Family: Fabaceae Common name: Glen joint vetch Native to Central America and tropical South America. This vetch was planted near the bore in the early 80s. It is really suited to wetter country, but still exists where it was planted.
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Family: Fabaceae Common name: Buffalo clover Native to tropical Asia and Africa.
Bothriochloa pertusa
Family: Poaceae Common name: Indian bluegrass. Native to southern and south eastern Asia, widespread through the tropics. It will grow under heavy grazing.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Family: Poaceae Common name: Buffel grass. Native to most of Africa, southern Asia, and Sicily. Buffel doesn't spread without cultivation here, but provides great resilient pasture.
Cenchrus setigerus
Family: Poaceae Common name: Birdwood grass. Native to Africa.
Centrosema pascourum
Family: Fabaceae Common name: Cavalcade Native to tropical America. Cavalcade is used as a hay crop, it is not a big pasture component here.
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Family: Fabaceae. Common name: Wynne cassia. A native of central and South America, it is not well represented at Sunday Creek.
Clitoria ternatea
Family: Fabaceae Common names: Blue pea, butterfly pea. Native to tropical Africa. Very palatable, poorly represented.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Family: Poaceae Common name: Egyptian crowsfoot grass. Native to Africa. This grass is not very good fodder but not really a weed. Common around water points.
Desmanthus pubescens
Family: Fabaceae There are a few of this one at Stillwater. Native to Central America and Cuba, it can grow to 1m.
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Echinochloa colona
Family: Poaceae Native to tropical Asia. This grass is not a weed or a big component of pasture. It tends to grow in wet heavily stocked places.
Leauceana leucocephala
Family: Mimosoideae. Common names: Leaucaena, coffee-bush. Native to the Americas. 'Leucocephala' means 'white head.' There are small areas near the homestead.
Macroptilian lathyroides
Family: Fabaceae. Common name: Phasey bean. Native to Central America, South America and the Caribbean, but naturalised in much of the tropics around the world. It can grow as either a shrub or twiner.
Sorghum halepense
Family: Poaceae. Common name: Silk sorghum. Native to the Mediterranean but has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica.
Stylosanthes hamata
Family: Fabaceae. Common names: Verano stylo, Caribbean stylo. Native to the Caribbean and parts of coastal South America.
Stylosanthes scabra
Family: Fabaceae. Common name: Seca stylo. Native to South America. Very useful palatable pasture.
A 2m plus stand.
Urochloa mosambicensis
Family: Poaceae. Common names: Urochloa, Sabi grass. Native to southern/central Africa.