Savanna
(Cryptostegia grandiflora), Mesquite (Prosopis spp.),
Lantana (Lantana camara and L. montevidensis) and
Prickly Pear (Opuntia spp.) A range of herbaceous
species have also been introduced to these woodlands,
either deliberately or accidentally including Rhodes grass
and other Chloris species, Buffel grass (Cenchrus
ciliaris), Giant rats tail grass (Sporobolus pyramidalis)
parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorous) and stylos
(Stylosanthes spp.) and other legumes. These
introductions have the potential to significantly alter the
structure and composition of savannas worldwide, and