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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Candelabra Aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Mountain Aloe Aloe marlothii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Gauteng	orange red Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Ground Lily Ammocharis coranica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Scented Fern Anemia caffrorum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Sprenger's Asparagus Asparagus densiflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Dec Perennial Shrub
Scaly Fern Asplenium cordatum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Medicinal Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Barleria ovata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue cream purple white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Mountain Silver-oak Brachylaena rotundata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Drought-resistant Hedge Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
False Olive Buddleja saligna	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Sagewood Buddleja salviifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Yellow Cat's Tail Bulbine abyssinica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Num-num Carissa bispinosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub Tree
White Stinkwood Celtis africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Tree
Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Resurrection Fern Cheilanthes eckloniana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Feather Finger Grass Chloris virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green red yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Butterfly Green Lily Chlorophytum bowkeri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white yellow Dec Bulb Ground cover Perennial
Lobster Flower Coleus neochilus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial Succulent
River Bushwillow Combretum erythrophyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Pig's Ear Cotyledon orbiculata	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Perennial Succulent
Orange River Swamplily Crinum bulbispermum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Forb
Showy Blue Ear Cyanotis speciosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac pink purple Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Grass Ground cover Perennial
Yellow Firelily Cyrtanthus breviflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Fragrant Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Small Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
Digitgrass Digitaria eriantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Dec Grass
South African Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Wild Apricot Dovyalis zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Puzzle Bush Ehretia rigida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Soil: sandy Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub 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
Wire Grass Elionurus muticus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Sub-climax species Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green white yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Ground cover
Stamvrug Englerophytum magalismontanum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown cream white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 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
Blue Gwarrie Euclea crispa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green white yellow Feb Dec Shrub Tree
Large-leaved Rock Fig Ficus abutilifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Tree
Terracotta Gazania Gazania krebsiana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Thick-leaved Gladiolus Gladiolus crassifolius	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink Feb Bulb Forb
Velvet Raisin Grewia flava	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Shrub Tree
Crossberry Grewia occidentalis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pale purple pink purple yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Scrambler Shrub Tree
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
Icholocholo Helichrysum nudifolium	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Forb Perennial
Woolly Lipfern Hemionitis hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Green Cliff Brake Hemionitis viridis viridis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
African Stargrass Hypoxis hemerocallidea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Bulb Forb
Wild Jasmine Jasminum multipartitum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Scrambler Shrub
Nentakalanchoe Kalanchoe rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Paddle Plant Kalanchoe thyrsiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Small Lantana Lantana rugosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Tough-leaved African Hyacinth Ledebouria marginata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	green pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Forb
Common African Hyacinth Ledebouria revoluta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
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
Fever Tea Lippia javanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Koko Tree Maytenus undata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Gauteng	cream yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Boat Grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Grass Perennial
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
Black Pelargonium Pelargonium sidoides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Hard Fern Pellaea calomelanos	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Fern
Whorled Plectranthus Plectranthus verticillatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Perennial
Wild Leadwort Plumbago zeylanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Ground cover Scrambler Shrub
False Gentian Raphionacme hirsuta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue green mauve/lilac purple Dec Bulb Forb Perennial
Bushman Grape Rhoicissus tridentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Hedge Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Shrub Tree
White Veld Violet Ruellia patula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple white Feb Dec Ground cover Perennial Shrub
Nana Kunirhus Searsia dentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Mountain Karree Searsia leptodictya	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Succulent Bush Ragwort Senecio barbertonicus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent
Nasturtium Ragwort Senecio oxyriifolius	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Succulent
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
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Giant Carrion Flower Stapelia gigantea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream pink purple yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Stapelia leendertziae	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	black red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Coastal Camphorbush Tarchonanthus camphoratus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Tree
Tricholaena monachne	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Feb Dec Grass
Maagbossie Triumfetta sonderi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Forb Shrub
Pungent Wild Garlic Tulbaghia acutiloba	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green orange Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb 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
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
Wild-medlar Vangueria infausta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Dwarf Buffalothorn Ziziphus zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree

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