Invasive succulent plants in South Africa
# Invasive succulent plants in South Africa

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 |
| - | - | - |
| 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 | |
