Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Boston fern

Family: Oleandraceae

Black list: Listed NEMBA Category 1 Invasive - Must be destroyed/removed by law.

Life form: Herbaceous perennial

Comments: This species was introduced to SA as an ornamental, but has escaped cultivation and became naturalised. It aggressively outcompetes indigenous flora and displaces vegetation is various habitat types by reproducing through spores and runners.