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| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
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Common Poison-bush
Acokanthera oppositifolia |
Tree | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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Foambush
Aerva leucura |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens |
Shrub Succulent Tree | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Highveld Spotted Aloe
Aloe davyana |
Succulent | Bees Birds | Sun | |
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
Forb Forb Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Rand Grass Aloe
Aloe verecunda |
Succulent | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Ground Lily
Ammocharis coranica |
Bulb | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Scented Fern
Anemia caffrorum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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African Broom Asparagus
Asparagus virgatus |
Perennial Perennial Shrub | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
| Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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African Spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Scaly Fern
Asplenium cordatum |
Fern Fern | Shade | Rocky habitat | |
| Barleria ovata | Perennial Perennial Shrub | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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False Olive
Buddleja saligna |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Sagewood
Buddleja salviifolia |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Yellow Cat's Tail
Bulbine abyssinica |
Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense |
Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Lemonthorn Cassinopsis
Cassinopsis ilicifolia |
Scrambler Scrambler Shrub | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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White Stinkwood
Celtis africana |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Resurrection Fern
Cheilanthes eckloniana |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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River Bushwillow
Combretum erythrophyllum |
Tree | Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Velvet Bushwillow
Combretum molle |
Tree | Sun | ||
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African Yellow Dayflower
Commelina africana |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Pig's Ear
Cotyledon orbiculata |
Perennial Perennial Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Orange River Swamplily
Crinum bulbispermum |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | In water Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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Natal Swamplily
Crinum macowanii |
Bulb | Sun | In water Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Cabbage Tree
Cussonia spicata |
Tree | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon caesius |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon |
Grass Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Yellow Firelily
Cyrtanthus breviflorus |
Bulb | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Grassveld Karmedik
Dicoma anomala |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial Shrub | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Bladder Nut
Diospyros whyteana |
Tree | Bees Birds | Shade Sun | |
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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Grassland Fern
Dryopteris athamantica |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Thin-stemmed Forest Fern
Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Puzzle Bush
Ehretia rigida |
Shrub Tree | Birds | Soil: sandy | |
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Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina |
Shrub Tree | Bees | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus |
Grass Ground cover | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy |
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Stamvrug
Englerophytum magalismontanum |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Near water | |
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Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Autumn Pineapple Lily
Eucomis autumnalis |
Bulb | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Large-leaved Rock Fig
Ficus abutilifolia |
Tree | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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Red-leaved Fig
Ficus ingens |
Tree | Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Snowberrytree
Flueggea virosa |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | ||
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Forest Kammetjie
Freesia grandiflora |
Bulb | Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Thick-leaved Gladiolus
Gladiolus crassifolius |
Bulb Forb Forb | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dragon's-head Lily
Gladiolus dalenii |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Crossberry
Grewia occidentalis |
Scrambler Scrambler Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Common Spikethorn
Gymnosporia buxifolia |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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African Honeysuckle
Halleria lucida |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Golden Everlasting
Helichrysum aureonitens |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Icholocholo
Helichrysum nudifolium |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | |
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Woolly Lipfern
Hemionitis hirta |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Four-pinnate Lip Fern
Hemionitis quadripinnata |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Lavender-tree
Heteropyxis natalensis |
Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella oligocephala |
Perennial Perennial | Butterflies | Sun | |
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African Stargrass
Hypoxis hemerocallidea |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora |
Succulent | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dwarf Poker
Kniphofia porphyrantha |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Small Lantana
Lantana rugosa |
Shrub | Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Cancer Bush
Lessertia frutescens |
Shrub | Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Ouhout
Leucosidea sericea |
Tree | Bees | Soil: clay Soil: sandy | |
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Fever Tea
Lippia javanica |
Shrub | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Staghorn Clubmoss
Lycopodiella cernua |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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Koko Tree
Maytenus undata |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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Natal Grass
Melinis repens |
Grass | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Watermint
Mentha aquatica |
Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | In water Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia |
Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | In water Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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African Boxwood
Myrsine africana |
Shrub Tree | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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African Wild Olive
Olea europaea africana |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Near water | |
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American Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis |
Fern Fern Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade Sun | In water Near water Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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Jacket Plum
Pappea capensis |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Lurid Storksbill
Pelargonium luridum |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Black Pelargonium
Pelargonium sidoides |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Broadleaf Pentanisia
Pentanisia prunelloides |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica |
Ground cover Scrambler Scrambler Shrub | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Purple Broom
Polygala virgata |
Shrub | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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African Buttercup
Ranunculus multifidus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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False Gentian
Raphionacme hirsuta |
Bulb Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Bushman Grape
Rhoicissus tridentata |
Climber Climber Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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White Veld Violet
Ruellia patula |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial Shrub | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Paintbrush Lily
Scadoxus puniceus |
Bulb | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam |
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Woolly Grassveld Ragwort
Senecio coronatus |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Nasturtium Ragwort
Senecio oxyriifolius |
Perennial Perennial Succulent | Bees | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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African Stachys
Stachys aethiopica |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Giant Carrion Flower
Stapelia gigantea |
Ground cover Succulent | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Coastal Camphorbush
Tarchonanthus camphoratus |
Shrub Tree | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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Maagbossie
Triumfetta sonderi |
Forb Forb Shrub | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Pungent Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia acutiloba |
Bulb Forb Forb | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Sweet Thorn
Vachellia karroo |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia tortilis |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Wild-medlar
Vangueria infausta |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dwarf Buffalothorn
Ziziphus zeyheriana |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |