• Tetragonia decumbens

    Posted on This is a sprawling perennial with branches to 1m and glistening leaves that are warty or hairy. It bears yellow flowers 3-4mm in diameter, in branched axillary clusters shorter than the leaves. The fruits is initially green and succulent with... Read more »
  • Tecomaria capensis

    Posted on This scrambling, multi-stemmed shrub is originally from the Eastern Cape and can be quite invasive if left unchecked. Yellow and orange bushes can be found in different areas of the Park and Creek. Its pinnately compound, glossy leaves have oval... Read more »
  • Taraxacum breviscapum

    Posted on Not listed on NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. European weed found on roadsides, in waste places and in gardens.  The leaves are used traditionally as a salad and the roots are used as... Read more »
  • Plantago lanceolata

    Posted on Not listed on NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. Perennial weed that grows in damp places and is a native to Europe. Read more »
  • Oxalis pes-caprae

    Posted on This stemless (acaulescent) perennial geophyte (meaning it has its food storage underground such as a bulbs, corms, rhizomes) tends to grow densly forming large mats of yellow clusters of flowers from late Winter to late Spring mainly in the clearing... Read more »
  • Oenothera stricta

    Posted on Invasive Status in South Africa: Cat. 3 (Proposed amendments to legislation 2018) Origin: USA The leaves  form a basal rosette at ground level and spiral up to the flowering stems. The blades are dentate or deeply lobed. The flowers  of many... Read more »
  • Nidorella ivifolia

    Posted on This is a slender, pale-stemmed shrub with willowy branches that grows wild in the Park even among the aggressive Cotton grass. It has lanceolate shaped leaves which are toothed. The small flowers are relatively insignificant in comparison to the size... Read more »
  • Moraea bulbillifera

    Posted on Name has been changed from “Homeria”. This cormous perennial can be found in small patches in the Park but also can be seen along the N2 and near the Lakes from the Wilderness to Tsitsikamma reserve and inland on the... Read more »
  • Melilotus indica

    Posted on Widespread weed from Europe and Asia. Found in the thicket west of the boat club. The little leaves are heart shaped and occur in fours, squarely arranged along the stalk. The whole feels like sand paper when you touch it. Read more »
  • Medicago polymorpha

    Posted on Not listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. Annual weed from Europe and known in South Africa for over 130 years. Growing immediately west of tennis courts and easily distinguished by many, many... Read more »