Alternanthera dentata

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


All consignments must be free from soil, other foreign matter or debris, prohibited plants, noxious weed seeds, and living organisms such as parasitic plants, pathogens, insects, snails and mites.
Material found to be co-mingled with prohibited or infested material will be subject to the same action as the prohibited or infested material (ie: re-export, destruction, etc).

The exporter / importer is responsible for ensuring that plant material imported into the USA complies with all applicable requirements stated in Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 319.37.

Some species may be subject to Post Entry Quarantine.

All consignments must be bare rooted.

Explanation of endorsements:
  • Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia (evidence is not required)
  • Endorsement 2975 - for plants grown on land (soil)
  • Endorsement 2548 - for plants grown in soilless growing media or invitro
Land/soil refers to the loose surface of the earth in which plants, trees, and shrubs grow, in most cases consisting of disintegrated rock with an admixture of organic material and soluble salts.

Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at time of inspection.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2975)
1) The plant was grown on land or in substrate which has been microscopically inspected by the national plant protection organization of the country in which it was grown within 12 months preceding issuance of the certificate and found free from potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) The plant has been grown within a secure environment in a production area that is free of potato cyst nematodes, in a soilless growing medium or invitro and has never been grown in soil nor come in contact with soil.

Imort permit dated 9 July 2012
05/03/2026 - Amended general requirements for explanation of endorsements.
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026