Dwarf Buffalothorn

Ziziphus zeyheriana

Inclusion rationale

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

• The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006)
• Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa

Features data

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

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m.	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Shrub Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data Flowering data
Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa May 22, 2026, 11:11 p.m.	Tree Egoli Granite Grassland
The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006) May 22, 2026, 11:19 p.m.	Shrub Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

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

• (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
• (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
• (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
• (c) Athol Ferguson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Athol Ferguson source
• (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
• (c) fayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by fayne source
• (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source