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The following is a list of succulent invasive plants of South Africa as per the South African Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.

List

Botanical name	Common names	Locations	Notes
Agave americana	Spreading Century Plant
Agave sisalana	Sisal hemp, Sisal
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica	Cane cactus
Austrocylindropuntia subulata	Long spine cactus
Bryophyllum delagoense	Chandelier plant
Bryophyllum pinnatum	Cathedral bells
Bryophyllum proliferum	Green mother of millions
Cereus hexagonus	Queen of the night
Cereus hildmannianus	Queen of the night
Cereus jamacaru	Queen of the night
Cylindropuntia fulgida	Chain-fruit cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata	Imbricate cactus, Imbricate prickly pear
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis	Pencil cactus
Cylindropuntia pallida	Pink flowered sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia spinosior	Cane cholla, Spiny cholla
Echinopsis schickendantzii	Torch cactus
Harrisia balansae	Strangler prickly apple	Little Karoo (biocontrolled by Hypogeococcus)
Harrisia martinii	Moon cactus, Harrisia cactus	Prince Albert, Western Cape
Harrisia pomanensis	Midnight lady, Devil’s rope cactus
Harrisia tortuosa	Spiny snake cactus
Selenicereus undatus/Hylocereus undatus	Night-blooming cereus, Dragon fruit, Pitahaya
Myrtillocactus geometrizans	Bilberry cactus
Opuntia aurantiaca	Jointed cactus
Opuntia cespitosa	Indian fig	Prince Albert, Western Cape
Opuntia elata	Orange tuna
Opuntia engelmannii	Small round-leaved prickly pear
Opuntia ficus-indica	Mission prickly pear, Sweet prickly pear
Opuntia humifusa	Large flowered prickly pear, Creeping prickly pear
Opuntia leucotricha	Aaron's-beard prickly-pear
Opuntia microdasys	Yellow bunny-ears, Teddy- bear cactus
Opuntia monacantha	Cochineal prickly pear, Drooping prickly pear
Opuntia pubescens	Velvet bur cactus
Opuntia robusta	Blue-leaf cactus
Opuntia salmiana	Bur cactus
Opuntia spinulifera	Saucepan cactus, Large roundleaved prickly pear
Opuntia stricta	Pest pear of Australia
Opuntia tomentosa	Velvet opuntia, Velvet tree pear
Peniocereus serpentinus	Serpent cactus, Snake cactus
Pereskia aculeata	Pereskia/Barbados gooseberry

References

1. ^ Alien and Invasive Species Lists (2016), p. 37.
2. ^ Alien and Invasive Species Lists (2016), p. 39.
3. ^ Alien and Invasive Species Lists (2016), p. 40.
4. ^ Alien and Invasive Species Lists (2016), p. 41.
5. Alien and Invasive Species Lists (2016), p. 42.
6. ^ "Cactus control in the Klein Karoo". Rhodes University. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

External links

• "ALIEN AND INVASIVE SPECIES LISTS, 2016" (PDF). National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004). Department of Environmental Affairs list. 29 July 2016.
• "Alien Invasive Plants List For South Africa". Enviro Editor. 13 February 2019.
• NGO list - https://www.invasives.org.za/plants/plants-a-z

• Invasive plant species in South Africa
• Lists of biota of South Africa