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- Plant types: Perennial
109
species found
| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
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Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
| Acalypha peduncularis | Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Foambush
Aerva leucura |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Rocky habitat | ||
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Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Perennial Tufted Grass
Aristida transvaalensis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | |||
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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 |
| Aster harveyanus | Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Baboon Onion
Babiana hypogea |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat 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 |
| Barleria pretoriensis | Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Cats Whiskers
Becium obovatum |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
| Berkheya insignis | Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Purple Plume Grass
Bothriochloa insculpta |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Red-topped Signal Grass
Brachiaria serrata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Yellow Cat's Tail
Bulbine abyssinica |
Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | Soil: sandy |
| Bulbostylis burchellii | Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Num-num
Carissa bispinosa |
Perennial Perennial Shrub Tree | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam 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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Napier Millet
Cenchrus geniculatus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Near water | |
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Common Mock Scabious
Cephalaria zeyheriana |
Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | Soil: loam 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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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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Narrowleaf Pricklehead
Crabbea angustifolia |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Hairy Pricklehead
Crabbea hirsuta |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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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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Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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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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Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus albostriatus |
Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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Frilly Carnation
Dianthus mooiensis |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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Silver Dollprotea
Dicoma zeyheri |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Broad-leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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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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African Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Gum Grass
Eragrostis gummiflua |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Near water |
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Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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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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Fine Felicia
Felicia filifolia |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Pale Felicia
Felicia muricata |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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Dragon's-head Lily
Gladiolus dalenii |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam |
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False Bietou
Haplocarpha lyrata |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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Caterpillar Grass
Harpochloa falx |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water |
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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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Wrinkly Everlasting
Helichrysum rugulosum |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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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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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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Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Leafy Morning Glory
Ipomoea crassipes |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
| Justicia anagalloides | Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Sword Poker
Kniphofia ensifolia |
Perennial Perennial | Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Dwarf Poker
Kniphofia porphyrantha |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
| Kohautia lasiocarpa | Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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White Flat-sedge
Kyllinga alba |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Kalahari Lionspaw
Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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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 |
| Melinis repens grandiflora | Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Natal Grass
Melinis repens repens |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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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 |
| Microchloa afra | Grass Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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Grassland Vleiweed
Nidorella hottentotica |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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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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Buchu Boneseed
Osteospermum muricatum |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Rock Pelargonium
Pelargonium dolomiticum |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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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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Whorled Plectranthus
Plectranthus verticillatus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade | 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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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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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Woolly Grassveld Ragwort
Senecio coronatus |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Blushing Ragwort
Senecio erubescens |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Nasturtium Ragwort
Senecio oxyriifolius |
Perennial Perennial Succulent | Bees | Semi-shade Shade Sun | 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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Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria nigrirostris |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay |
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Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water |
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African Bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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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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Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay |
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Squarebase Clockvine
Thunbergia neglecta |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Bluebrush
Vernonia galpinii |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Silver Vernonia
Vernonia natalensis |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Spotted Calla Lily
Zantedeschia albomaculata |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Near water |