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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).

Karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Tasmanian blue gum 1
Eucalyptus globulus
Tuart 2
Eucalyptus gomphocephala
Flooded Gum 3
Eucalyptus grandis
Mountain Ash 4
Eucalyptus regnans
Sun spurge 5
Euphorbia helioscopia
petty spurge 6
Euphorbia peplus
prostrate sandmat 7
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbia hirsuta
Geraldton Carnation Weed 8
Euphorbia terracina
Common Buckwheat 9
Fagopyrum esculentum
common fig 10
Ficus carica
sweet fennel 11
Foeniculum vulgare
white ash 12
Fraxinus americana
Fumaria muralis muralis 13
Gallant Soldier 14
Galinsoga parviflora
Galium spurium-aparine
nit grass
Gastridium phleoides
Potato Orchid 15
Gastrodia sesamoides
Cut-leaved crane's-bill 16
Geranium dissectum
Dove's-foot crane's-bill 17
Geranium molle
Little-Robin 18
Geranium purpureum
Round-leaved Crane's-bill 19
Geranium rotundifolium
Glebionis coronarium
balloonplant 20
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
prostrate globe-amaranth 21
Gomphrena celosioides
Scarlet Grevillea 22
Grevillea banksii
Silky-oak 23
Grevillea robusta
small matweed 24
Guilleminea densa
thintail grass 25
Hainardia cylindrica
Sweet Hakea 26
Hakea drupacea
Hairy Hakea 27
Hakea gibbosa
Willow-leaved hakea 26
Hakea salicifolia
Bushy needlebush 28
Hakea sericea
African plum 29
Harpephyllum caffrum
common ivy 30
Hedera helix
Butterfly ginger 31
Hedychium coccineum
White ginger 32
Hedychium coronarium
Yellow ginger
Hedychium flavescens
Crete weed 33
Hedypnois cretica
Helichrysum indicum
Jersey Cudweed 34
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
European heliotrope 14
Heliotropium europaeum
Hibiscus diversifolius diversifolius 35
flower of an hour 36
Hibiscus trionum
Yorkshire fog 37
Holcus lanatus
Queensland poplar 38
Homalanthus populifolius
tapeworm plant 20
Homalocladium platycladum
wall barley (ssp. murinum)
Hordeum murinum murinum
Barley 39
Hordeum vulgare
thatching grass 40
Hyparrhenia hirta
Canary Island St. John's Wort 41
Hypericum canariense
Hypericum lalandii
common St. John's-wort 42
Hypericum perforatum
Smooth Cat's Ear 43
Hypochaeris glabra
Common Cat's-ear 44
Hypochaeris radicata
Polka Dot Plant 45
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Shrub Balsam 46
Impatiens sodenii
Cogon Grass 47
Imperata cylindrica
Indigofera torulosa torulosa
Ipomoea cairica cairica
oceanblue morning glory 48
Ipomoea indica
common morning-glory 49
Ipomoea purpurea
jacaranda 50
Jacaranda mimosifolia
dwarf rush 51
Juncus capitatus
Juncus imbricatus
round-leaved fluellin
Kickxia spuria
prickly lettuce 52
Lactuca serriola
Hare's Tail Grass 53
Lagurus ovatus
goldentop grass 54
Lamarckia aurea
henbit deadnettle 55
Lamium amplexicaule
common lantana 56
Lantana camara
nipplewort 57
Lapsana communis
Angled Pea 58
Lathyrus angulatus
Red Vetchling 59
Lathyrus cicera
broad-leaved sweet pea 60
Lathyrus latifolius
Island Mallow 61
Malva assurgentiflora
annual lavatera 62
Lavatera trimestris
Lentil 63
Lens culinaris
Virginia pepperweed 64
Lepidium virginicum
Australian Tea Tree 65
Leptospermum laevigatum
Leucadendron salicifolium 66
Summer snowflake 42
Leucojum aestivum
Leucospermum cordifolium 67
Leucospermum reflexum 68
Japanese privet 69
Ligustrum japonicum
Chinese privet 70
Ligustrum sinense
Blue statice 71
Limonium sinuatum
common flax 72
Linum usitatissimum
sweet alyssum 73
Lobularia maritima
Italian Ryegrass 74
Lolium multiflorum
Perennial Ryegrass 9
Lolium perenne
Mediterraean Rye-grass 74
Lolium rigidum
Darnel
Lolium temulentum
slender bird's-foot-trefoil 75
Lotus angustissimus
Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
greater bird's-foot-trefoil 74
Lotus pedunculatus
Narrow-leaved Lupin 76
Lupinus angustifolius
Yellow Lupin 77
Lupinus luteus
Bitter Blue Lupin
Lupinus micranthus

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