Freshwater Plant Blacklist

This is the current blacklist of Freshwater Plants in South Africa, as per the National Department of Agriculture.

IMPORTATION OF PLANTS AND VEGETATIVE PROPOGATION MATERIAL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED:

FAMILIES PROHIBITED:
Azollaceae, Cabombaceae, Gunneraceae, Haloragidaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Lemnaceae, Pontederiaceae, Salviniaceae.

SPECIES PROHIBITED:

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Ammania mulutifolia

Anubias barteri

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Anubias coffefolia

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Anubia congensis

Anubia lanceolata

Anubia minima

Anubias nana

Arundo donax

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla pinnata subsp. asiatica

Blyxa echinosperma

Blyxa japonica

Cabomba caroliniana

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Canna indica

Cardamine lyrata

Cenchrus helmsii

Cryptocoryne ciliate

Cryptocoryne wendtii

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Echinodorus argentinensis

Echinodorus bathii

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Echinodorus cordifolius

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Echinodorus madalengensis

Echinodorus murticatus

Echinodorus Osiris

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Echinodorus tenellus

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Egeria densa

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Eichhornia spp. except Echhornia natans (Indigenous to South Africa)

Elodea canadensis

Eustralis stellata

Egeria densa

Eichhornia azurea

Eichhornia crassipes

Eleocharis acicularis

Eleocharis parvulus

Eleodeacanadensis

Fallopia japonica

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Hemigraphis repanda

Houttuynia cordata ver. chameleon

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

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Hydrocotyle verticillata

Hydrilla verticillata

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Hygrophila angustifolia

Hygrophila difformis

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Hygrophila polysperma

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Hygrophila salicifolia

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa

Iris pseudacorus

Limnocharis flava

Limnophila indica

Limnophila sessiliflora

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Ludwigia natans

Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis

Lythrum hyssopifolium

Lythrum salicaria

Marsilea mutica

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Menyanthes trifoliate

Monochoria hastata

Monochoria vaginalis

Myriophyllum aqauticum

Myriophyllum spicatum

Nechamandra alternifolia

Nuphar lutea

Nymphaea mexicana

Nymphoides geminate

Nymphoides peltata

Oryza rufipogon

Ottelia alismoides

Pistia stratiotes

Pontederia rotundifolia

Pontederia cordata

Rannuculus scleratus

Riccia fluitans

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Rotala indica

Rotala macrandra

Sagittaria montevidensis

Sagittaria platyphylla

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Sagittaria pygmaea

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Salvinia molesta

Salvinia spp. except Salvinia hastata (Indigenous to South Africa)

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Solanum tampicense

Sparganium erectum

Spartina spp. except Spartina maritima (Indigenous to South Africa)

Stratiotes aloides

Vallisneria gigantea

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Zizania latifolia



PLANTS/VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION MATERIAL [NON-PROHIBITED SPECIES]

1. Additional declaration on the phytodanitary certificate that the consignment is free from all living stages of snails [Mollusca]
or
that the material was treated 4 weeks prior to chipment with appropriate chemicals completely effective against all living stages of snails [Mollusca] and plant parasitic nematodes

2. Species and varieties must be packed separately and labeled individually. Complete classification, including the name of the family to which each of the cpecies belongs, must accompany each consignment

3. A list of all the species and varieties imported must be handed in to an inspector from the Directorate Agricultural Products Inspection Services.

4. No aquatic plant may be introduced in an waterway system. (natural or man made)