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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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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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Grassveld Tree Fern
Alsophila dregei |
Fern Fern Tree | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Ground Lily
Ammocharis coranica |
Bulb | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus |
Perennial Perennial Shrub | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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African Broom Asparagus
Asparagus virgatus |
Perennial Perennial Shrub | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Blue Bushviolet
Barleria obtusa |
Perennial Perennial Shrub | Butterflies Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
| 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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Num-num
Carissa bispinosa |
Perennial Perennial Shrub Tree | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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White Stinkwood
Celtis africana |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: sandy |
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Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Feather Finger Grass
Chloris virgata |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Butterfly Green Lily
Chlorophytum bowkeri |
Bulb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Lobster Flower
Coleus neochilus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial Succulent | Bees | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Southern Cabbagetree
Cussonia paniculata |
Tree | Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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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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Pompom Tree
Dais cotinifolia |
Shrub Tree | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | 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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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus |
Grass Ground cover | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy |
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Cape Love Grass
Eragrostis capensis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay 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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Forest Kammetjie
Freesia grandiflora |
Bulb | Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Blue Bellbush
Freylinia tropica |
Shrub | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Terracotta Gazania
Gazania krebsiana |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles | Sun | Soil: clay 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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Velvet Raisin
Grewia flava |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Common Falsegerbera
Haplocarpha scaposa |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay |
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Icholocholo
Helichrysum nudifolium |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | |
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Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Wild Jasmine
Jasminum multipartitum |
Climber Climber Scrambler Scrambler Shrub | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Nentakalanchoe
Kalanchoe rotundifolia |
Succulent | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora |
Succulent | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana |
Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Sword Poker
Kniphofia ensifolia |
Perennial Perennial | Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Small Lantana
Lantana rugosa |
Shrub | Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Cooper’s African Hyacinth
Ledebouria cooperi |
Bulb | Bees | Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Tough-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria marginata |
Bulb Forb Forb | Bees | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta |
Bulb | Bees | Semi-shade 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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Koko Tree
Maytenus undata |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass
Melinis nerviglumis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | |
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Grassveld Lionface
Nemesia fruticans |
Annual Annual Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Figleaf Gemsbokbean
Neorautanenia ficifolia |
Climber Climber Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Brittlewood
Nuxia congesta |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay 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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Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus |
Grass Ground cover | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Speckled Spur-flower
Plectranthus ciliatus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: sandy |
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Whorled Plectranthus
Plectranthus verticillatus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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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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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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Nana Kunirhus
Searsia dentata |
Shrub | Birds Butterflies | Sun | |
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African Sumac
Searsia lancea |
Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Mountain Karree
Searsia leptodictya |
Shrub Tree | Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Succulent Bush Ragwort
Senecio barbertonicus |
Shrub Succulent | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Flame Thorn
Senegalia ataxacantha |
Shrub Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Broadleaf Bristlegrass
Setaria megaphylla |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Butterflies Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay 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 | |
| Stapelia leendertziae | 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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Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay |
| Tricholaena monachne | Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Little Paraseed
Ursinia nana |
Annual Annual 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 |