CITO - Pom Pom Cache In Trash Out® Event

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cache-fan: Time to archive the CITO now, thanks all to attend. Will have another one next year, look out for the posting.

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Hidden : Saturday, February 15, 2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Geocache Description:

This CITO is to remove Pompom's in the Moreletakloof reserve on Saturday 15.02.2014. The CITO will run from 09:00 to 12:00 hours. Please bring your walking shoes, gloves, a hat if sunny and a pair of scissors to cut the pompoms off, but they can also be pulled out quite easy. Plastic bags will be provided.

There are about 8 Geocaches in this reserve as a bonus for the cachers who have not done them. 


The pom pom weed is an erect perennial with green stems up to 1,3m high. It dies back annually to a root crown. Pink flowerheads surrounded by purple bracts in compact heads appear from December to March. This plant is native to Central and South America. Common name: Pom pom weed Scientific name: Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) Alternative common names: Pompom bossie (Afrikaans). Where does this species come from?Central & South America (Mexico to Argentina) What is its invasive status in South Africa? Existing legislation: CARA 2002 – Category 1 Proposed legislation: NEMBA – Category 1b in Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga; 1a in the rest of South Africa Where in South Africa is it a problem? Grassland regions of Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape Provinces How does it spread? It spreads easily by seed, and it can also regenerate from underground rhizomes Why is it a problem?It causes serious degradation of the veld, lowering the biodiversity and reducing the grazing capacity by being unpalatable to large herbivores

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