Terrestrial plants

 

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One-page fact sheets on invasive alien plants (terrestrial) – funded by Working for Water

Botanical name	English name
​General	​Invasive alien plants
Acacia mearnsii​	​Black wattle
​Acacia saligna	​Port Jackson
​Ageratina adenophora	​Crofton weed
​Ageratina riparia	​Mistflower
​Campuloclinium macrocephalum	​Pompom weed
​Cardiospermum grandiflorum​	​Balloon vine
Cereus jamacaru​	​Queen of the night cactus
​​Cestrum parqui​	​Chilean inkberry
​Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida	​Chain-fruit cholla
Dolichandra unguis-cati​	Cat's claw creeper
​Hakea drupacea	​Sweet hakea
​Hakea gibbosa	​Rock hakea
​Hakea sericea	​Silky hakea
Harrisia martinii	Harrisia cactus
Lantana camara (sensu lato)	Lantana
​Leptospermum laevigatum	​Australian myrtle
Nephrolepis cordifolia​	​Sword fern
Opuntia ficus-indica	Prickly pear
Opuntia stricta	Australian pest pear
Parthenium hysterophorus	​Parthenium/ famine weed
Phytolacca dioica​	​Belhambra
​Solanum mauritianum​	​Bugweed
​​Tecoma stans	​Yellow bells
​Tithonia rotundifolia	​Red sunflower

Brochures on invasive alien plants (terrestrial) – from Farming in South Africa, Weeds Series

Botanical name	English	Afrikaans
Acacia cyclops	Rooikrans	Rooikrans
Acacia dealbata	Silver wattle Control of silver wattle	Silwerwattel Beheer van silwerwattel
Acacia longifolia	Long-leaved acacia	Langblaarwattel
Acacia mearnsii	Black wattle Control of black wattle Wattle stump fungus	Swartwattel Beheer van swartwattel​
Acacia saligna	Port Jackson willow	Port Jackson
Ageratina adenophora	Mexican devil/ Ageratina
Caesalpinia decapetala	Mauritius thorn	Kraaldoring
Campuloclinium macrocephalum	Pompom weed Pompom Z-folder
Cereus jamacaru	Queen of the night	Nagblom
Cestrum aurantiacum	Ink berry	Inkbessie
Chromolaena odorata	Triffid weed Control of triffid weed	Paraffienbos
Cirsium vulgare	Spear thistle	Speerdissel
Cylindropuntia fugida var. fulgida	Chain-fruit cholla/Rosea cactus	Kettingvrugkaktus/ Roseakaktus
Cylindropuntia imbricata	Imbricate cactus	Imbrikaatkaktus​
Hakea sericea	Silky hakea Biocontrol of hakea	Syerige hakea Biologiese beheer van hakea
Harrisia martinii	Harrisia cactus	Harrisiakaktus
Hypericum perforatum	St John's wort	Johanneskruid
Jacaranda mimosifolia	Jacaranda	Jakaranda
Lantana camara	Lantana Control of lantana	Lantana​
Leptospermum laevigatum	Australian myrtle	Australiese mirt
Melia azedarach	Syringa	Sering
Nassella trichotoma	Nassella tussock	Nassella-polgras
Opuntia aurantiaca	Jointed cactus	Litjieskaktus
Opuntia ficus-indica	Control of prickly pear Prickly pear leaves for human consumption	Beheer van doringturksvy Turksvyblaaie vir menslike voeding
Paraserianthes lophantha	Stink bean	Stinkboon
Pereskia aculeata	Pereskia	Pereskia
Opuntia stricta	Australian pest pear	Suurturksvy
Prosopis spp.	Mesquite	Prosopis
Rubus cuneifolius	Bramble Control of bramble	Braam
Sesbania sericea	Sesbania	Sesbania
Solanum elaeagnifolia	Silverleaf bitter apple Biocontrol of satansbos	Satansbos Beheer van satansbos
Xanthium spinosum	Spiny cockle bur	Boetebos
Xanthium strumarium	Large cockle bur	Kankerroos​

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