Table 3 The important native and invasive species retained for analysis determined by average rank of cover of DAFOR scale for all plots

 Dalbergia obovata E.Mey.

DalbObov

Fabaceae

Scrambler

42

1.57

 Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.F. Wight

AlbiAdia

Fabaceae

Tree

39

1.05

 Monanthotaxis caffra Baill.

MonaCaff

Annonaceae

Scrambler

32

1.00

 Psychotria capensis (Eckl.) Vatke

PsycCape

Rubiaceae

Tree

29

0.97

 Protorhus longifolia (Bernh.ex C.Krauss) Engl.

ProtLong

Anacardiaceae

Tree

31

0.91

 Berkheya bergiana Ehrh.

BerkBerg

Asteraceae

Shrub

21

0.82

 Strelitzia nicolai Regel & Körn.

StreNico

Strelitziaceae

Tree

24

0.81

 Isoglossa woodii Oerst.

IsogWood

Acanthaceae

Shrub

16

0.78

 Dalbergia armata

DalbArma

Fabaceae

Scrambler

26

0.77

 Smilax anceps Willd.

SmilAnce

Smilacaceae

Climber

23

0.65

 Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.

EnglNata

Sapotaceae

Tree

20

0.55

 Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. subsp. grandifolia

TrimGran

Salicaceae

Tree

15

0.53

 Dioscorea villosa L.

DiosVill

Dioscoreaceae

Climber

23

0.51

 Croton sylvaticus Muell. Arg.

CrotSylv

Euphorbiaceae

Tree

26

0.50

 Rothmannia globosa (Hochst.) Keay

RothGlob

Rubiaceae

Tree

17

0.49

 Senecio tamoides DC.

SeneTamo

Asteraceae

Climber

18

0.49

 Canthium ciliatum (D.Dietr.) Kuntze

CantCili

Rubiaceae

Tree

19

0.47

 Kiggelaria africana L.

KiggAfri

Achariaceae

Tree

21

0.46

 Heteropyxis natalensis Harv.

HeteNata

Myrtaceae

Tree

14

0.45

 Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Sond.

ZehnScab

Curcubitaceae

Climber

21

0.45

 Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don

CombMoll

Combretaceae

Tree

20

0.43

 Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze

CantIner

Rubiaceae

Tree

19

0.38

 Tabernaemontana ventricosa Hochst. ex A.DC.

TabeVetr

Apocynaceae

Tree

14

0.36

 Baphia racemose (Hochst.) Baker

BaphRace

Fabaceae

Tree

11

0.30

 Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.

BridMicr

Phyllanthaceae

Tree

17

0.30

 Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.

EkebCape

Meliaceae

Tree

13

0.19

 Dregea floribunda E.Mey.

DregFlor

Apocynaceae

Climber

10

0.19

 Trema orientalis (L.) Blume

TremOrie

Cannabaceae

Tree

10

0.16

 Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King

ChrmOdor

Asteraceae

Shrub

38

1.09

 Lantana camara L.

LantCama

Verbenaceae

Shrub

35

0.93

 Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw.

CardGran

Sapindaceae

Climber

13

0.65

 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Rob.

LitsSebi

Lauraceae

Tree

15

0.57

 Melia azedarach L.

MeliAzed

Meliaceae

Tree

16

0.42

 Ipomoea purpurea (L) Roth

IpomPurp

Convolvulaceae

Climber

10

0.31

 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

PartQuin

Vitaceae

Climber

18

0.30

 Passiflora suberosa L.

PassSube

Passifloraceae

Climber

14

0.30

 Solanum mauritianum Scop.

SolaMaur

Solanaceae

Shrub

12

0.27