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- Wildlife supported: Butterflies
51
species found
| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia |
Succulent | Bees Butterflies | Sun | |
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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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Sagewood
Buddleja salviifolia |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam 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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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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Butterfly Green Lily
Chlorophytum bowkeri |
Bulb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | 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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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Wild Apricot
Dovyalis zeyheri |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam 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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Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | 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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Terracotta Gazania
Gazania krebsiana |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: sandy |
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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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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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Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Butterflies Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat 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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Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana |
Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: clay 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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Cancer Bush
Lessertia frutescens |
Shrub | Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Brittlewood
Nuxia congesta |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay 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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Broadleaf Pentanisia
Pentanisia prunelloides |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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Speckled Spur-flower
Plectranthus ciliatus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | 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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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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Nana Kunirhus
Searsia dentata |
Shrub | Birds Butterflies | Sun | |
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Succulent Bush Ragwort
Senecio barbertonicus |
Shrub Succulent | Bees Butterflies | Semi-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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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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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 |