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Table 4 (contd.):Plant species of conservation concern known to occur in the Legalameetse Nature Reserve areaPLANT SCIENTIFIC NAMEThorncroftia mediaDracaena transvaalensisEuphorbia restrictaHelichrysum junodiiHesperantha brevicaulisSyncolostemon rugosifoliusAdenia gummifera var. gummiferaBoophone distichaCallilepis leptophyllaCrinum macowaniiCryptocarya transvaalensisElaeodendron croceumGunnera perpensaHypoxis hemerocallideaIlex mitis var. mitisRapanea melanophloeosIUCN STATUSCritically RareRareRareRareRareRareDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDecliningDeclining2.4.6.3 Invasive Alien PlantsA variety of invasive plant species occur within the LNR and at varying densities. Large stands of oldEucalyptus plantations, as well as fruit trees, are remnants of historical agricultural activities.Indigenous forests are currently invaded by Acacia spp. and Eucalyptus spp. with Pinus patula onplateaus.The invasive plant species found at the LNR includes Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia (Category 3),Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii (Category 2), Australian Blackwood Acacia melnoxylon (Category 2),Bugweed Solanum mauritanum (Category 1), Syringa Melia azederach (Category 3), Pom Pom WeedCompuloclinium macrocephalum (Category 1), Coral Porterweed Stachytarpeta mutabulis, Triffid WeedChromalaena odorata (Category 1), Guava Psidium guajava (Category 2), Lantana Lantana camara(Category 1), Mauritius Thorn Caesalpinia decapetala (Category 1) and Patula Pine Pinus patula(Category 2) (Figure 6).Figure 6: Distribution of alien invasive plants throughout the Legalameetse Nature Reserve - November 2010 (from Bass AirAviation, 2010).Reserve Management Documents: Legalameetse Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 22