Top invader species in Tshwane
The following excerpt is from the City of Tshwane’s Website.
Tshwane lists their top ten invader species. The exit range of machinery is effective in removing six of these invaders listed below.
Under the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act 1983, and amended regulations 15 and 16 as pomulgated in March 2001
Declared weeds and plants have been divided into 3 categories:
Category 1: Declared weeds
These are plants that must be controlled (removed) on land or water surfaces by all land users. These plants may no longer be planted or propagated and all trade in their seeds, cuttings or any other propagation material is prohibited.
Category 1 plants include:
Lantana – Pom pom weed – Bugweed – Azolla – Queen of the night – Pampas grass – Cat`s claw creeper – Red sesbania – Yellow oleander – Yellow bells – Water hyacinth
The top invaders in Tshwane (all Category 1)
1. Bugweed (Solanum Mauritianum
2. Lantana (Lantana Camara)
3. Oleander (Selonsroos) (Nerium oleander)
4. Pom pom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum)
5. Yellow bells (Tecoma stans)
6. Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana)
