Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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Name Vegetation type(s) Features Flowers & type
Small-leaf Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea africana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Gauteng
  • pink
  • yellow
Tree
Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Bees Birds
Drought-resistant
Fragrant Medicinal Useful
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Gauteng
  • cream
  • white
Dec
Shrub Tree
Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Bees
Drought-resistant
Medicinal Useful
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
  • cream
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shrub Tree
Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Bees Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Attractive Medicinal
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
  • orange
  • red
  • yellow
Forb Ground cover Perennial
Cancer Bush
Lessertia frutescens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Birds Butterflies Sunbirds
Drought-resistant Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive Medicinal
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
  • orange
  • red
Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shrub
Bookleaf Lotononis
Lotononis foliosa
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Egoli Granite Grassland
Forb
Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds
Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant
Hedge
Attractive Medicinal Useful
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng
  • mauve/lilac
  • purple
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shrub Tree
Figleaf Gemsbokbean
Neorautanenia ficifolia
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Attractive Useful
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
  • blue
  • purple
Dec
Climber Forb Perennial
Common Hook-thorn Acacia
Senegalia afra
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng
Tree
Flame Thorn
Senegalia ataxacantha
  • Witwatersrand
Bees Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow Hedge
Attractive Useful
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Gauteng
  • cream
Feb Mar Apr May
Shrub Tree
Eland's Pea
Senna italica
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
Ground cover
Cape Hoarypea
Tephrosia capensis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Egoli Granite Grassland
Forb
Sweet Thorn
Vachellia karroo
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Birds Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow Hedge
Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng
  • yellow
Feb Dec
Tree
Splendid Thorn
Vachellia robusta
  • Witwatersrand
Gauteng
Tree
Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia tortilis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Witwatersrand
Bees Birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fragrant Medicinal Useful
Sun
Soil: clay Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng
  • cream
Feb Dec
Tree

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