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GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. 2012 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL LIST OF INVASIVE SPECIES I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister for Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby under section 70(1)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), publish the national list of invasive species in the Schedule hereto. BOMO EDITH EDNA MOLEWA MINISTER FOR WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SCHEDULE NATIONAL LIST OF INVASIVE SPECIES 1. Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) applies nationally to the invasive species listed in the table hereunder. 2. Category 1a invasive species are invasive species that require compulsory control. 3. Category 1b invasive species are invasive species that require control by means of an invasive species management programme. Invertebrates (Terrestrial) Scientific Name Common Name Category Harmonia axyridis Asian lady beetle 1b Polistes dominulus European paper wasp 1a Theba pisana White garden snail 1b Vespula germanica European wasp 1b Invertebrates (Freshwater) Scientific name Common name Category Aedes albopictus Asian tiger mosquito 1b Aplexa marmorata Marbled tadpole snail 1b Astacus leptodactylus Danube/Galician Crayfish 1a Cherax destructor Yabby 1a Cherax quadricarinatus Redclaw crayfish 1b Lymnaea columella Amphibious pond snail 1b Tarebia granifera Quilted malania 1b Marine species Scientific name Common name Category Carcinus maenas European shore crab / Green crab 1b Freshwater and anadromous fish Scientific name Common name Category Ctenopharyngodon idella grass carp 1b Cyprinus carpio (excluding Koi) carp 1b Hypopthalmichthys molitrix silver carp 1b Lepomis macrochirus bluegill sunfish 1b Micropterus dolomieu smallmouth bass 1b Micropterus floridanus Florida bass 1b Micropterus punctulatus spotted bass 1b Micropterus salmoides largemouth bass 1b Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout 1b Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia and hybrids 1b Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis mossambicus Nile tilapia x Mozambique tilapia 1b Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Vermiculated sailfin catfish 1b Salmo salar Atlantic salmon 1b Salmo trutta brown trout 1b Amphibians Scientific name Common name Category Eleutherodactylus spp. Rain frogs, Coqui Frogs 1a Reptiles Scientific name Common name Category Anolis sagrei Anole, brown 1a Gehyra mutilata Stump-tailed Gecko 1a Hemidactylus brookii Brooks House Gecko 1a Hemidactylus mabouia Tropical House Gecko 1b Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning Gecko 1a Ramphotyphlops braminus Flower-pot Snake 1b Tarentola mauritanica Wall gecko, Moorish 1a Trachemys spp. Slider, red-eared 1a Trioceros melleri Chameleon, Meller's 1a Birds Scientific name Common name Category Acridotheres tristis Myna, Indian 1b Anas platyrhynchos Duck, Mallard 1b Anas platyrhynchos x Anas sparsa Mallard x African black duck 1b Anas platyrhynchos x Anas undulata Mallard x Yellow-billed duck 1b Anas platyrhynchos x Any other Mallard x Any other indigenous 1b Birds Scientific name Common name Category indigenous duck species duck species Corvus splendens Crow, Indian House 1b Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 1a Gracula religiosa Myna, Hill 1b Sturnus vulgaris Starling, Eurasian 1b Mammals Scientific name Common name Category Aepyceros melampus petersi Impala, black-faced 1b Diceros bicornis michaeli Rhinoceros, Black Kenya 1b Erythrocebus patas Patas monkey 1a Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr 1b Hippotragus koba Western Roan 1b Hippotragus niger varianii Giant sable 1b Kobus ellipsiprymnus crawshayi Crawshay's Zambia Waterbuck 1b Madoqua kirkii Dik Dik, Damara 1a Oryx dammah Scimitar-horned Oryx 1b Sus scrofa Pig, Feral 1b Tragelaphus derbianus Eland, Derby 1b Tragelaphus euryceros Bongo 1a Tragelaphus imberbis Lesser kudu 1a Tragelaphus livingstonii Livingstone's eland 1b Tragelaphus spekii Sitatunga 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Acacia adunca A.Cunn. ex Don Cascade wattle 1a Acacia stricta (Andrews) Willd. Hop wattle 1a Agrimonia procera Wallr. (=A. Odorata Mill.) Akkermonie, Geelklits/ scented agrimony 1b Alisma plantago-aquatica L. Wateralisma, Padda lepel / Mud plantain, Water alisma 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. Koraalklimop /Coral creeper 1b Ardisia elliptica Thunb. (= A. humilis Vahl) Shoebutton ardisia 1b Aristolochia elegans Mast. Sisblom /Dutchman's pipe 1b Atriplex inflata F.Muell. (= A. lindleyi Moq. subsp. inflata (F. Muell.) Paul G.Wilson) Blasiesoutbos /Sponge fruit salt bush 1b Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb. (= Opuntia exaltata A.Berger) Langdoringkaktus /Long spine cactus 1b Azolla pinnata R.Br. subsp. asiatica R.M.K.Saunders & K.Fowler (= A. imbricata (Roxb. ex Griff.) Nakai Mosquito fern/ 1b Bartlettina sordida (Less.) R.M. King & H.Rob. (= Eupatorium atrorubens (Lem.) G.Nicholson, E. sordidum Less.) Bartlettina/ 1b Billardiera heterophylla (Lindl.) L.W.Cayzer & Crisp (= Sollya heterophylla Lindl.) Bluebell creeper 1a Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz (= B. tubiflorum Harv., Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym.- Hamet, K. delagoensis Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kandelaarplant / Chandelier plant 1b Cabomba caroliniana A.Gray Cabomba, Carolina fanwort 1a Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook.) D.Dietr. Paradysvoëlblom / Bird of Paradise flower 1b Callisia repens (Jacq.) L. Creeping inch plant 1b Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton Calotropis, Giant-milkweed 1b Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don Excluding hybrids Begraafplaasblom /Madagascar periwinkle 1b Cestrum spp Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Sestrum spp. / Cestrum spp. 1b Chondrilla juncea L. Skeleton weed 1a Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC. Japanese thistle 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch. Bloudwergmispel /Late cotoneaster 1b Cotoneaster salicifolius Franch. Willow-leaved showberry 1b Cotoneaster simonsii Baker Himalayan cotoneaster, Simon's cotoneaster 1b Crotolaria agatiflora Schweinf. Voeltjiebos / Canarybird bush, bird flower 1a Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne. Madagascar rubber vine 1a Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth (= Opuntia fulgida Engelm.) (O. rosea misapplied in South Africa). Roseakaktus / Rosea cactus, Chain-fruit cholla 1b Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth (= Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC. Imbrikaatkaktus, Kabelturksvy / Imbricate cactus, Imbricate prickly pear 1b Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey Lollipop-climber 1a Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke Wilde-aarbei / Wild strawberry 1b Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb. Creeping burhead 1b Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Buchenau Amazon sword plant 1b Equisetum hyemale L. Rough horsetail, Common scouring-rush 1a Euphorbia esula L. (= E. xpseudovirgata (Schur) Soó, E. tommasiniana Bertol., E. virgata Waldst. & Kit.) Leafy spurge 1a Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy White poinsettia 1b Fallopia sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Ronse Decr. (= Polygonum sachalinense F.Schmidt, Reynoutria sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Nakai Giant knotweed 1a Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze Smeltersbossie / Smelter's-bush 1b Galium tricornutum Dandy (= G. tricorne Stokes, pro parte) Three-horned bedstraw, Corncleavers 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Genista monspessulana (L.) L.A.S.Johnson (= Cytisus monspessulanus L., C. candicans (L.) DC.) Montpellierbrem / Montpellier broom 1a Grevillea banksii R.Br. Australiese rooi-eik / Australian crimson oak, Red flowering silky oak 1b Homalanthus populifolius Graham Gebrokehartjieboom / Bleeding-heart tree 1b Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle Hydrilla 1a Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buchenau Water poppy 1a Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose Night-blooming cereus 1b Hypericum androsaemum L. Tutsan 1b Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F.Austin (= I. fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy) Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Morning-glory bush 1b Iris pseudacorus L. Geel iris / Yellow flag 1a Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Cotton-leaf physic nut 1b Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps. (= Leptospermum ericoides A. Rich.) Burgan, White teatree 1a Lantana- All seed producing species or seed producing hybrids of Lantana that are not-Indigenous to Africa Lantana / Lantana, Tickberry, Cherry pie 1b Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. (= Antirrhinum dalmaticum L., Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm. Dalmatian toadflax, Broadleaf toadflax 1b Linaria vulgaris Mill. Common toadflax, Butter-andeggs 1b Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara Water-primrose, Peruvian primrosebush 1a Lythrum hyssopifolia L. Hyssop loosestrife 1b Malva dendromorpha M.F.Ray (= Lavatera arborea L.) Mak kiesieblaar / Tree mallow 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Malva verticillata L. Kiesieblaar / Mallow 1b Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke Prickly malvastrum 1b Marsilea mutica Mett. Nardoo, Australian water-clover 1a Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. Red-flowering tea tree 1a Mirabilis jalapa L. Vieruurtjie / Four-o'clock, Marve-of-Peru 1b Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. Basterappelliefie / Apple-of-Peru 1b Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. (= N. minor Dumort., N. sericea Láng, N. spathulifera Rchb., N. tenella Rchb., Nymphaea lutea L., N. umbilicalis Salisb., Nymphozanthus luteus (L.) Fernald, N. sericeus (Láng) Fernald, N. vulgaris Rich.) Yellow water-lily 1a Nymphaea mexicana Zucc. Geel waterlelies / Yellow water lilies 1b Nymphoides peltata (S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze (= Limnanthemum peltatum S.G.Gmel.) Gringed waterlily, Yellow floatingheart 1a Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. (= O. lindheimeri Engelm.) Klein rondeblaarturksvy / Small round-leaved prickly pear 1b Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. Yellow bunny-ears, Teddy-bear cactus 1b Orobanche ramosa L. Blouduiwel / Blue broomrape, Branched broomrape 1b Parkinsonia aculeata L. Mexikaanse groenhaarboom / Jerusalem thorn 1b Paspalum quadrifarium Lam. Tussock paspalum 1a Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P.Jorg. (= P. mollissima (Kunth) L.H.Bailey Piesangdilla / Banana poka, Bananadilla 1b Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud. (= Paulownia imperialis Siebold & Zucc.) Keiserinboom , Prinsesboom / Empress tree, Princess tree, Royal Paulownia 1a Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. Olifantsgras / Elephant grass, Napier grass 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross (= Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Knoopkruid / Knotweed 1b Phytolacca americana L. (= P. decandra L.) Inkbos, Karmosynbos / American pokeweed 1b Phytolacca icosandra L. (= P. octandra L.) Bobbejaandruif, Inkbessie / Forest inkberry 1b Prunus serotina Ehrh. Swartkersie / Black cherry 1b Psidium ×durbanensis Baijnath ined. Durbanse koejawel / Durban guava 1b Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida (= P. lobata (Willd.) Ohwi) Kudzuranker / Kudzu vine 1a Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem. Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Rooibranddoring / Red firethorn 1b Pyracantha crenatoserrata (Hance) Rehder (= P. fortuneana misapplied) Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Chinese firethorn, Broad leaf firethorn 1b Pyracantha koidzumii (Hayata) Rehder Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Formosa firethorn 1b Pyracantha rogersiana (A.B.Jacks.) Chitt. Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Firethorn 1b Rubus flagellaris Willd. Braam / Bramble 1b Rubus niveus Thunb. Ceylon raspberry, Mysore raspberry 1b Rumex usambarensis (Dammer) Dammer (= R. nervosus Vahl var. usambarensis Dammer) Oos-Afrikaanse tongblaar / East African dock 1b Salsola kali L. Rolbossie / 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Tumbleweed Salsola tragus L. (= S. australis R.Br.) Russiese rolbossie / Russian tumbleweed 1b Salvia tiliifolia Vahl Lindenleaf sage 1b Sambucus canadensis L. (= S. nigra L. subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli Kanadese vlier / Canadian elder 1b Sambucus nigra L. Europese vlier / European elder 1b Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (= Cassia hirsuta L.) 1b Senna occidentalis (L.) Link (= Cassia occidentalis L.) Stinking weed, Wild coffee 1b Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (= Cassia floribunda sensu Brenan non Cav., C. laevigata Willd.) Arsenic bush, Smooth senna 1b Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl. (S. hispidum misapplied in South Africa) Giant devil's fig 1b Solanum pseudocapsicum L. Jerusalemkersie / Jerusalem cherry 1b Tamarix aphylla (L.) H.Karst. Not to be confused with indigenous Tamarix usneoides E.Mey. ex Bunge Woestyntamarisk / Athel tree, Desert tamarisk 1b Tamarix gallica L. Not to be confused with indigenous Tamarix usneoides E.Mey. ex Bunge Franse tamarisk / French tamarisk 1b Tephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb. (= Opuntia articulata (Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt Pine cone cactus, Paper-spine cholla 1a Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze (= Rhus succedanea L.) Wasboom / Wax tree 1b Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. Wandelende Jood / Wandering Jew 1b Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse (= Zebrina pendula Schnizl.) Wandelende Jood / Wandering Jew 1b Verbena bonariensis L. Blouwaterbossie / Wild verbena, Tall verbena, 1b Plants Scientific Name Common Name Category Purple top Verbena brasiliensis Vell. Brazilian verbena 1b Vinca major L. Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Gewone-opklim / Greater periwinkle 1b Vinca minor L. Excluding approved cultivars as listed: None listed Lesser periwinkle 1b Vitex trifolia L. Indian three-leaf vitex 1b