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Black Hill - Weeds

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CUPRESSACEAE
*Pinus halepensis

Aleppo pine



Poppy Family

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FUMARIACEAE
*Fumaria capreolata

whiteflower fumitory
CC 2.0 Harry Rose
FUMARIACEAE
*Fumaria muralis
Fumitory
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PAPAVERACEAE
*Papaver dubium

long-headed poppy
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PAPAVERACEAE
*Papaver hybridum

rough poppy
CC4.0 Ken Harris
PAPAVERACEAE
*Papaver rhoeas

field poppy



Mustards

© Michal Dutkiewicz
CRUCIFERAE
*Brassica tournefortii 

long-fruited wild turnip)
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CRUCIFERAE
*Cardamine hirsuta
common bitter cress
CC4.0 Alan Dandie
CRUCIFERAE
*Diplotaxis muralis (prev. Diplotaxis muralis var. muralis)
wall rocket
CC4.0 Warwick Moyse
CRUCIFERAE
*Rapistrum rugosum ssp. rugosum
turnip weed
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CRUCIFERAE
*Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
watercress



CC2.0 Tico
CRUCIFERAE
*Sinapis arvensis

charlock
CC2.0 Dinesh Valke
CRUCIFERAE
*Sisymbrium officinale
hedge mustard



The Centauries, St Johns Wort and Mint

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GENTIANACEAE
*Centaurium erythraea 
common centaury
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GUTTIFERAE
*Hypericum perforatum
St Johns wort
CC4.0 Geoffrey Cox
LAMIACEAE
*Marrubium vulgare
horehound



Fig and Olive

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MORACEAE
*Ficus carica

edible fig
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OLEACEAE
*Fraxinus angustifolia (prev. Fraxinus rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia) 

desert ash
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OLEACEAE
*Olea europaea ssp. europaea

olive



Mango/Cashew Family

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ANACARDIACEAE
*Schinus molle (prev. Schinus areira)

peppertree, peppercorn



Primrose Family

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PRIMULACEAE
*Lysimachia arvensis (prev. Anagallis arvensis)

pimpernel
this comes in two forms, one with orange (scarlet) flowers and one with blue.



Willow Family

SALICACEAE
*Populus nigra

Lombardy poplar
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SALICACEAE
*Salix babylonica

weeping willow
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SALICACEAE
*Salix x fragilis
White Crack Willow




Figworts and allies

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SCROPHULARIACEAE
*Kickxia elatine ssp. crinita 
twining toadflax
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
*Parentucellia latifolia
red bartsia
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
*Verbascum virgatum
Twiggy mullein
CC4.0 dweeb77
SCROPHULARIACEAE
*Veronica persica

creeping speedwell
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
*Zaluzianskya divaricata
Spreading nightphlox



Nasturtiums

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TROPAEOLACEAE
*Tropaeolum majus

nasturtium
CC4.0 Skinrar
PROTEACEAE
*Grevillea rosmarinifolia 
rosemary grevillea
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PROTEACEAE
*Hakea laurina
pincushion hakea
Public Domain: Insiderelic
PROTEACEAE
*Hakea salicifolia
willow-leaved hakea

Ice plants and carpet weeds

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AIZOACEAE
*Aizoon pubescens (prev. Galenia pubescens var. pubescens)
coastal galenia



CC4.0 Tom Hunt
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Cerastium glomeratum
mouse-ear chickweed
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Petrorhagia dubia
velvet pink
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Polycarpon tetraphyllum
four-leaf allseed
CC 4.0 Heath Hunter
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Sagina apetala
annual pearlwort
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Silene gallica var. gallica
French catchfly



CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Silene nocturna
Mediterranean catchfly
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Spergularia rubra
red-spurrey
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Stellaria media chickweed
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
*Stellaria palustris var. palustris
swamp starwort
 



Goosefoot and Buttercups

CHENOPODIACEAE
*Chenopodium murale
nettle-leaf goosefoot

RANUNCULACEAE
*Ranunculus muricatus
pricklefruit buttercup
RANUNCULACEAE
*Ranunculus trilobus
large annual buttercup



Rose family

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ROSACEAE
*Crataegus monogyna
cotoneaster
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ROSACEAE
*Crataegus x sinaica
hawthorn
ROSACEAE
*Prunus sp.

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ROSACEAE
*Rosa canina
dog rose
ROSACEAE
*Rosa rubiginosa
sweet briar



ROSACEAE
*Rubus laciniatus
cut-leaf blackberry
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ROSACEAE
*Rubus ulmifolius var. ulmifolius
blackberry
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*Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata

Sheep's Burnet (salad burnet)




Bignoneas

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BIGNONIACEAE
*Pandorea pandorana
wonga wonga vine







PITTOSPORUM FAMILY

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PITTOSPORACEAE

*Billardiera heterophylla

*Billardiera fusiformis

Bluebell Creeper








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LEGUMINOSAE
*Acacia iteaphylla
Flinder's Ranges Wattle
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Acacia longifolia

sallow wattle
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Chamaecytisus palmensis
tree lucerne, (Tagasaste)
LEGUMINOSAE
*Cytisus scoparius (prev *Genista scoparia)
English broom (common broom)
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Genista monspessulana (syn. Cytisus monspessulanus or Teline monspessulana)
broom, french broom, cape broom



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LEGUMINOSAE
*Lathyrus latifolius 
Tangier Pea, Perennial Pea
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha
toothed medic (burr medic)

LEGUMINOSAE
*Medicago sativa ssp. sativa
lucerne
LEGUMINOSAE
*Medicago truncatula
King barrel medic
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Melilotus indica
King Island melilot
(small melilot)



LEGUMINOSAE
*Paraserianthes lophantha (prev. *Albizia lophantha)
Cape Leeuwin wattle
LEGUMINOSAE
*Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust

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LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium angustifolium
narrow-leaf clover
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium arvense var. arvense
hares foot clover
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LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium campestre
hop clover



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LEGUMINOSAE
*Ulex europaeus
gorse
LEGUMINOSAE
*Vicia monantha
vetch

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LEGUMINOSAE
*Vicia sativa
vetch
LEGUMINOSAE
*Vicia sativa ssp. sativa
golden tare



LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium cherleri
cupped clover
LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium dubium
suckling clover
LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium fragiferum var. fragiferum
strawberry clover
LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium glomeratum
cluster clover
LEGUMINOSAE
*Trifolium tomentosum
woolly clover



Wood sorrels

OXALIDACEAE
*Oxalis corniculata ssp. corniculata

creeping oxalis
OXALIDACEAE
*Oxalis pes-caprae

soursob






Geraniums

GERANIACEAE
*Erodium botrys

long storks bill
GERANIACEAE
*Erodium cicutarium

common storks bill
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GERANIACEAE
*Erodium moschatum  
musky storks bill
GERANIACEAE
*Pelargonium x asperum

rose geranium
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GERANIACEAE
*Pelargonium peltatum
Ivy leaved geranium



Spurge family and Flax family

EUPHORBIACEAE
*Euphorbia terracina 

false caper
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EUPHORBIACEAE
*Ricinus communis

castor oil plant

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LINACEAE
*Linum trigynum

French flax



Milkworts

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POLYGONACEAE
*Muraltia heisteria

African furze
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POLYGONACEAE
*Polygonum aviculare
w
ireweed
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex acetosella (prev. Acetosella vulgaris)

sorrel
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex conglomeratus
clustered dock
© Sam Jolly
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex crispus
Curled Dock



POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex obtusifolius

broad-leaf dock
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex pulcher ssp. Pulcher fiddle dock
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex x pratensis






Buckthorns and Mallows and allies

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RHAMNACEAE
*Rhamnus alaternus

blow-fly bush
MALVACEAE
*Malva arborea

Tree Mallow
MALVACEAE
*Malva nicaeensis 

mallow of Nice
MALVACEAE
*Malva parviflora 

marshmallow
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MALVACEAE
*Modiola caroliniana

red-flowered mallow



The Myrtle family and Willowherbs

MYRTACEAE
*Corymbia calophylla (prev. Eucalyptus calophylla)

Marri
MYRTACEAE
*Eucalyptus globulus 

Tasmanian blue gum

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ONAGRACEAE
*Oenothera stricta ssp. stricta
common evening primrose
 



Milkweeds and Carrots, Celery and Ivy

APOCYNACEAE
*Gomphocarpus cancellatus (prev. Asclepias rotundifolia)
broad-leaved cotton-bush
APOCYNACEAE
*Gomphocarpus fruticosus (prev. Asclepias fruticosa) narrow-leaved cotton-bush
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UMBELLIFERAE
*Apium graveolens

celery
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UMBELLIFERAE
*Foeniculum vulgare 
fennel
UMBELLIFERAE
*Scandix pecten-veneris ssp. pecten-veneris

shepherds needle



Heaths, Dogbanes, Bedstraws and Bindweeds

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ERICACEAE
*Erica arborea

erica
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APOCYNACEAE
*Vinca major

Blue Periwinkle
RUBIACEAE
*Galium murale

small bedstraw

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RUBIACEAE
*Sherardia arvensis

field madder

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CONVOLVULACEAE
*Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed



Verbena and Forget-me-nots

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VERBENACEAE
*Verbena bonariensis

purple-top
VERBENACEAE
*Verbena supina

trailing verbena
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BORAGINACEAE
*Echium plantagineum 

Salvation Jane-grass
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BORAGINACEAE
*Heliotropium amplexicaule
blue heliotrope
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BORAGINACEAE
*Heliotropium europaeum

potato weed



Mints and allies

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LABIATAE
*Mentha x piperita

mint
LABIATAE
*Salvia verbenaca form
wild sage
LABIATAE
*Stachys arvensis

stagger weed

 



Nightshades

SOLANACEAE
*Datura stramonium

common thornapple
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SOLANACEAE
*Lycium ferocissimum 
African boxthorn
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SOLANACEAE
*Salpichroa origanifolia

cock's eggs
SOLANACEAE
*Solanum elaeagnifolium
silver-leaf nightshade
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SOLANACEAE
*Solanum nigrum

black nightshade



Valerian and Teasel

VALERIANACEAE
*Valerianella muricata

Narrow-fruit cornsalad
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VALERIANACEAE
*Centranthus ruber 

red valerian
VALERIANACEAE
*Valerianella discoidea

lesser cornsalad

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DIPSACACEAE
*Sixalix atropurpurea (prev. Scabiosa atropurpurea)
purple pincushion



Plantain family

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PLANTAGINACEAE
*Misopates orontium

lesser snapdragon, Weasel's-Snout
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PLANTAGINACEAE
*Plantago lanceolata var. lanceolata

ribgrass
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PLANTAGINACEAE
*Plantago major

greater plantain

 



Daisies

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COMPOSITAE
*Arctotheca calendula 
Capeweed
COMPOSITAE
*Carduus tenuiflorus

slender thistle
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COMPOSITAE
*Carthamus lanatus

Saffron thistle
COMPOSITAE
*Centaurea melitensis 

Maltese cockspur
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COMPOSITAE
*Chrysanthemoides monilifera

boneseed



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COMPOSITAE
*Cirsium vulgare
spear thistle
COMPOSITAE
*Cotula coronopifolia

waterbuttons
COMPOSITAE
*Crepis capillaris 

smooth hawksbeard
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COMPOSITAE
*Cynara cardunculus

artichoke thistle
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COMPOSITAE
*Dittrichia graveolens 

stinkwort



COMPOSITAE
*Erigeron bonariensis (prev. Conyza bonariensis)
flaxleaf fleabane
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COMPOSITAE
*Helminthotheca echioides

ox-tongue (bristly ox-tongue)
COMPOSITAE
*Hypochaeris glabra 

smooth catsear
COMPOSITAE
*Hypochaeris radicata 

rough catsear
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COMPOSITAE
*Leontodon rhagadioloides (prev. Hedypnois rhagadioloides)

Cretan Weed



COMPOSITAE
*Leontodon saxatilis (prev. Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides)
lesser hawkbit
COMPOSITAE
*Picris hieracioides

hawkweed oxtongue
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COMPOSITAE
*Senecio pterophorus var. pterophorus

African daisy
COMPOSITAE
*Silybum marianum

variegated thistle
COMPOSITAE
*Sonchus asper




COMPOSITAE
*Sonchus oleraceus
common sow-thistle
©FOBHM
COMPOSITAE
*Symphyotrichum subulatum (prev. Aster subulatus)

wild aster
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COMPOSITAE
*Tolpis barbata

Yellow Hawkweed
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COMPOSITAE
*Tragopogon porrifolius

salsify
COMPOSITAE
*Urospermum picroides
false hawkbit



COMPOSITAE
*Pallenis spinosa (*Asteriscus spinosus)

Golden pallenis
Spiny starwort



Asparagus and Arums

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ASPARAGACEAE
*Myrsiphyllum asparagoides
Bridal Creeper

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ARACEAE
*Zantedeschia aethiopica
arum lily




Lilies and allies

IRIDACEAE
*Babiana stricta
babiana
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IRIDACEAE
*Chasmanthe floribunda
Aunt Eliza, African corn-flower
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IRIDACEAE
*Freesia leichtlinii (prev. Freesia alba)
freesia
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IRIDACEAE
*Gladiolus undulata

Gladiolus
IRIDACEAE
*Iris germanica
flag iris



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IRIDACEAE
*Moraea bellendenii

©FOBHM
IRIDACEAE
*Moraea flaccida (prev. Homeria flaccida)
one-leaf Cape tulip
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IRIDACEAE
*Moraea setifolia (prev. Gynandriris setifolia)
thread iris
IRIDACEAE
*Romulea minutiflora

lesser Guildford grass, small-flower onion-grass
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IRIDACEAE
*Romulea rosea var. australis
Guildford grass, common onion-grass



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IRIDACEAE
*Sparaxis tricolor
Tricolor harlequin flower (Sparaxis)
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IRIDACEAE
*Synnotia villosa (Sparaxis villosa)
butter silk-lily
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IRIDACEAE
*Watsonia meriana cv. Bulbillifera
Bulbil Watsonia
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LILACEAE
*Asphodelus fistulosus

onion weed
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LILACEAE
*Allium triquetrum
three cornered garlic



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LILACEAE
*Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Chincherinchee
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IRIDACEAE
*Ixia polystachya
(
*Ixia flexuosa)
variable Ixia

Grasses

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GRAMINEAE
*Aira caryophyllea 

silvery hair grass
CC2.0 Harry Rose
GRAMINEAE
*Aira cupaniana 

quick silver grass
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GRAMINEAE
*Arundo donax

Spanish reed, bamboo
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GRAMINEAE
*Avena barbata

bearded oat
GRAMINEAE
*Avena sativa
Cultivated Oat



GRAMINEAE
*Brachypodium distachyon  

false brome
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GRAMINEAE
*Briza maxima

large quaking-grass
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GRAMINEAE
*Briza minor

lesser quaking-grass
GRAMINEAE
*Bromus catharticus 

prairie grass
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GRAMINEAE
*Bromus diandrus;
great brome (Jabbers)



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GRAMINEAE
*Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus

soft brome
GRAMINEAE
*Bromus madritensis

Madrid brome (compact  brome)
GRAMINEAE
*Catapodium rigidum (prev. Desmazeria rigida)

rigid fescue
GRAMINEAE
*Cenchrus clandestinus (prev. Pennisetum clandestinum)

Kikuyu
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GRAMINEAE
*Cortaderia selloana
Common pampas grass



GRAMINEAE
*Cynodon dactylon

 couch-grass
GRAMINEAE
*Dactylis glomerata

cocks-foot
©FOBHM
GRAMINEAE
*Ehrharta calycina

Perennial veldt grass
©FOBHM
GRAMINEAE
*Ehrharta longiflora
annual veldt grass

GRAMINEAE
*Gastridium phleoides
nit-grass



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GRAMINEAE
*Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire fog
GRAMINEAE
*Hordeum leporinum (prev. Critesion murinum ssp. leporinum)

barley-grass
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GRAMINEAE
*Hyparrhenia hirta

Coolatai grass
GRAMINEAE
*Lolium loliaceum
rigid ryegrass, stiff ryegrass
GRAMINEAE
*Lolium perenne
perennial ryegrass



GRAMINEAE
*Paspalum distichum 
water couch
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GRAMINEAE
*Pennisetum setaceum (Phalaris setacea)

Fountain Grass
GRAMINEAE
*Pentameris airoides (prev. Pentaschistis airoides)

false hair-grass
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GRAMINEAE
*Pentameris pallida (prev. Pentaschistis pallida)
pussy tail
pale five-awn
GRAMINEAE
*Phalaris minor
lesser canary-grass



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GRAMINEAE
*Piptatherum miliaceum 
rice millet
GRAMINEAE
*Poa annua

annual meadow-grass
GRAMINEAE
*Rostraria cristata

annual cats tail
GRAMINEAE
*Stenotaphrum secundatum
buffalo grass
GRAMINEAE
*Vulpia myuros
Rat's tail fescue



Orchids

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ORCHIDACEAE
*Disa bracteata

African orchid