| Grass weeds | Groups | Sites |
| African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) | 0 | 8 |
| Annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) | 1
2 3 5 9 13 15 22 34 |
>30,000
>30,000 >5000 >50 >2000 3 >100 >100 3 |
| Annual veldtgrass (Ehrharta longiflora) | 1 | 6 |
| Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) | 9 | >500 |
| Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) | 1
2 5 |
2
1 1 |
| Barley grass (Hordeum spp.) | 1
2 9 22 |
>200
>200 8 >100 |
| Brome grass (Bromus spp.) | 1
2 5 9 |
>200
>1000 1 5 |
| (large) crab grass (Digitaria sanguinalis) | 1
2 |
2
1 |
| Crowsfoot grass (Eluesine indica) | 1
22 |
25 |
| Feathertop Rhodes grass (Chloris virgata) | 9 | >2000 |
| Giant Parramatta grass (Sporobolus fertilis) | 0 | 6 |
| Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) | 9 | 4 |
| Lesser canary grass (Phalaris minor) | 12
|
20
10 |
| Liverseed grass (Urochloa panicoides) | 5
9 |
7
4 |
| Paradoxa grass (Phalaris paradoxa) | 1
2 |
>100
>50 |
| Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) | 0 | 32 |
| Silver grass (Vulpia bromoides) | 5
22 |
3
1 |
| Sweet summer grass (Brachiaria eruciformis) | 9 | 15 |
| Wild oat (Avena spp.) | 1
2 9 0 |
>5000
>200 2 >200 |
| Windmill grass (Chloris truncata) | 9 | 13 |
| Winter grass (Poa annua) | 1
2 3 5 9 15 22 23 31 |
3
20 >100 10 10 10 1 ~20 3 |
| Broadleaf weeds | Groups | Sites |
| African turnip weed (Sisymbrium thellungii) | 2 | 2 |
| Arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis) | 2 | 20 |
| Bedstraw (Galium tricornutum) | 2 | 25 |
| Bifora (Bifora testiculata)* | 24 | 3
2 |
| Black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) | 2 | 2 |
| Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) | 22 | 2 |
| Burr medic (Medicago polymorpha)* | 2 | 2 |
| Calomba daisy (Pentzia suffruticosa) | 2 | 2 |
| Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula) | 4
9 12 22 |
30
2 1 1 |
| Charlock (Sinapis arvensis) | 2 | 5 |
| Common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) | 2
4 9 |
>10,000
>100 >100 |
| Cutleaf mignonette (Resesda lutea)* | 2 | 1 |
| Dense-flowered fumitory (Fumaria densiflora) | 3 | 2 |
| Dirty dora (Cyperus difformis) | 2 | >50 |
| Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) | 2 | 2 |
| Fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) | 2
22 9 |
>100
10 >2000 |
| Indian hedge mustard (Sisymbrium orientale) | 2
4 5 12 |
>1000
>50 16 >50 |
| Lesser Jack (Emex spinosa) | 2 | 2 |
| Lincoln weed (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) | 2 | 20 |
| Paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) | 4 | 2 |
| Paterson’s curse (Echium plantagineum) | 2
4 9 |
2
1 1 |
| Pennsylvania cudweed (Gamochaeta pensylvanica) | 22 | 2 |
| Prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) | 2
9 |
>2000
1 |
| Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) | 2
4 12 |
1
1 1 |
| Small square weed (Mitracarpus hirtus) | 22 | 1 |
| Starfruit (Damasonium minus) | 2 | 5 |
| Stinging nettle (Urtica urens) | 5 | 1 |
| Tall fleabane (Conyza sumatrensis) | 9 | 10 |
| Tridax (Tridax procumbens) | 9 | 1 |
| Turnip weed (Rapistrum rugosum) | 2 | 15 |
| Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) | 2
4 5 9 12 27 29 |
>5000
>1000 >20 3 >1000 1 2 |
| Wild turnip (Brassica tournefortii) | 2
4 |
>100
1 |
| Wild vetch (Vicia sativa)* | 2 | 2 |
| Willow-leaved lettuce (Lactuca saligna) | 9 | 2 |
| Winged Slender Thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus) | 4 | 2 |
*In 2026, four new species with resistance to herbicides were identified. These were two populations of bifora (Bifora testiculata), burr medic (Medicargo polymorpha), cutleaf mignonette (Resesda lutea) and wild vetch (Vicia sativa).
Notes
URL: https://croplife.org.au/resources/programs/resistance-management/herbicide-resistant-weeds-list/
Content last updated: July 22, 2026
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