Alien Invasives
Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans)
06 October 2016
- Other names
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Yellow Elder, Ginger-thomas, Yellow Trumpet Bush (English)
Geelklokkies (Afrikaans)
insimbephuzi (isiZulu) - Invasive status
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NEMBA Category 1b
CARA 2002 Category 1 - Description
- Yellow Bells is an evergreen, dense shrub or small tree up to 4 metres high. The leaves are bright green above, paler below, with sharply toothed margins. From October to May bright yellow, showy, trumpet-shaped flowers appear in terminal sprays. These are followed by brown, shiny fruit capsules 12-20cm long that split open to release papery winged seeds.
- Originally from
- Mexico and Texas, Arizona and New Mexico in the United States
- Where is it a problem?
- Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo provinces
- How does it spread?
- Seed dispersal by wind
- Why is it a problem?
- Competes with and has the potential to replace indigenous species. Can invade hot and dry savanna where it may reduce grazing for domestic and wild animals.
- Planting alternatives
- Weeping Wattle (Peltophorum africanum), Yellow Bauhinia (Bauhinia tomentosa), Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis)
- Uses
- Ornamental
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Please EFT to the following account:
| Bank: | Nedbank |
| Branch name: Branch code: |
Morning Glen Branch 198 765 |
| Account Name: | Sandspruit Ullmann Park Association |
| Account Number: | 1014 852 641 |
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