Key reference - Alien Grasses.

Visser, V et al., 2017, ‘Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited: Patterns, pathways and management’,
Bothalia 47(2), a2169. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v47i2.2169

Abstract (partial)
There are at least 256 alien grass species in the country, 37 of which have become invasive. Alien grass species richness increased most dramatically from the late 1800s to about 1940. Alien grass species that are not naturalised or invasive have much shorter residence times than those that have naturalised or become invasive. Most grasses were probably introduced for forage purposes, and a large number of alien grass species were trialled at pasture research stations. A large number of alien grass species in South Africa are of Eurasian origin, although more recent introductions include species from elsewhere in Africa and from Australasia. Alien grasses are most prevalent in the south-west of the country, and the Fynbos Biome has the most alien grasses and the most widespread species. We identified 11 species that have recorded environmental and economic impacts in the country. Few alien grasses have prescribed or researched management techniques. Moreover, current legislation neitheradequately covers invasive species nor reflects the impacts and geographical extent of these species.

Synopsis: South Africa has few invasive grass species, but there is much uncertainty regarding the identity, numbers of species, distributions, abundances and impacts of alien grasses. Although introductions of alien grasses have declined in recent decades, South Africa has a potentially large invasion debt. This highlights the need for continued monitoring and much greater investment in alien grass management, research and legislation.

Publicado el 11 de septiembre de 2018 a las 10:06 AM por tonyrebelo tonyrebelo

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Very interesting ... I find grasses hard to ID and so to establish if the are alien (not locally indigenous) and/or invasive ... do you have a list (and photos) of species that are indigenous to the Peninsula .... roughly how many are?

Anotado por penel1 hace 17 días

There are lots of lists! Finding them is the issue.

why not try this: https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/7873?view=card

Anotado por tonyrebelo hace 17 días

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