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Tamarix usneoides

Plant
Common names: wild tamarix, dabbie, daweb (Eng.); abiekwasgeelhout, dabbie, dabees, dawee, daweep, dawib, dawip, soutboom (Afr.)
Family: Tamaricaceae

... upright, narrow, somewhat columnar or narrowly conical; plants usually found in dense stands. Stems short, scaly. ... of the genus are known to be troublesome due to their invasive habits and because they compete with neighbouring ... Tamarix usneoides is rarely seen in gardens, while alien and hybrid Tamarix species with pink flowers are widely ...

23/01/2012 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Hygrophila auriculata

Plant
Common names: marsh barbel (Eng.); kokilasha, gokulakanta, vayalchulli, neermulli (India); neeramulli (Sri Lanka); kulekhara (Bangladesh)
Family: Acanthaceae

... at each node. They are usually surrounded by up to 6 strong, yellow spines that are 20-30 mm long, and leaf like ... in degraded wetlands, even if they are overpopulated with alien invasive plants. Acanthaceae Hygrophila auriculata is an ...

26/02/2024 | | Lowveld NBG

Banking on seeds

Information Library item
Author: Vosse Shelly   |   Date: 2006
Source: Veld & Flora 92(4)222-2231   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... fight back after heavy invasion? Vosse Shelly seeds fynbos invasive alien plants riparian riverine Botanical Society Banking on seeds ...

seeds, fynbos, invasive alien plants, riparian, riverine

War on water lettuce

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Author: Foxcroft Llewellyn, Cilliers Carina, Mngomezulu Vusi, MacFadyen Sandra, Freitag-Ronaldson Stefanie   |   Date: 2006
Source: Veld & Flora 92(3)160-1611   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

Biological control of invasive water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the Kruger ... Stefanie Pistia stratiotes weeds medicinal medicinal plants alien plants Botanical Society War on water lettuce ...

Pistia stratiotes, weeds, medicinal, medicinal plants, alien plants

Ehrharta calycina

Plant
Common names: common ehrharta, common veld grass (Eng.); gewone ehrharta, rooigras, polgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae

... some parts of Australia and in California is considered an invasive alien. Ehrharta calycina ...

01/09/2008 | | Pretoria NBG

Prickly-pear invasion in the Kruger National Park

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Author: Foxcroft Llewellyn   |   Date: 2006
Source: Veld & Flora 92(4)224-2251   |   Copyright: Botanical Society

... into the dynamics of its invasion. Foxcroft Llewellyn invasive alien plants Botanical Society Prickly-pear invasion in the Kruger ...

invasive alien plants

Diosma haelkraalensis

Plant
Common names: Hagelkraal bitter-buchu (Eng.); Hagelkraal bitterboegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

... to September). Beetles and bees have been observed on plants during flowering and they could, therefore, both be ... Due to urbanization, agricultural expansion and alien invasive plants, limestone fynbos is now considered one ...

24/07/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gymnanthemum myrianthum

Plant
Common names: blue bitter-tea, eared bitter-tea, blue vernonia, eared vernonia, poison tree-vernonia, wild lilac (Eng.); bloubittertee, bosbloutee (Afr.); uhluhlunga, umhlungahlunga (Zulu); linyatselo (Siswati)
Family: Asteraceae

... with the help of a ‘parachute’ of bristly hairs. The alien invasive Solanum mauritianum (Bugweed) resembles Gymnanthemum ... base hidden behind denser and slightly shorter plantings. Plants are best pruned back by a third each year after ...

05/12/2016 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum gueinzii

Plant
Common names: kloof fountain-pincushion, kloof pincushion (Eng.); luisiesbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... Rodents, korhaans, pigs and squirrels eat the seeds. The alien invasive Argentine Ant also feeds on the elaiosome but they ... soil temperature is cool during the night, and senescent plants are removed by fire. Rodents and insects may eat the ...

26/02/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Paranomus dregei

Plant
Common names: scented sceptre (Eng.); parfuumsepter (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... rounded reddish tips. The leaves towards the base of the plants are likely to be dissected, with one or more lobes, ... rodents, korhaans, pigs and squirrels eat the seeds. Alien invasive Argentine Ants also feed on the elaiosome, but ...

28/06/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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