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from the City Invasive Species Unit, from the Spotter Network and other reported sightings (May 2019)

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Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: water fern from Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa on October 15, 2024 at 11:54 AM by stevemills (View All) | 0 comments
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Water Spangles (Salvinia minima)

Status: Introduced

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Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Giant Salvinia from Die Oog, Bergvliet on September 23, 2024 at 05:10 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Scaly Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Scaly Tree Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on September 21, 2024 at 11:20 AM by Christine Bell (View All) | 0 comments
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Southern Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

Status: Introduced

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Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Monterey pine from B36 Silvertree Hill, Middle Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park on August 23, 2024 at 03:55 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Aleppo pine from M4 cape Peninsula Millers Point on September 22, 2024 at 12:29 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: maritime pine from Cape Farms, Cape Town, South Africa on August 20, 2024 at 09:05 AM by Fabrice Turikumwe (View All) | 0 comments
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Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: coontail from Glenmore Crescent, Somerset West, WC, ZA on April 27, 2024 at 03:27 PM by olisutherlandcabezon (View All) | 0 comments

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Peanut-Butter Cassia (Senna didymobotrya)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Peanut-Butter Cassia from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 06:16 PM by linkie (View All) | 0 comments
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Cedar Wattle (Acacia elata)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Cedar wattle from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on September 13, 2024 at 01:05 PM by Steven Molteno (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: black wattle from City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA on October 10, 2024 at 10:13 AM by Santie Gouws (View All) | 0 comments

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Longleaf Wattle (Acacia longifolia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Longleaf Wattle from Tokai Arboretum, Tokai section of Table Mountain National Park on October 8, 2024 at 09:23 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Hop Wattle (Acacia stricta)

Status: Introduced

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Kangaroo Thorn (Acacia paradoxa)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Kangaroo thorn from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on September 25, 2024 at 02:43 PM by Sugarbird Project (View All) | 0 comments

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Queensland Silver Wattle (Acacia podalyriifolia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Queensland silver wattle from Cape Town, South Africa on August 16, 2024 at 03:28 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Golden Wattle from Block A13 unburned, Lower Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park on October 8, 2024 at 04:47 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Golden Wreath Wattle (Acacia saligna)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: golden wreath wattle from City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA on October 16, 2024 at 11:03 AM by Rupert Koopman (View All) | 0 comments

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Lightwood (Acacia implexa)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Lightwood from City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on August 6, 2024 at 12:48 PM by Shaun Swanepoel (View All) | 0 comments
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Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: blackwood from Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA on October 10, 2024 at 10:49 AM by Santie Gouws (View All) | 0 comments
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Western Coastal Wattle (Acacia cyclops)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: western coastal wattle from Wolfgat Nature Reserve, Cape Town, 7785, South Africa on October 9, 2024 at 10:54 AM by sihle_mbandezelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Giant Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pigra)

Status: Introduced

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Plume Albizia (Paraserianthes lophantha)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Plume Albizia from Marina Da Gama, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa on September 22, 2024 at 01:38 PM by Robin Burnett (View All) | 0 comments
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Small Melilot (Melilotus indicus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: small melilot from Friends of Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West, WC, ZA on October 9, 2024 at 07:49 AM by daveglass (View All) | 0 comments

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Narrow-leaved Lupine (Lupinus angustifolius)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Narrow-leaved Lupine from Kuils River, Cape Town, South Africa on October 15, 2024 at 11:33 AM by markberry (View All) | 0 comments
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European Yellow Lupine (Lupinus luteus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: European yellow lupine from Cape Town, South Africa on October 13, 2024 at 10:11 AM by annekevet (View All) | 0 comments
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French Broom (Genista monspessulana)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: French broom from Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, WC, ZA on October 10, 2024 at 06:42 AM by Nick Talbot (View All) | 0 comments

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Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Spanish Broom from Block 2 Bosdorp, Lower Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park on September 23, 2024 at 09:12 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Common Vetch from Clovelly, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa on October 5, 2024 at 03:35 PM by Jean Stephenson (View All) | 0 comments
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Reddish Tufted Vetch (Vicia benghalensis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: reddish tufted vetch from Long Beach Kommetjie, Kommetjie, WC, ZA on October 7, 2024 at 03:18 PM by margiejarvis (View All) | 0 comments

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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: black locust from Blue Crane Way, Cape Town, WC, ZA on September 22, 2024 at 05:50 PM by Linda Hibbin (View All) | 0 comments
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Scarlet Sesbane (Sesbania punicea)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Scarlet Sesbane from Parow, Cape Town, South Africa on April 30, 2024 at 12:11 PM by Nicole (View All) | 0 comments
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Armenian Blackberry from Bottom road, De Hel Nature Area on March 29, 2024 at 08:32 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Sand Blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius)

Status: Introduced

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Franchet's Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster franchetii)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Franchet's cotoneaster from Witteboomen, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa on April 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM by Leosa Nhongo (View All) | 0 comments
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Willow-leaved Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius)

Status: Introduced

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Narrowleaf Firethorn (Pyracantha angustifolia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Narrowleaf Firethorn from City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA on June 11, 2024 at 01:12 PM by Philisiwe Cynthia Shange (View All) | 0 comments
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Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)

Status: Introduced

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Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Loquat from Lawrence Street, Cape Town, WC, ZA on September 11, 2024 at 11:05 AM by a5hl31gh (View All) | 0 comments

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Quince (Cydonia oblonga)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Quince from Belle Constantia, Cape Town, 7806, South Africa on November 24, 2023 at 06:26 PM by flamelily (View All) | 0 comments
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Peach (Prunus persica)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Peach from Block 2 Bosdorp, Lower Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park on September 23, 2024 at 09:08 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Fig (Ficus carica)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: common fig from City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA on October 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM by Joshua Hawthorne (View All) | 0 comments

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White Mulberry (Morus alba)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: white mulberry from Stellenberg, Cape Town, 7550, South Africa on September 2, 2023 at 03:11 PM by Wikus Burger (View All) | 0 comments
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Cannabis (Cannabis sativa)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Cannabis from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 07:39 AM by linkie (View All) | 0 comments
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Moth Vine (Araujia sericifera)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Moth Vine from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 07:41 AM by linkie (View All) | 0 comments

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