Area

Kind of weed

Botanical name

Common name

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The Republic

Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl.

Jointed cactus.

Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl.) Haw.

Pipestem prickly pear.

Opuntia exaltata Berger

Long spine cactus.

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., excluding all spineless cultivars and selections

Mission prickly pear, sweet prickly pear.

Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC.

Imbricate cactus, imbricate prickly pear.

Opuntia lindheimeri Englem.

Small roundleaved prickly pear.

Opuntia rosea DC

Rosea cactus.

Opuntia spinulifera Salm-Dyck.

Saucepan cactus, large round-leaved prickly pear.

Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

Pest pear of Australia, sour prickly pear.

Opuntia vulgaris Mill.

English prickly pear, sour prickly pear.

Cape Province

Stipa tenuissima Trin.

White tussock.

Stipa trichotoma Nees.

Nassella tussock.