Changes
Updates to species listings in the ‘Birdseed’ case
Effective from 31 March 2022The ‘Birdseed’ case has been updated to include the following changes to the species listings:
- Vaccinium delaveyi has been removed from the case, as this species has been identified through a departmental assessment as an illegitimate name.
- The following scientific names have been added as a permitted species:
Acaena adscendens |
Acaena magellanica |
Ageratina adenophora |
Alocasia azlanii |
Alocasia baginda |
Alocasia 'Maharani' |
Alocasia reginula |
Alocasia reversa |
Alocasia rugosa |
Alocasia scalprum |
Alocasia venusta |
Anthurium cupulispathum |
Anthurium forgetii |
Anthurium jenmanii |
Anthurium magnificum |
Anthurium regale |
Arundo donax |
Brassica tardarae |
Brighamia insignis |
Caladium praetermissum |
Celtis paniculata |
Chirita yungfuensis |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
Cremanthodium ellisii |
Cyanella alba |
Dracaena cantleyi |
Euphorbia ammak |
Euphorbia confinalis |
Euphorbia cooperi |
Euphorbia grandidens |
Euphorbia kamerunica |
Euphorbia teixeirae |
Ferula assa-foetida |
Geogenanthus ciliates |
Geogenanthus poeppigii |
Geranium canopurpureum |
Geranium pylzowianum |
Geranium regelii |
Geranium subacutum |
Gillenia trifoliata |
Hylocereus costaricensis |
Hylocereus megalanthus |
Lepidosperma laterale |
Lepidosperma longitudinale |
Lepturus repens |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
Monstera siltepecana |
Peperomia macrorhiza |
Peperomia trinervis |
Peperomia turboensis |
Peperomia vestita |
Philodendron acutifolium |
Philodendron barrosoanum |
Philodendron brandtianum |
Philodendron fibrosum |
Philodendron giganteum |
Philodendron lehmannii |
Philodendron levelii |
Philodendron lupinum |
Philodendron lynnhannoniae |
Philodendron milleri |
Philodendron pinnatilobum |
Philodendron plowmanii |
Philodendron roseospathum |
Philodendron squamicaule |
Philodendron subhastatum |
Philodendron x joepii |
Philodendron ‘Dark lord’ |
Philodendron ‘Joepii’ |
Philodendron ‘Paraiso Verde' |
Piper argyrites |
Piper crocatum |
Piper magnificum |
Polyphlebium endlicherianum |
Primulina yungfuensis |
Rhaphidophora pertusa |
Scindapsus treubii |
Selenicereus costaricensis |
Senecio aconitifolius |
Tetradium daniellii |
Tetrapanax papyrifer |
Utricularia cornigera |
Xeranthemum squamosum |
Zehneria mucronata |
No other changes have been made to import conditions for Birdseed.
Background:
These changes have been reflected in the published Permitted Seeds List (updated on 31 March 2022), which contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as outlined in the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-Prohibited Goods) Determination 2021.
All additions highlighted under Point two are being made following a departmental assessment, which determined that there is a low risk of these species becoming weeds in Australia, or the species is already present in Australia and not under official control.
The Weed Risk Assessment system is a science-based quarantine risk analysis tool for determining the weed potential of a plant. All plants proposed for importation into Australia and not currently permitted on BICON are assessed for their potential to become weeds in Australia. Further information on the Weed Risk Assessment system is available on the
department's webpage
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of birdseed, customs brokers and departmental staff.
Further information:
Contact Plant Import Operations at
imports@agriculture.gov.au
or phone 1800 900 090.
This Change applies to the following Cases: