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The worst invasive plants in South Africa

ompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum) was introduced to South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War in horse feed (hay) imported from Brazil and Argentina. This invader is a threat to the conservation of grasslands, as it causes

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