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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Sixweeks Three-awn Aristida adscensionis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass Perennial
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Easy to grow Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
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
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
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
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Gum Grass Eragrostis gummiflua	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Blue Bellbush Freylinia tropica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
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
African Honeysuckle Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
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
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
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
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
Melinis repens grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Sub-climax species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass Perennial
Natal Grass Melinis repens repens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Sub-climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green red yellow Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Watermint Mentha aquatica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful In water Near water Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Microchloa afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Purple Spike Grass Perotis patens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
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
Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Annual Forb
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
Broadleaf Bristlegrass Setaria megaphylla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Feb Grass Perennial
Setaria pumila pallidefusca	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Hooked Bristle Grass Setaria verticillata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Annual Grass
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
African Stachys Stachys aethiopica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
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
Little Paraseed Ursinia nana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Annual 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

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