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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).

Acroceras macrum
blue lily 1
Agapanthus praecox
Agave americana expansa 2
sisal 3
Agave sisalana
pacific bent grass 4
Agrostis avenacea
Aira cupaniana
European Water-plantain 5
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Three-cornered Leek 6
Allium triquetrum
candelabra aloe 7
Aloe arborescens
Marram Grass 8
Ammophila arenaria
sweet vernal grass 9
Anthoxanthum odoratum
tall oat grass 10
Arrhenatherum elatius
giant reed 11
Arundo donax
slender wild oat 12
Avena barbata
wild oat 13
Avena fatua
Oat 14
Avena sativa
Winter Wild-oat
Avena sterilis ludoviciana
Animated Oat
Avena sterilis sterilis
Bambusa balcooa
purple false-brome 15
Brachypodium distachyon
Greater Quaking Grass 16
Briza maxima
Little quaking-grass 17
Briza minor
Rescue Brome 9
Bromus catharticus
great brome 18
Bromus diandrus
soft brome
Bromus hordeaceus molliformis
Turtle Vine
Callisia repens
Indian-shot
Canna indica
Fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum
Coast Sandbur 19
Cenchrus incertus
Rhodes Grass 11
Chloris gayana
bracketplant 20
Chlorophytum capense
Spider plant 21
Chlorophytum comosum
Taro 22
Colocasia esculenta
tropical spiderwort 23
Commelina benghalensis
Purple Pampas Grass 24
Cortaderia jubata
Pampas Grass 25
Cortaderia selloana
Cyanotis speciosa 26
bristly dogtail grass 11
Cynosurus echinatus
yellow nutsedge 27
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus rotundus rotundus 28
cock's-foot 29
Dactylis glomerata
Tasmanian flax-lily 30
Dianella tasmanica
Digitaria diversinervis
Digitaria eriantha 31
Hairy Crabgrass 32
Digitaria sanguinalis
barnyardgrass 33
Echinochloa crus-galli
antelope-grass 34
Echinochloa pyramidalis
Brazilian waterweed 35
Egeria densa
common water hyacinth 36
Eichhornia crassipes
nit grass
Gastridium phleoides
Potato Orchid 37
Gastrodia sesamoides
thintail grass 38
Hainardia cylindrica
Butterfly ginger 39
Hedychium coccineum
White ginger 40
Hedychium coronarium
Yellow ginger
Hedychium flavescens
Yorkshire fog 41
Holcus lanatus
wall barley (ssp. murinum)
Hordeum murinum murinum
Barley 42
Hordeum vulgare
thatching grass 43
Hyparrhenia hirta
Cogon Grass 44
Imperata cylindrica
dwarf rush 45
Juncus capitatus
Juncus imbricatus
Hare's Tail Grass 46
Lagurus ovatus
goldentop grass 47
Lamarckia aurea
Summer snowflake 48
Leucojum aestivum
Italian Ryegrass 11
Lolium multiflorum
Perennial Ryegrass 15
Lolium perenne
Mediterraean Rye-grass 11
Lolium rigidum
Darnel
Lolium temulentum
Nassella Tussock 49
Nassella trichotoma
Onion Weed 50
Nothoscordum gracile
Guineagrass 51
Panicum maximum
Torpedo grass 52
Panicum repens
Panicum subalbidum
Dallis grass 53
Paspalum dilatatum
knot grass 11
Paspalum distichum
Bahia grass 54
Paspalum notatum
Vasey Grass 55
Paspalum urvillei
kikuyu grass 56
Pennisetum clandestinum
elephant grass 52
Pennisetum purpureum
fountain grass 57
Pennisetum setaceum
Periballia minuta
Timothy Canarygrass
Phalaris angusta
harding grass 58
Phalaris aquatica
canary grass 18
Phalaris canariensis
Lesser Canary Grass 18
Phalaris minor
Canary Island palm 59
Phoenix canariensis
Date Palm 60
Phoenix dactylifera
New Zealand flax 61
Phormium tenax
water lettuce 62
Pistia stratiotes
Annual Meadow-grass 48
Poa annua
Smooth Meadow-grass 18
Poa pratensis
rabbitfoot grass 63
Polypogon monspeliensis
water beard grass 64
Polypogon viridis
pickerelweed 65
Pontederia cordata
Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass 66
Puccinellia fasciculata
Triangular Club-rush
Schoenoplectus triqueter
rye 18
Secale cereale
Knot Root Bristle Grass 67
Setaria geniculata
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

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