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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).

Gum Rock-rose 1
Cistus ladanifer
Hibiscus diversifolius diversifolius 2
flower of an hour 3
Hibiscus trionum
Island Mallow 4
Malva assurgentiflora
annual lavatera 5
Lavatera trimestris
Cretan Tree-mallow 6
Malva multiflora
bull mallow 7
Malva nicaeensis
cheeseweed mallow 8
Malva parviflora
Malva verticillata verticillata
Modiola 9
Modiola caroliniana
Cuban jute 10
Sida rhombifolia

Edited by Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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