Removal of import conditions for fresh cut flowers and foliage of Adiantum spp., Dryopteris spp., Rosa spp. and Viburnum spp. from Argentina and Japan as of 20 December 2024

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has updated its fresh cut flower and foliage host list for Phytophthora ramorum to include the following genera: Adiantum spp., Dryopteris spp., Rosa spp. and Viburnum spp.As a result of this update, the department will remove import conditions for these genera of fresh cut flowers and foliage imported from Argentina and Japan for ornamental purposes from Australia’s Biosecurity Imports Condition Database (BICON).This change will occur on 20 December 2024.P. ramorum is a significnat pest for Australia. The changes to import conditions for Argentina and Japan are consistent with Australia’s  import policy for fresh cut flower and foliage hosts of P. ramorum for all countries where this pathogen is known to be present