Chinese Apple, Mesquite, Parkinsonia, Parthenium, Prickly acacia, and Rubber vine have all been identified by the Cloncurry Shire Council Pest Management Plan as high priority.  Parthenium exists in only isolated areas and the shires objective is to eradicate it.  Mesquite, Prickly acacia, and Parkinsonia are widespread throughout the shire.

The following is a list of known weeds in the shire and their classification.  For information about these classifications, click here.

Class 1 pest plants - None

Class 2 pest plants – Parthenium, Prickly acacia, Parkinsonia, Rubber vine, Mesquite, Bellyache Bush, Chinee Apple, Salvinia

Class 3 pest plants - None

Other pest plants - Caltrope, Castor oil Bush, Noogoora Burr