The status of six alien invasive plant species was investigated along the Lower Kuiseb River. The focus entailed a comparison of plants surveyed along transects located at five settlements of a rural community, with additional transects located between these settlements. Alien species investigated: Nicotiana glauca, Argemone ochroleuca, Ricinus communis, Datura stramonium, Datura inoxia.

Keywords: wild tobacco, Topnaar community, ethnobotany, alien plant eradication, ephemeral rivers, livestock trampling.