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Common Alien Plants of
Kube Yini
Private Game Reserve.
Why do we rid Kube Yini from Alien Plants?
• In most cases Alien plants find South African climate favourable
for accelerated growth.
• This allows the plants to out compete natural plant species.
• Out competing natural plants, if left, can have a drastic effect on
carrying capacity on the reserve.
• In conjunction with the above can threaten naturally occurring
plant species especially if they are found in minority.
Procedure on dealing with them if found.
• Location is key.
• Inform Management as soon as possible with location.
• Please do not remove. It is best to inform management as there
could be more plant that may have been missed that could lead
to an outbreak through seeding.
Chromolaena odarata
Common name:
Triffid Weed or
Paraffin Weed
Chromolaena is usually found in the valleys, next to dams and along
roads on Kube Yini. They occupy large stands or as on Kube Yini most
likely a single small plant. Between July and June, Chromolaena’s
flowers will be visible and is usually white to pale blue in colour.
Alternanthera pungens
Found in any disturbed areas. It has a tendency to take over in
large creeper like plants that inhibit any new grass growth. The
rapid spread of this plant is directly related to animal movement
and vehicles.
Common name: Paper Thorn
Parthenium hysterophorus
This noxious weed could be found almost anywhere due to its resilience,
very quick growth and seeding capability. It would most likely be spotted
on recently disturbed areas and along road sides.
Common Name: Famine Weed
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Common name: Blue Jacaranda or just Jacaranda tree
Jacaranda trees will grow in wooded valleys, they can also be found on
the rocky ridges and in valleys that were occupied by old home steads.
The most common place found on Kube Yini is behind the workshop
and ridge running toward Sausage Tree picnic sight.
Common Name: Milk Weed. Also referred to as “Old man’s balls”
Found in disturbed ground along roads and open grass fields on Kube
Yini. Although Gomphocarpus has been naturalised to South Africa it
can be characterised as a weed which was introduced from central
Africa to South Africa many years ago and in keeping to Kube Yini
management plan of a natural ecosystem this plant gets removed. It
does have an interesting side to the plant in that it plays the host to
the African Monarch Butterfly.
Gumphocarpus fruticosus