Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata)
Potential Distribution | Invasive Assessment | Impact Assessment
| Scientific name: | Delairea odorata Lem. |  Cape Ivy |
Common Name: | Cape ivy | |
Status: | Not declared noxious in Victoria. | |
Habitat: | This species native range in Sth Africa is restricted to moist montane forests (Bossard, Randell & Hoshovsky 2000). Reported to potentially invade Coastal vegetation, heathland and heathy woodland, sclerophyll forest and woodland, riparian vegetation and warm temperate rainforest (Carr, Yugovic and Robinson 1992). In California along with similar vegetation types mentioned above, this species had been reported in grassland and seasonal wetlands (Bossard, Randell & Hoshovsky 2000). |
 Cape Ivy infestation on Rosebud foreshore | Related Links: Further information on Cape Ivy can be found on the DPI Website, Pest Plant Notes. |
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009