean | ![]() |
MPI |
Moraea flaccida (misapplication Homeria collina) | Cape tulip | ![]() |
MPI |
Morella faya (syn. Myrica faya) | fire tree, candle-berry myrtle | ![]() |
MPI |
Myoporum aff. insulare (and hybrids) | Tasmanian ngaio | — | MPI |
Myricaria germanica | false tamarisk | — | MPI |
Myriophyllum aquaticum | parrot's feather | ![]() |
MPI |
Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian watermilfoil | ![]() |
— |
Najas guadalupensis | southern naiad | ![]() |
— |
Najas marina | sawtooth | ![]() |
— |
Nassella neesiana | Chilean needle grass | — | MPI |
Nassella tenuissima | Mexican feather grass | ![]() |
MPI |
Nassella trichotoma | serrated tussock | — | MPI |
Nephrolepis cordifolia | tuber ladder fern | — | MPI |
Nuphar lutea | yellow waterlily | ![]() |
MPI |
Nymphaea mexicana | Mexican waterlily | — | MPI |
Nymphoides × montana (misapplication Nymphoides geminata) | entire marshwort | ![]() |
MPI |
Nymphoides peltata | fringed waterlily | ![]() |
MPI |
Ochna serrulata | Mickey Mouse plant | — | MPI |
Osmunda regalis | royal fern | ![]() |
MPI |
Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. moniliferum (syn. Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera) | bone seed | ![]() |
MPI |
Passiflora apetala | bat-wing passion flower | — | MPI |
Passiflora caerulea | blue passion flower | — | MPI |
Passiflora tarminiana | northern banana passionfruit | — | MPI |
Passiflora mixta | northern banana passionfruit | ![]() |
— |
Passiflora tripartita var. azuayensis | banana passionfruit | — | MPI |
Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (syn. P. mollissima) | banana passionfruit | ![]() |
MPI |
Persicaria perfoliata (syn. Polygonum perfoliatum) | devil's tail tearthumb | ![]() |
— |
Phragmites australis | phragmites | ![]() |
MPI |
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola | orange hawkweed | — | MPI |
Pilosella caespitosa | field hawkweed | — | MPI |
Pilosella officinarum (syn. Hieracium pilosella) | mouse-ear hawkweed | — | MPI |
Pilosella piloselloides subsp. praealta | king devil hawkweed | — | MPI |
Pilosella × stoloniflora | hawkweed | — | MPI |
Pinus contorta | lodgepole pine | ![]() |
MPI |
Pistia stratiotes | water lettuce | ![]() |
MPI |
Pittosporum undulatum | sweet pittosporum | — | MPI |
Plectranthus ciliatus | plectranthus | ![]() |
MPI |
Polygala myrtifolia | sweet pea shrub | — | MPI |
Polypodium vulgare | polypody, common polypody | — | MPI |
Pontederia crassipes (syn. Eichhornia crassipes) | water hyacinth | ![]() |
MPI |
Potamogeton perfoliatus | clasped pondweed | ![]() |
MPI |
Prunus serotina | rum cherry | — | MPI |
Pyracantha angustifolia | firethorn | — | MPI |
Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) | Asiatic knotweed | — | MPI |
Reynoutria sachalinensis (syn. Fallopia sachalinensis) and hybrids | giant knotweed | — | MPI |
Rhamnus alaternus | evergreen buckthorn | ![]() |
MPI |
Rhododendron ponticum | rhododendron | — | MPI |
Sagittaria montevidensis | arrowhead | ![]() |
MPI |
Sagittaria platyphylla | sagittaria; delta arrowhead | ![]() |
MPI |
Sagittaria sagittifolia | arrowhead; Hawaii arrowhead | ![]() |
MPI |
Salix cinerea | grey willow | ![]() |
MPI |
Salix × fragilis | crack willow | — | MPI |
Salvinia × molesta | salvinia, kariba weed | ![]() |
MPI |
Schinus terebinthifolius | christmas berry | ![]() |
MPI |
Schoenoplectus californicus | Californian bulrush | — | MPI |
Selaginella kraussiana | selaginella | ![]() |
MPI |
Solanum carolinense | horse nettle | ![]() |
— |
Solanum marginatum | white-edged nightshade | ![]() |
MPI |
Solanum mauritianum | woolly nightshade | — | MPI |
Sorghum halepense | Johnson grass | ![]() |
— |
Sparganium erectum | bur reed | ![]() |
— |
Stratiotes aloides | water soldier | ![]() |
— |
Syzygium smithii (syn. Acmena smithii) | monkey apple | ![]() |
MPI |
Tradescantia fluminensis | wandering jew; tradescantia | ![]() |
MPI |
Trapa natans | water chestnut | ![]() |
— |
Tropaeolum speciosum | Chilean flame creeper | ![]() |
MPI |
Tussilago farfara | coltsfoot | ![]() |
MPI |
Typha domingensis | southern cattail | ![]() |
— |
Typha latifolia | great reedmace | ![]() |
MPI |
Utricularia arenaria | bladderwort | — | MPI |
Utricularia gibba | bladderwort | ![]() |
MPI |
Utricularia livida | bladderwort | — | MPI |
Utricularia sandersonii | bladderwort | — | MPI |
Vallisneria australis (misapplication V. gigantea) | eelgrass | ![]() |
MPI |
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess' | greenarum lily | — | MPI |
Zizania latifolia | Manchurian wild rice | ![]() |
MPI |