The Table Bay Nature Reserve is an nature reserve in

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. It consists of several smaller constituent reserves including Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Diep River Fynbos Corridor, Zoarvlei Wetlands, Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve, and Milnerton Lagoon, as well as surrounding protected areas. These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on 27 June 2012, in order to improve the

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management in the built-up area. It is managed by the

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's Environmental Resource Management Department, with offices at Rietvlei.Nature reserves
The Table Bay Nature Reserve forms the southernmost buffer area of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, and links it to the edge of Cape Town's city centre. It also contains a large portion of the critically endangered lowland habitats remaining in Cape Town. The central feature in the Table Bay Nature Reserve is the Rietvlei wetland system. The Rietvlei Wetlands and Milnerton Lagoon were proclaimed as a Nature Area on 3 August 1984, in proclamation number 1632 of Provincial Gazette No. 9345. The Nature Reserve is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – South Africa, who own two of the Erven. The City of Cape Town manages these two Erven on a 99-year lease for the purposes of nature conservation.

Biodiversity

Fauna and flora in the reserve include the following:Table Bay Nature Reserve Draft Integrated Reserve Management Plan

Mammals

Indigenous

; Bathyergidae: *''Bathyergus suillus'' ( Cape dune mole-rat) *''Cryptomys hottentotus'' ( common mole-rat) *''Georychus capensis'' ( Cape mole-rat) ;

Bovidae The Bovidae comprise the family (biology), biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes Bos, cattle, bison, Bubalina, buffalo, antelopes (including Caprinae, goat-antelopes), Ovis, sheep and Capra (genus), goats. A member o ...

: *''Raphicerus campestris'' (

steenbok The steenbok (''Raphicerus campestris'') is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok. Description Steenbok resemble small oribi, standing 45–60 cm (16"–24") at the ...

) *''Raphicerus melanotis'' ( Cape grysbok) *''Sylvicapra grimmia'' ( common duiker) ;

Canidae Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a family (biology), biological family of caniform carnivorans, constituting a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). The family includes three subfamily, subfamilies: the Caninae, a ...

: *''Vulpes chama'' (

Cape fox The Cape fox (''Vulpes chama''), also called the asse, cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small species of fox, native to southern Africa. It is also called a South African version of a fennec fox due to its similarly big ears. It is the ...

) ;

Chrysochloridae Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals Endemism, endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae (the only family in the suborder Chrysochloridea) and as such they are Taxonomy (biology), taxonomically dis ...

: *''Cryptochloris asiatica'' a.k.a. ''Chrysochloris asiatica'' ( Cape golden mole) ;

Felidae Felidae ( ) is the Family (biology), family of mammals in the Order (biology), order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ). The 41 extant taxon, extant Felidae species exhibit the gre ...

: *''Felis caracal'' (

caracal The caracal (''Caracal caracal'') () is a medium-sized Felidae, wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long ...

) ; Herpestidae: *''Atilax paludinosus'' ( water mongoose) *''Cynictis penicillata'' (

yellow mongoose The yellow mongoose (''Cynictis penicillata''), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family. It averages about in weight and about in length. It lives in open country, semi-desert scrubland and grasslands in A ...

) *''Galerella pulverulenta'' ( Cape gray mongoose) *''Herpestes ichneumon'' ( Egyptian mongoose) ; Hystricidae: *''Hystrix africaeaustralis'' ( Cape porcupine) ;

Leporidae Leporidae () is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all. The family name comes from "Lepus", hare in Latin. Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae ...

: *''Lepus capensis'' (

Cape hare The Cape hare (''Lepus capensis''), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. Taxonomy The Cape hare was one of the many Mammalia in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, mammal ...

) *''Lepus saxatilis'' (

scrub hare The scrub hare (''Lepus saxatilis'') is one of two species of hares found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Although it is listed as a least concern species, the population has been declining and is expected to ...

) ;

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

: *''Dendromus melanotis'' ( gray climbing mouse) *''Mus musculus'' (

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. A ...

) *''Otomys irroratus'' ( vlei rat) *''Otomys unisulcatus'' ( bush vlei rat) *''Rattus rattus'' (

black rat The black rat (''Rattus rattus''), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus ''Rattus'', in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is n ...

) *''Rhabdomys pumilio'' (

striped field mouse The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apodemu ...

) *''Tatera afra'' ( Cape gerbil) *''Mus indutus'' ( desert pygmy mouse) ;

Mustelidae The Mustelidae (; from Latin , weasel) are a diverse family of carnivora, carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (), they form the largest family in the s ...

; *''Aonyx capensis'' ( Cape clawless otter) *''Mellivora capensis'' (

honey badger The honey badger (''Mellivora capensis''), also known as the ratel ( or ), is a mammal widely distributed across Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is the only living species in both the genus ''Mellivora'' and the subfami ...

) ; Soricidae: *''Myosorex varius'' ( forest shrew) ;

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

: *''Eptesicus capensis'' ( Cape serotine bat) ;

Viverridae Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, in southern Europe, ...

: *''Genetta genetta'' ( small-spotted genet) *''Genetta tigrina'' (

Cape genet The Cape genet (''Genetta tigrina''), also known as the South African large-spotted genet, is a Genetta, genet species endemic to South Africa. As it is common and not threatened, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Like other gene ...

)

Introduced

;

: *''Canis lupus familiaris'' a.k.a. ''Canis familiaris'' (

domestic dog The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers ...

) ;

: *''Felis silvestris catus'' a.k.a. ''Felis catus'' (

domestic cat The cat (''Felis catus''), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small Domestication, domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have sh ...

)

Reptiles

; Chamaeleonidae: *''Bradypodion pumilum'' ( Cape dwarf chameleon) *''Bradypodion occidentale'' ( Namaqua dwarf chameleon) ;

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...

: *''Psammophylax rhombeatus'' ( rhombic skaapsteker) *''Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia'' (herald snake) *''Dasypeltis scabra'' ( common eggeater) *''Dispholidus typus'' ( boomslang) *''Duberria lutrix lutrix'' ( common slugeater) *''Lamprophis aurora'' ( Aurora house snake) *''Lamprophis fuscus'' ( yellow-bellied house snake) *''Lamprophis inornatus'' ( olive house snake) *''Lycodonomorphus rufulus'' ( common brown water snake) *''Psammophis crucifer'' ( cross-marked grass snake), (crossmarked grass snake) *''Psammophis leightoni'' ( Cape sand snake) *''Psammophis notostictus'' ( Karoo sand snake) *''Pseudaspis cana'' (

mole snake The mole snake (''Pseudaspis cana'') is a species of snake. It has been placed in the family Lamprophiidae, and more recently in the family Pseudaspididae, along with the genus '' Pythonodipsas''. It is native to much of southern Africa, and i ...

) *''Chamaesaura anguina'' ( Cape grass lizard) ;

Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids , from , variant of "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus '' Emydocephalus ...

: *''Homoroselaps lacteus'' ( spotted harlequin snake) *''Naja nivea'' ( Cape cobra) ;

Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...

: *''Afrogecko porphyreus'' ( marbled leaf-toed gecko), (marbled leaftoed gecko) *''Pachydactylus geitje'' ( ocellated thick-toed gecko), (ocellated thicktoed gecko) ; Gerrhosauridae: *''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis'' ( yellow-throated plated lizard) ;

Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found ...

: *''Meroles knoxii'' ( Knox's desert lizard) ; Leptotyphlopidae: *'' Leptotyphlops nigricans'' (black thread snake) ;

Pelomedusidae :''Alternatively, "Pelomedusidae" may refer to the Pelomedusoidea. See below for details.'' Pelomedusidae is a family of freshwater turtles endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, São Tomé, and the Seychelles (although this popul ...

: *''Pelomedusa subrufa'' ( marsh terrapin) ; Scincidae: *''Acontias meleagris meleagris'' ( Cape legless skink) *''Scelotes bipes'' ( silvery dwarf burrowing skink) *''Trachylepis capensis'' ( Cape skink) *''Typhlosaurus caecus'' ( Cuvier's blind legless skink) *''Trachylepis homalocephala'' ( red-sided skink), (redsided skink) ;

Testudinidae Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like ot ...

: *''Chersina angulata'' (

angulate tortoise The angulate tortoise (''Chersina angulata'') is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrubland, scrub vegetation in South Africa. It is the only living member of the genus ''Chersina''. Name and taxonomy This species is highly d ...

) *''Homopus areolatus'' ( parrot-beaked tortoise), (parrotbeaked tortoise) ;

Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

: *'' Rhinotyphlops lalandei'' (Delalande's beaked blind snake), (Delalande's blind snake) ;

Viperidae Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous snake, venomous and have long (relat ...

: *''

Bitis ''Bitis'' is a genus of Viperidae, vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic Deimatic behaviour, threat displays that invol ...

armata'' ( southern adder)

Amphibians

;

Brevicipitidae Brevicipitidae or rain frogs is a small Family (biology), family of frogs found in eastern and southern Africa. As of 2025 contains 38 species in 5 genera. eb application 2013. Berkeley, CaliforniaBrevicipitidae AmphibiaWeb, available at http ...

: *''Breviceps rosei'' ( sand rain frog) ;

Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category Category, plural categories, may refer to: General uses *Classification, the general act of allocating things to classes/categories Philosophy * Category of being * ''Categories'' (Aristotle) * Category (Kant) * C ...

: *''Vandijkophrynus angusticeps'' ( sand toad) *''Amietophrynus pantherinus'' ( western leopard toad) endangered (EN) *''Amietophrynus rangeri'' ( raucous toad) ;

Pipidae The Pipidae are a family (biology), family of primitive, tongueless frogs. There are 41 species in the family, found in tropical South America (genus ''Pipa'') and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera). Description Pipid frogs are highly ...

: *''Xenopus laevis'' ( common platanna) ; Pyxicephalidae bonaparte: *''Cacosternum platys'' ( caco) sp., ( flat caco) *''Strongylopus grayii grayii'' ( clicking stream frog) *''Tomopterna delalandii'' ( Cape sand frog) *''Amietia fuscigula'' ( Cape river frog)

Fish

Indigenous

; Anabantidae: *''Sandelia capensis'' ( Cape kurper) ;

Anguillidae The Anguillidae are a family of ray-finned fish that contains the freshwater eels. All the extant species and six subspecies in this family are in the genus ''Anguilla'', and are elongated fish of snake-like bodies, with long dorsal, caudal and a ...

: *'' Anguilla mossambica steinitzi'' ( longfin eel) ; Clupeidae: *'' Gilchristella aestuaria'' ( estuarine round-herring) ;

Galaxiidae The Galaxiidae are a family of mostly small freshwater fish in the Southern Hemisphere. The majority live in Southern Australia or New Zealand, but some are found in South Africa, southern South America, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, and th ...

: *''Galaxias zebratus'' (

Cape galaxias The Cape galaxias (''Galaxias zebratus'') is a species of freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae. It is a small fish, rarely larger than 6 cm, that inhabits clear streams, rivers and ponds of South Africa. It shares the same habitat as im ...

) ;

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family (biology), family of bony fish in the order (biology), order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising over 2,000 species in more than 200 genus, genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typ ...

: *'' Caffrogobius nudiceps'' ( barehead goby) ;

Mugilidae The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since R ...

: *''Liza richardsonii'' ( southern mullet) *''Mugil cephalus'' ( flathead mullet) ;

Sparidae Sparidae is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Spariformes, the seabreams and porgies, although they were traditionally classified in the order Perciformes. The over 150 species are found in shallow and deep marine waters in t ...

: *''Lithognathus lithognathus'' ( white steenbras) *'' Rhabdosargus globiceps'' ( white stumpnose)

Introduced

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Cichlidae Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

: *''Oreochromis mossambicus'' ( Mozambique tilapia) *''Tilapia sparrmanii'' (

banded tilapia ''Tilapia sparrmanii'', the banded tilapia, or vlei kurper, is a widespread and adaptable cichlid fish that is found in warmer freshwater habitats of southern Africa. They prefer water with ample plant cover, and occur naturally as far north as D ...

) ; Clariidae: *''Clarias gariepinus'' ( sharp-tooth catfish) ;

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...

: *''Cyprinus carpio'' (

carp The term carp (: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family (biology), family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized game fish, quarries and a ...

) ;

Poeciliidae Poeciliidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater ray-finned fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, Poecilia, molly, Platy (fish), platy, and Green swo ...

: *''Gambusia affinis'' ( mosquitofish)

Birds

;

Accipitridae The Accipitridae () is one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects ...

: *''Buteo rufofuscus'' ( jackal buzzard) *''Buteo vulpinus'' ( steppe buzzard) *''Circus ranivorus'' ( African marsh-harrier) vulnerable (VU) *''Elanus caeruleus'' ( black-winged kite) *''Haliaeetus vocifer'' (

African fish eagle The African fish eagle (''Icthyophaga vocifer'') or the African sea eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Malawi, ...

) *''Milvus migrans'' ( black kite), ( yellow-billed kite) *''Accipiter melanoleucus'' (

black sparrowhawk The black sparrowhawk (''Astur melanoleucus''), sometimes known as the black goshawk or great sparrowhawk, is a bird of prey belonging to the family (biology), family Accipitridae. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Accipiter''. It occurs mai ...

) ; Acrocephalidae: *''Acrocephalus scirpaceus'' ( Common reed warbler) *''Acrocephalus gracilirostris'' ( lesser swamp warbler) ;

Alaudidae Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

: *''Calandrella cinerea'' (

red-capped lark The red-capped lark (''Calandrella cinerea'') is a small passerine bird that breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cap ...

) ; Alcedinidae: *''Alcedo cristata'' ( malachite kingfisher) ;

Anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family (biology), family of water birds that includes ducks, goose, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted f ...

: *''Alopochen aegyptiacus'' (

Egyptian goose The Egyptian goose (''Alopochen aegyptiaca'') is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United ...

), ( Kolgans) *''Anas capensis'' ( Cape teal) *''Anas erythrorhyncha'' (

red-billed teal The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (''Anas erythrorhyncha'') is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa typically south of 10° S. This duck is not bird migration, migratory, but will fly great d ...

) *''Anas platyrhynchos'' (

mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...

) *''Anas smithii'' ( Cape shoveler) *''Anas sparsa'' ( African black duck) *''Anas undulata'' (

yellow-billed duck The yellow-billed duck (''Anas undulata'') is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but wanders in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is hig ...

) *''Plectropterus gambensis'' (

spur-winged goose The spur-winged goose (''Plectropterus gambensis'') is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However, ''P. gambensis'' developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in t ...

) *''Spatula hottentota'' ( blue-billed teal) *''Netta erythrophthalma'' (

southern pochard The southern pochard (''Netta erythrophthalma'') is a species of duck, and a member of the genus '' Netta''. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard ''N. e. erythrophthalma'' (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) ...

) *''Oxyura maccoa'' ( Maccoa duck) near threatened (NT) *''Sarkidiornis melanotos'' ( Knob-billed duck) *''Tadorna cana'' ( South African shelduck) ; Anhingidae: *''Anhinga rufa'' (

African darter The African darter (''Anhinga rufa''), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. Taxonomy The African darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Anhinga, American (''Anhin ...

) ;

Apodidae The Apodidae, or swifts, form a family of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds. The treeswifts ar ...

: *''Apus affinis'' (

little swift The little swift (''Apus affinis''), is a small species of Swift (bird), swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build ...

) *''Apus barbatus'' (

African black swift The African black swift (''Apus barbatus''), also known as the African swift or black swift, is a medium-sized bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya southwards to South Afric ...

) *''Apus caffer'' ( white-rumped swift) *''Tachymarptis melba'' (

Alpine swift The alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'', formerly ''Apus melba'') is a species of Swift (bird), swift found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalayas. Like common swifts, they are bird mi ...

) ;Ardeidae: *''Ardea cinerea'' (grey heron) *''Ardea melanocephala'' (black-headed heron) *''Ardea purpurea'' (purple heron) *''Bubulcus ibis'' (cattle egret) *''Egretta garzetta'' (little egret) *''Egretta intermedia'' (yellow-billed egret) *''Ixobrychus minutus'' (little bittern) *''Nycticorax nycticorax'' (black-crowned night heron) *''Ardea goliath'' (Goliath heron) *''Egretta alba'' (great egret) ;Caprimulgidae: *''Caprimulgus pectoralis'' (fiery-necked nightjar) ;Centropodidae: *''Centropus burchelli'' (Burchell's coucal) ;Cerylidae: *''Ceryle rudis'' (pied kingfisher) *''Megaceryle maximus'' (giant kingfisher) ;Charadriidae: *''Charadrius tricollaris'' (three-banded plover) *''Vanellus armatus'' (blacksmith lapwing), (blacksmith plover) *''Charadrius pecuarius'' (Kittlitz's plover) *''Vanellus coronatus'' (crowned lapwing) *''Charadrius hiaticula'' (common ringed plover) *''Charadrius marginatus'' (white-fronted plover) *''Charadrius pallidus'' (chestnut-banded plover) near threatened (NT) *''Pluvialis squatarola'' (grey plover) ;Chionidae: *''Burhinus capensis'' (spotted thick-knee), (spotted dikkop) *''Burhinus vermiculatus'' (water thick-knee), (water dikkop) ;Ciconiidae: *''Ciconia ciconia'' (white stork) *''Ciconia nigra'' (black stork) near threatened (NT) *''Mycteria ibis'' (yellow-billed stork) ;Cisticolidae: *''Apalis thoracica'' (bar-throated apalis) *''Cisticola tinniens'' (Levaillant's cisticola) *''Prinia maculosa'' (Karoo prinia) *''Cisticola juncidis'' (zitting cisticola) *''Cisticola subruficapilla'' (grey-backed cisticola) *''Cisticola textrix'' (cloud cisticola) ;Coliidae: *''Colius colius'' (white-backed mousebird) *''Colius striatus'' (speckled mousebird) *''Urocolius indicus'' (red-faced mousebird) ;Columbidae: *''Columba livia'' (feral pigeon), (rock dove) *''Oena capensis'' (Namaqua dove) *''Streptopelia capicola'' (Cape turtle dove) *''Streptopelia semitorquata'' (red-eyed dove) *''Streptopelia senegalensis'' (Lag Duifie), (laughing dove) *''Columba guinea'' (speckled pigeon) ;Corvidae: *''Corvus albus'' (pied crow) *''Corvus splendens'' (Indian house crow) *''Corvus albicollis'' (white-necked raven) ;Cuculidae: *''Chrysococcyx caprius'' (Diderick cuckoo) *''Chrysococcyx klaas'' (Klaas's cuckoo) *''Clamator jacobinus'' (Jacobin cuckoo) ;Dendrocygnidae: *''Dendrocygna viduata'' (white-faced duck) *''Thalassornis leuconotus'' (white-backed duck) *''Dendrocygna bicolor'' (fulvous duck) ;Estrildidae: *''Estrilda astrild'' (common waxbill) ;Falconidae: *''Falco biarmicus'' (Lanner falcon) near threatened (NT) *''Falco rupicolus'' (rock kestrel) *''Falco peregrinus'' (peregrine falcon) near threatened (NT) ;Fringillidae: *''Serinus canicollis'' (Cape canary) *''Crithagra flaviventris'' (yellow canary) *''Emberiza capensis'' (Cape bunting) *''Crithagra albogularis'' (white-throated canary) *''Serinus sulphuratus'' (brimstone canary) ;Gruidae: *''Anthropoides paradiseus'' (blue crane) vulnerable (VU) ;Haematopodidae: *''Haematopus moquini'' (African black oystercatcher) near threatened (NT) ;Heliornithidae: *''Fulica cristata'' (red-knobbed coot) *''Gallinula chloropus'' (common moorhen) *''Porphyrio madagascariensis'' (African purple swamphen) ;Hirundinidae: *''Hirundo albigularis'' (white-throated swallow) *''Hirundo cucullata'' (greater striped swallow) *''Hirundo dimidiata'' (pearl-breasted swallow) *''Hirundo rustica'' (barn swallow) *''Riparia paludicola'' (brown-throated martin) *''Delichon urbicum'' (common house-martin) *''Hirundo fuligula'' (rock martin) *''Riparia cincta'' (banded martin) *''Hirundo spilodera'' (South African cliff-swallow) ;Indicatoridae: *''Indicator indicator'' (greater honeyguide) ;Laniidae: *''Lanius collaris'' (southern fiscal), (fiscal shrike) ;Laridae: *''Larus cirrocephalus'' (grey-headed gull) *''Larus dominicanus'' (kelp gull) *''Larus hartlaubii'' (Hartlaub's gull) *''Chlidonias hybrida'' (whiskered tern) *''Chlidonias leucopterus'' (white-winged tern) *''Sterna balaenarum'' (Damara tern) near threatened (NT) *''Sterna bergii'' (swift tern) *''Sterna caspia'' (Caspian tern) near threatened (NT) *''Sterna hirundo'' (common tern) *''Sterna sandvicensis'' (Sandwich tern) *''Sterna vittata'' (Antarctic tern) ;Locustellidae: *''Bradypterus baboecala'' (little rush warbler) ;Lybiidae: *''Tricholaema leucomelas'' (acacia pied barbet) ;Macrosphenidae: *''Sphenoeacus afer'' (Cape grassbird) ;Meropidae: *''Merops apiaster'' (European bee-eater) ;Monarchidae: *''Laniarius ferrugineus'' (southern boubou) *''Telophorus zeylonus'' (bokmakierie) ;Motacillidae: *''Anthus cinnamomeus'' (African pipit) *''Macronyx capensis'' (Cape longclaw) *''Motacilla capensis'' (Cape wagtail) ;Muscicapidae: *''Cossypha caffra'' (Cape robin-chat) *''Saxicola torquatus'' (African stonechat) *''Sigelus silens'' (fiscal flycatcher) *''Turdus olivaceus'' (olive thrush) *''Cercomela familiaris'' (familiar chat) *''Cercotrichas coryphaeus'' (Karoo scrub-robin) *''Oenanthe pileata'' (capped wheatear) ;Nectariniidae: *''Cinnyris chalybeus'' (southern double-collared sunbird) *''Nectarinia famosa'' (malachite sunbird) ;Passeridae: *''Passer melanurus'' (Cape sparrow) *''Passer domesticus'' (house sparrow) *''Passer diffusus'' (southern grey-headed sparrow) ;Pelecanidae: *''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' (great white pelican), (Wit pelikan) near threatened (NT) ;Phalacrocoracidae: *''Phalacrocorax africanus'' (reed cormorant) *''Phalacrocorax capensis'' (Cape cormorant) near threatened (NT) *''Phalacrocorax lucidus'' (white-breasted cormorant) *''Phalacrocorax coronatus'' (crowned cormorant) near threatened (NT) ;Phasianidae: *''Numida meleagris'' (helmeted guineafowl) *''Pternistis capensis'' (Cape spurfowl) *''Scleroptila africanus'' (grey-winged francolin) *''Coturnix coturnix'' (common quail) ;Phoenicopteridae: *''Phoenicopterus minor'' (lesser flamingo) near threatened (NT) *''Phoenicopterus ruber'' (greater flamingo) near threatened (NT) ;Phylloscopidae: *''Phylloscopus trochilus'' (willow warbler) ;Ploceidae: *''Euplectes capensis'' (yellow bishop) *''Euplectes orix'' (southern red bishop) *''Ploceus capensis'' (Cape weaver) *''Ploceus velatus'' (southern masked-weaver) ;Podicipedidae: *''Podiceps cristatus'' (great crested grebe) *''Podiceps nigricollis'' (black-necked grebe) *''Tachybaptus ruficollis'' (little grebe) ;Pycnonotidae: *''Pycnonotus capensis'' (Cape bulbul) ;Rallidae: *''Amaurornis flavirostris'' (black crake) *''Sarothrura rufa'' (red-chested flufftail) *''Porzana pusilla'' (Baillon's crake) *''Rallus caerulescens'' (African rail) ;Recurvirostridae: *''Himantopus himantopus'' (black-winged stilt) *''Recurvirostra avosetta'' (pied avocet) ;Rostratulidae: *''Rostratula benghalensis'' (greater painted-snipe) near threatened (NT) ;Scolopacidae: *''Gallinago nigripennis'' (African snipe), (Ethiopian snipe) *''Philomachus pugnax'' (Ruff (bird), ruff) *''Tringa nebularia'' (common greenshank) *''Tringa stagnatilis'' (marsh sandpiper) *''Actitis hypoleucos'' (common sandpiper) *''Arenaria interpres'' (ruddy turnstone) *''Calidris alba'' (sanderling) *''Calidris canutus'' (red knot) *''Calidris ferruginea'' (curlew sandpiper) *''Calidris melanotos'' (pectoral sandpiper) *''Calidris minuta'' (little stint) *''Limosa lapponica'' (bar-tailed godwit) *''Numenius arquata'' (Eurasian curlew) *''Numenius phaeopus'' (common whimbrel) *''Steganopus tricolor'' (Wilson's phalarope) *''Tringa glareola'' (wood sandpiper) *''Tringa totanus'' (common redshank) ;Scopidae: *''Scopus umbretta'' (hamerkop) ;Strigidae: *''Bubo africanus'' (spotted eagle-owl) *''Asio capensis'' (marsh owl) ;Sturnidae: *''Onychognathus morio'' (red-winged starling) *''Sturnus vulgaris'' (common starling), (European starling) *''Spreo bicolor'' (pied starling) ;Sylviidae: *''Sylvia subcoerulea'' (chestnut-vented warbler) ;Threskiornithidae: *''Bostrychia hagedash'' (hadeda ibis) *''Platalea alba'' (African spoonbill) *''Plegadis falcinellus'' (glossy ibis) *''Threskiornis aethiopicus'' (African sacred ibis) ;Tytonidae: *''Tyto alba'' (Western barn owl, barn owl) ;Upupidae: *''Upupa africana'' (African hoopoe) ;Viduidae: *''Vidua macroura'' (pin-tailed whydah) ;Zosteropidae: *''Zosterops virens'' (Cape white-eye)

Plants

Indigenous

;Aizoaceae: *''Tetragonia fruticosa'' *''Galenia africana'' *''Tetragonia decumbens'' (sea spinach) *''Tetragonia spicata'' *''Acrosanthes humifusa'' *''Aizoon sarmentosum'' ;Amaranthaceae *''Alternanthera sessilis'' *''Atriplex cinerea'' *''Atriplex semibaccata'' *''Salicornia meyeriana'' *''Salicornia perennis'' (syn. ''Sarcocornia perennis'') *''Sarcocornia capensis'' *''Sarcocornia natalensis'' *''Sarcocornia pillansii'' *''Chenopodium murale'' *''Exomis microphylla'' ;Amaryllidaceae *''Ammocharis longifolia'' *''Brunsvigia orientalis'' (candelabra flower) *''Haemanthus coccineus'' *''Haemanthus pubescens pubescens'' *''Haemanthus sanguineus'' ;Anacardiaceae *''Rhus glauca'' *''Rhus crenata'' , (turkeyberry) *''Rhus laevigata'' *''Rhus lancea'' *''Rhus lucida'' *''Rhus tomentosa'' *''Schinus molle'' *''Chlorophytum undulatum'' ;Apiaceae: *''Dasispermum suffruticosum'' *''Sonderina hispida'' *''Sonderina tenuis'' *''Capnophyllum africanum'' *''Stoibrax capense'' *''Torilis arvensis'' *''Lichtensteinia obscura'' ;Apocynaceae: *''Cynanchum africanum'' *''Carissa macrocarpa'' *''Microloma sagittatum'' *''Gomphocarpus physocarpus'' *''Eustegia filiformis'' ;Aponogetonaceae *''Aponogeton angustifolius'' *''Aponogeton distachyos'' ;Araceae *''Zantedeschia aethiopica'' ;Asparagaceae *''Asparagus capensis'' *''Asparagus lignosus'' *''Asparagus rubicundus'' *''Asparagus asparagoides'' ;Asphodelaceae: *''Aloe sp.1'' *''Trachyandra filiformis'' *''Trachyandra ciliata'' *''Trachyandra divaricata'' *''Bulbine lagopus'' *''Trachyandra brachypoda'' *''Trachyandra muricata'' *''Trachyandra revoluta'' ;Asteraceae: *''Athanasia crithmifolia'' *''Chrysanthemoides incana'' *''Dimorphotheca pluvialis'' *''Senecio burchellii'' *''Amellus asteroides'' *''Amellus tenuifolius'' *''Arctotheca calendula'' *''Arctotheca populifolia'' *''Arctotis hirsuta'' *''Arctotis stoechadifolia'' *''Athanasia dentata'' *''Athanasia trifurcata'' *''Berkheya rigida'' *''Chrysanthemoides monilifera'' (bitoubos) *''Cineraria geifolia'' *''Cotula coronopifolia'' *''Cotula eckloniana'' *''Cotula filifolia'' *''Cotula turbinata'' *''Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis'' *''Didelta carnosa'' *''Eriocephalus africanus'' *''Eriocephalus racemosus'' *''Felicia tenella'' *''Helichrysum niveum'' *''Helichrysum patulum'' *''Helichrysum revolutum'' *''Leysera gnaphalodes'' *''Metalasia muricata'' *''Nidorella foetida'' *''Oncosiphon suffruticosum'' *''Osteospermum junceum'' *''Othonna coronopifolia'' *''Plecostachys serpyllifolia'' *''Senecio elegans'' *''Senecio halimifolius'' *''Senecio littoreus'' *''Senecio rosmarinifolius'' *''Seriphium plumosum'' *''Steirodiscus tagetes'' *''Xanthium strumarium'' *''Helichrysum cymosum'' *''Hypochaeris radicata'' *''Lactuca serriola'' *''Sonchus oleraceus'' *''Cotula vulgaris'' *''Dimorphotheca sinuata'' *''Helichrysum helianthemifolium'' *''Othonna filicaulis'' *''Petalacte coronata'' *''Senecio arenarius'' *''Senecio hastatus'' *''Senecio pubigerus'' *''Stoebe capitata'' *''Trichogyne repens'' ;Brassicaceae: *''Heliophila africana'' *''Raphanus raphanistrum'' (wild mustard) ;Campanulaceae: *''Wahlenbergia capensis'' *''Wahlenbergia androsacea'' ;Caryophyllaceae: *''Silene pilosellifolia'' *''Spergularia media'' ;Celastraceae: *''Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus'' *''Putterlickia pyracantha'' *''Gymnosporia heterophylla'' ;Ceratophyllaceae: *''Ceratophyllum demersum'' ;Colchicaceae: *''Androcymbium eucomoides'' *''Ornithoglossum viride'' *''Androcymbium capense'' ;Convolvulaceae: *''Cuscuta nitida'' *''Falkia repens'' *''Ipomoea purpurea'' ;Crassulaceae: *''Cotyledon orbiculata'' *''Tylecodon grandiflorus'' *''Crassula cymosa'' *''Crassula dichotoma'' *''Crassula glomerata'' *''Crassula vaillantii'' *''Crassula fallax'' *''Crassula flava'' ;Cucurbitaceae: *''Kedrostis nana'' ;Cyperaceae: *''Bolboschoenus maritimus'' *''Schoenoplectus scirpoides'' *''Carex sp.1'' *''Cyperus textilis'' *''Ficinia indica'' *''Ficinia nigrescens'' *''Ficinia nodosa'' *''Hellmuthia membranacea'' ;Ebenaceae: *''Euclea racemosa'' *''Euclea undulata'' ;Ericaceae: *''Erica subdivaricata'' ;Euphorbiaceae: *''Euphorbia burmannii'' *''Euphorbia caput-medusae'' *''Euphorbia mauritanica'' *''Euphorbia peplus'' *''Euphorbia helioscopia'' *''Euphorbia sp.1'' ;Fabaceae: *''Aspalathus hispida'' *''Dipogon lignosus'' *''Indigofera complicata'' *''Lessertia rigida'' *''Lessertia sp.1'' *''Psoralea repens'' *''Rhynchosia ferulifolia'' *''Senna didymobotrya'' *''Medicago polymorpha'' *''Otholobium hirtum'' *''Spartium junceum'' *''Sutherlandia frutescens'' *''Aspalathus acanthophylla'' *''Aspalathus cymbiformis'' *''Aspalathus ternata'' *''Otholobium virgatum'' ;Frankeniaceae: *''Frankenia pulverulenta'' ;Fumariaceae: *''Cysticapnos vesicaria'' *''Fumaria muralis'' ;Gentianaceae: *''Orphium frutescens'' *''Sebaea aurea'' *''Sebaea albens'' ;Geraniaceae: *''Pelargonium gibbosum'' *''Erodium moschatum'' *''Geranium incanum'' *''Pelargonium capitatum'' *''Pelargonium cucullatum'' *''Pelargonium senecioides'' *''Geranium molle'' *''Pelargonium hirtum'' *''Pelargonium myrrhifolium'' *''Pelargonium triste'' ;Haemodoraceae: *''Wachendorfia paniculata'' ;Hyacinthaceae: *''Albuca maxima'' *''Ornithogalum flaccida'' (albuca flaccida) *''Lachenalia pallida'' *''Ornithogalum hispidum'' *''Ornithogalum thyrsoides'' *''Albuca fragrans'' *''Drimia filifolia'' *''Lachenalia contaminata'' *''Lachenalia reflexa'' ;Hypoxidaceae: *''Spiloxene aquatica'' *''Spiloxene capensis'' ;Iridaceae: *''Babiana ambigua'' *''Babiana ringens'' *''Babiana tubulosa'' *''Chasmanthe aethiopica'' (suurkanol) *''Ferraria crispa'' *''Ferraria crispa'' *''Ferraria divaricata'' *''Gladiolus cunonius'' *''Gladiolus griseus'' *''Gladiolus undulatus'' *''Lapeirousia anceps'' *''Melasphaerula ramosa'' *''Micranthus junceus'' *''Moraea flaccida'' *''Moraea fugax'' *''Moraea miniata'' *''Moraea setifolia'' *''Romulea flava'' *''Romulea obscura'' *''Romulea tabularis'' *''Sparaxis bulbifera'' *''Gladiolus carinatus'' (blou Afrikaner) *''Aristea africana'' *''Geissorhiza aspera'' *''Geissorhiza tenella'' *''Ixia paniculata'' *''Moraea gawleri'' *''Romulea hirsuta'' *''Romulea schlechteri'' *''Watsonia meriana'' ;Juncaceae: *''Juncus kraussii'' *''Juncus kraussii'' ;Juncaginaceae: *''Triglochin bulbosa'' ;Lamiaceae: *''Salvia lanceolata'' *''Salvia aurea'' (syn. ''S. africana-lutea'') ;Lauraceae: *''Cassytha ciliolata'' ;Lemnaceae: *''Lemna gibba'' *''Lemna minor'' ;Lobeliaceae: *''Lobelia'' sp.1 *''Monopsis lutea'' *''Monopsis simplex'' ;Malvaceae: *''Hermannia multiflora'' *''Hermannia pinnata'' *''Hermannia procumbens'' *''Malva parviflora'' *''Hermannia linifolia'' *''Hermannia procumbens procumbens'' ;Melianthaceae: *''Melianthus major'' ;Menispermaceae: *''Cissampelos capensis'' ;Mesembryanthemaceae *''Carpobrotus edulis'' *''Ruschia macowanii'' *''Ruschia serrulata'' *''Ruschia tumidula'' *''Carpobrotus acinaciformis'' *''Conicosia pugioniformis'' *''Drosanthemum floribundum'' *''Lampranthus aureus'' *''Lampranthus multiradiatus'' *''Lampranthus sociorum'' *''Mesembryanthemum crystallinum'' *''Disphyma crassifolium'' *''Carpanthea pomeridiana'' *''Lampranthus amoenus'' *''Lampranthus calcaratus'' *''Lampranthus explanatus'' *''Lampranthus glaucus'' *''Lampranthus reptans'' *''Lampranthus stenus'' *''Phyllobolus canaliculatus'' *''Ruschia geminiflora'' ;Molluginaceae: *''Pharnaceum lineare'' ;Myoporaceae: *''Myoporum tetrandrum'' ;Myricaceae: *''Morella cordifolia'' *''Morella quercifolia'' ;Neuradaceae: *''Grielum grandiflorum'' ;Oleaceae: *''Olea capensis'' *''Olea europaea africana'' ;Onagraceae: *''Ludwigia adscendens diffusa'' ;Orchidaceae: *''Corycium crispum'' *''Corycium orobanchoides'' *''Satyrium odorum'' *''Satyrium bicorne'' *''Acrolophia bolusii'' *''Disa bracteata'' *''Holothrix villosa'' *''Pterygodium catholicum'' *''Satyrium coriifolium'' ;Orobanchaceae: *''Harveya squamosa'' ;Oxalidaceae: *''Oxalis compressa'' *''Oxalis hirta'' *''Oxalis luteola'' *''Oxalis obtusa'' *''Oxalis pes-caprae'' *''Oxalis purpurea'' *''Oxalis pusilla'' ;Plantaginaceae: *''Plantago coronopus'' *''Plantago crassifolia'' *''Plantago lanceolata'' *''Plantago crassifolia'' ;Plumbaginaceae: *''Limonium equisetinum'' *''Limonium scabrum'' ;Poaceae: *''Ehrharta villosa'' *''Ammophila arenaria'' *''Cladoraphis cyperoides'' *''Cynodon dactylon'' (couch grass; kweekgras; kweek) *''Cynosurus echinatus'' *''Ehrharta calycina'' *''Ehrharta longiflora'' *''Lolium multiflorum'' (Italian ryegrass; annual ryegrass) *''Lolium rigidum'' *''Pennisetum macrourum'' *''Phragmites australis'' *''Sporobolus virginicus'' *''Stenotaphrum secundatum'' (buffalo grass) *''Thinopyrum distichum'' *''Bromus diandrus'' (ripgut brome; predikantsluis) *''Paspalum distichum'' ;Polygalaceae: *''Nylandtia spinosa'' (skilpadbessie bos), (tortoise berry bush) *''Polygala myrtifolia'' *''Muraltia satureioides'' ;Polygonaceae *''Persicaria decipiens'' *''Persicaria lapathifolia'' *''Rumex crispus'' *''Rumex lativalvis'' *''Rumex sagittatus'' ;Potamogetonaceae: *''Potamogeton pectinatus'' ;Proteaceae: *''Leucadendron levisanus'' (Cape flats conebush) ;Ranunculaceae: *''Ranunculus rionii'' ;Restionaceae: *''Thamnochortus sp.1'' *''Willdenowia incurvata'' *''Elegia tectorum'' *''Ischyrolepis eleocharis'' *''Thamnochortus spicigerus'' *''Calopsis rigorata'' *''Elegia verreauxii'' *''Thamnochortus erectus'' ;Rhamnaceae: *''Phylica ericoides'' *''Phylica cephalantha'' *''Phylica parviflora'' ;Rosaceae: *''Cliffortia falcata'' *''Cliffortia stricta'' *''Cliffortia ericifolia'' *''Cliffortia hirta'' ;Rubiaceae: *''Anthospermum spathulatum'' *''Galium tomentosum'' ;Ruppiaceae: *''Ruppia maritima'' ;Rutaceae: *''Diosma aspalathoides'' ;Sapotaceae: *''Sideroxylon inerme'' ;Scrophulariaceae: *''Diascia capensis'' *''Hebenstretia cordata'' *''Hebenstretia repens'' *''Hemimeris racemosa'' *''Lyperia lychnidea'' *''Lyperia tristis'' *''Manulea tomentosa'' *''Nemesia versicolor'' *''Phyllopodium cephalophorum'' *''Hemimeris sabulosa'' *''Nemesia affinis'' *''Zaluzianskya villosa'' *''Dischisma capitatum'' *''Hebenstretia dentata'' *''Manulea rubra'' *''Nemesia ligulata'' ;Solanaceae: *''Solanum guineense'' *''Datura ferox'' *''Lycium afrum'' *''Lycium ferocissimum'' *''Lycium horridum'' *''Solanum americanum'' *''Solanum linnaeanum'' ;Sterculiaceae: *''Hermannia procumbens'' ;Tecophilaeaceae: *''Cyanella hyacinthoides'' ;Thymelaeaceae *''Passerina corymbosa'' *''Passerina ericoides'' *''Passerina rigida'' *''Gnidia spicata'' *''Lachnaea grandiflora'' *''Struthiola striata'' ;Typhaceae: *''Typha capensis'' (bulrush), (papkuil) ;Viscaceae: *''Viscum capense'' ;Zygophyllaceae: *''Zygophyllum flexuosum'' *''Zygophyllum morgsana'' *''Zygophyllum sessilifolium''

Introduced

;Agavaceae: *''Agave sisalana'' (sisal) ;Anacardiaceae: *''Schinus terebinthifolius'' (Brazilian pepper) ;Araceae: *''Pistia stratiotes'' (water lettuce) ;Asteraceae: *''Senecio pterophorus'' ;Azollaceae: *''Azolla filiculoides'' (red water fern) ;Boraginaceae: *''Echium plantagineum'' ;Cactaceae: *''Opuntia ficus-indica'' ;Commelinaceae: *''Commelina benghalensis'' (Blouselblommetjie), (Benghal dayflower) ;Fabaceae: *''Acacia cyclops'' (Rooikrans) *''Acacia saligna'' (Port Jackson) *''Paraserianthes lophantha'' *''Sesbania punicea'' *''Vicia benghalensis'' *''Vicia sativa'' ;Haloragaceae: *''Myriophyllum aquaticum'' ;Lythraceae: *''Lythrum salicaria'' ;Malvaceae: *''Lavatera arborea'' ;Moraceae: *''Ficus natalensis'' ;Myoporaceae: *''Myoporum, Myoporum tenuifolium'' (manatoka) ;Myrtaceae: *''Eucalyptus grandis'' *''Eucalyptus lehmannii'' *''Eucalyptus gomphocephala'' ;Poaceae: *''Arundo donax'' *''Avena fatua'' (common wild oat) *''Avena sativa'' *''Avena sp.1'' *''Cortaderia selloana'' (pampas grass) *''Lolium perenne'' *''Paspalum vaginatum'' *''Pennisetum clandestinum'' (Kikuyu grass) *''Pennisetum setaceum'' ;Pontederiaceae: *''Eichhornia crassipes'' (water hyacinth)

References

{{Reflist Nature reserves in Cape Town Protected areas of the Western Cape