Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Gum Grass

Eragrostis gummiflua

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
May 22, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
  • Semi-shade
  • Sun
  • Grass
  • Perennial
  • Pioneer species
  • Gauteng
  • Color data
The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006)
May 22, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
  • Grass
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping
May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
  • Birds
  • Good garden plant
  • Attractive
  • Near water
  • Sun
  • Grass
  • Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • no rights reserved, uploaded by Andrew Deacon source
  • (c) Manuel R Popp, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Manuel R Popp source
  • (c) Athol Ferguson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Athol Ferguson source
  • (c) Manuel R Popp, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Manuel R Popp source
  • (c) C.M. Dzerefos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C.M. Dzerefos source
  • (c) janet_taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by janet_taylor source
  • (c) janet_taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by janet_taylor source
  • (c) timohale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by timohale source
  • (c) graemewolfaard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by graemewolfaard source
  • (c) janet_taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by janet_taylor source
  • (c) Rob Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Palmer source
  • (c) Rob Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Palmer source

Sources and references

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