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Aliens of the Cape Peninsula

A quick guide to aliens recorded as naturalized on the Cape Peninsula

As guides can only do 500 species the list stops in "Solanum" and 80 species are omitted (this is our short list: there are over 800 species known at present).

All 500

Wallangara Wattle ¹
Acacia adunca

Cootamunda wattle ²
Acacia baileyana

western coastal wattle ³
Acacia cyclops

Silver wattle ⁴
Acacia dealbata

Cedar wattle ⁵
Acacia elata

Acacia implexa ⁶

Sydney golden wattle ⁷
Acacia longifolia

black wattle ⁸
Acacia mearnsii

Tasmanian blackwood ⁹
Acacia melanoxylon

Kangaroo thorn ¹⁰
Acacia paradoxa

Queensland silver wattle ¹¹
Acacia podalyriifolia

Golden Wattle ¹²
Acacia pycnantha

golden wreath wattle ¹³
Acacia saligna

Hop wattle ¹¹
Acacia stricta

Acacia subporosa ¹⁴

Acacia viscidula

Bear's breeches ¹⁵
Acanthus mollis

boxelder maple ¹⁶
Acer negundo

Achyranthes aspera aspera

Acroceras macrum

Rose Maidenhair-fern ¹⁷
Adiantum hispidulum

Delta Maidenhair-fern ¹⁸
Adiantum raddianum

Outeniqua yellowwood ¹⁹
Afrocarpus falcatus

blue lily ²⁰
Agapanthus praecox

Agave americana expansa ²¹

sisal ²²
Agave sisalana

sticky snakeroot ⁹
Ageratina adenophora

Agrostemma githago githago

pacific bent grass ²³
Agrostis avenacea

Tree of heaven ²⁴
Ailanthus altissima

Aira cupaniana

European Water-plantain ²⁵
Alisma plantago-aquatica

Three-cornered Leek ²⁶
Allium triquetrum

European Alder ²⁷
Alnus glutinosa

candelabra aloe ²⁸
Aloe arborescens

Alsophila dregei ²⁹

creeping chaffweed ³⁰
Alternanthera pungens

Prostrate Amaranth ³¹
Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus hybridus hybridus

Amaranthus lividus polygonoides

Amaranthus muricatus

Thunberg's Pigweed
Amaranthus thunbergii

common ragweed ³²
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Bullwort ³³
Ammi majus

Marram Grass ¹³
Ammophila arenaria

Yellow Gromwell
Amsinckia calycina

Rancher's fiddleneck ³⁴
Amsinckia intermedia

scarlet pimpernel ³⁵
Anagallis arvensis

Foemina Pimpernel ³⁶
Anagallis foemina

Mignonette vine ³⁷
Anredera cordifolia

Stinking chamomile ³⁸
Anthemis cotula

sweet vernal grass ³⁹
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Antirrhinum orontium

Wild celery ⁴⁰
Apium graveolens

white bladderflower ⁴¹
Araujia sericifera

Argemone mexicana forma mexicana

Argemone ochroleuca ochroleuca

Dutchman's pipe ⁴²
Aristolochia littoralis

tall oat grass ⁴³
Arrhenatherum elatius

giant reed ⁴⁴
Arundo donax

Atriplex lindleyi inflata

Atriplex muelleri

Atriplex nummularia nummularia

Australian saltbush ⁴⁵
Atriplex semibaccata

slender wild oat ⁴⁶
Avena barbata

wild oat ⁴⁷
Avena fatua

Oat ⁴⁸
Avena sativa

Winter Wild-oat
Avena sterilis ludoviciana

Animated Oat
Avena sterilis sterilis

water fern ⁴⁹
Azolla filiculoides

Bambusa balcooa

land cress ⁵⁰
Barbarea verna

Beet ⁵¹
Beta vulgaris

Downy Birch ⁵²
Betula pubescens

black-jack ⁵³
Bidens pilosa

Bluebell creeper ⁵⁴
Billardiera heterophylla

Wineflower ⁵⁵
Boerhavia diffusa

Coast Silver-oak ⁵⁶
Brachylaena discolor

Brachylaena elliptica

purple false-brome ⁵⁷
Brachypodium distachyon

Rapeseed ⁵⁸
Brassica napus

Cabbage ²⁵
Brassica oleracea

Saharan mustard ⁵⁹
Brassica tournefortii

Greater Quaking Grass ⁶⁰
Briza maxima

Little quaking-grass ⁶¹
Briza minor

Rescue Brome ³⁹
Bromus catharticus

great brome ⁶²
Bromus diandrus

soft brome
Bromus hordeaceus molliformis

Butterfly bush ⁶³
Buddleja davidii

Madagascar Buddleia ¹¹
Buddleja madagascariensis

Turtle Vine
Callisia repens

Crimson bottlebrush ⁶⁴
Callistemon citrinus

Stiff Bottlebrush ⁶⁵
Callistemon rigidus

Weeping Bottlebrush ⁶⁶
Callistemon viminalis

Calothamnus sanguineus ⁶⁷

Indian-shot
Canna indica

Hemp ⁶⁸
Cannabis sativa

Shepherd's-purse ⁶⁹
Capsella bursa-pastoris

hairy bittercress ⁷⁰
Cardamine hirsuta

Italian thistle ⁷¹
Carduus pycnocephalus

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Aliens of the Cape Peninsula

Wallangara Wattle 1 Acacia adunca

Cootamunda wattle 2 Acacia baileyana

western coastal wattle 3 Acacia cyclops

Silver wattle 4 Acacia dealbata

Cedar wattle 5 Acacia elata

Sydney golden wattle 7 Acacia longifolia

black wattle 8 Acacia mearnsii

Tasmanian blackwood 9 Acacia melanoxylon

Kangaroo thorn 10 Acacia paradoxa

Queensland silver wattle 11 Acacia podalyriifolia

Golden Wattle 12 Acacia pycnantha

golden wreath wattle 13 Acacia saligna

Hop wattle 11 Acacia stricta

Bear's breeches 15 Acanthus mollis

boxelder maple 16 Acer negundo

Rose Maidenhair-fern 17 Adiantum hispidulum

Delta Maidenhair-fern 18 Adiantum raddianum

Outeniqua yellowwood 19 Afrocarpus falcatus

blue lily 20 Agapanthus praecox

sisal 22 Agave sisalana

sticky snakeroot 9 Ageratina adenophora

pacific bent grass 23 Agrostis avenacea

Tree of heaven 24 Ailanthus altissima

European Water-plantain 25 Alisma plantago-aquatica

Three-cornered Leek 26 Allium triquetrum

European Alder 27 Alnus glutinosa

candelabra aloe 28 Aloe arborescens

creeping chaffweed 30 Alternanthera pungens

Prostrate Amaranth 31 Amaranthus deflexus

Thunberg's Pigweed Amaranthus thunbergii

common ragweed 32 Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Bullwort 33 Ammi majus

Marram Grass 13 Ammophila arenaria

Yellow Gromwell Amsinckia calycina

Rancher's fiddleneck 34 Amsinckia intermedia

scarlet pimpernel 35 Anagallis arvensis

Foemina Pimpernel 36 Anagallis foemina

Mignonette vine 37 Anredera cordifolia

Stinking chamomile 38 Anthemis cotula

sweet vernal grass 39 Anthoxanthum odoratum

Wild celery 40 Apium graveolens

white bladderflower 41 Araujia sericifera

Dutchman's pipe 42 Aristolochia littoralis

tall oat grass 43 Arrhenatherum elatius

giant reed 44 Arundo donax

Australian saltbush 45 Atriplex semibaccata

slender wild oat 46 Avena barbata

wild oat 47 Avena fatua

Oat 48 Avena sativa

Winter Wild-oat Avena sterilis ludoviciana

Animated Oat Avena sterilis sterilis

water fern 49 Azolla filiculoides

land cress 50 Barbarea verna

Beet 51 Beta vulgaris

Downy Birch 52 Betula pubescens

black-jack 53 Bidens pilosa

Bluebell creeper 54 Billardiera heterophylla

Wineflower 55 Boerhavia diffusa

Coast Silver-oak 56 Brachylaena discolor

purple false-brome 57 Brachypodium distachyon

Rapeseed 58 Brassica napus

Cabbage 25 Brassica oleracea

Saharan mustard 59 Brassica tournefortii

Greater Quaking Grass 60 Briza maxima

Little quaking-grass 61 Briza minor

Rescue Brome 39 Bromus catharticus

great brome 62 Bromus diandrus

soft brome Bromus hordeaceus molliformis

Butterfly bush 63 Buddleja davidii

Madagascar Buddleia 11 Buddleja madagascariensis

Turtle Vine Callisia repens

Crimson bottlebrush 64 Callistemon citrinus

Stiff Bottlebrush 65 Callistemon rigidus

Weeping Bottlebrush 66 Callistemon viminalis

Indian-shot Canna indica

Hemp 68 Cannabis sativa

Shepherd's-purse 69 Capsella bursa-pastoris

hairy bittercress 70 Cardamine hirsuta

Italian thistle 71 Carduus pycnocephalus