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103
species found
| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
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Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens |
Shrub Succulent Tree | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Highveld Spotted Aloe
Aloe davyana |
Succulent | Bees Birds | Sun | |
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
Forb Forb Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia |
Succulent | Bees Butterflies | Sun | |
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Curly Leaved Three-awn
Aristida aequiglumis |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
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Ngongoni Three-awn
Aristida junciformis |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
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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 |
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False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | 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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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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Lemonthorn Cassinopsis
Cassinopsis ilicifolia |
Scrambler Scrambler Shrub | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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White Stinkwood
Celtis africana |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Fairy Stars
Chaetacanthus setiger |
Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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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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Pig's Ear
Cotyledon orbiculata |
Perennial Perennial Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Money Stonecrop
Crassula swaziensis |
Succulent | Semi-shade | ||
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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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Natal Swamplily
Crinum macowanii |
Bulb | Sun | In water Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Winged Sedge
Cyperus denudatus |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Matting Sedge
Cyperus marginatus |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
| Cyperus sexangularis | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Pink Trailing Iceplant
Delosperma cooperi |
Succulent | Sun | ||
| Dicliptera eenii | Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
| Dierama medium mossii | Bulb | Sun | ||
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Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla |
Grass | Sun | ||
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Bladder Nut
Diospyros whyteana |
Tree | Bees Birds | Shade Sun | |
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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam |
| Eleocharis dregeana | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Finger Rush
Eleocharis limosa |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
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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 Love Grass
Eragrostis chloromelas |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
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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 |
| Eragrostis lappula | Grass | Birds | 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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Wilman Lovegrass
Eragrostis superb |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
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Autumn Pineapple Lily
Eucomis autumnalis |
Bulb | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
| Falkia oblonga | Sun | Near water | ||
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Fine Felicia
Felicia filifolia |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Pale Felicia
Felicia muricata |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
| Fimbristylis complanata | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Blue Bellbush
Freylinia tropica |
Shrub | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Dragon's-head Lily
Gladiolus dalenii |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Common Otterbush
Gomphostigma virgatum |
Shrub | Birds | Sun | In water Near water Soil: sandy |
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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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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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White Ribbon Flower
Hypoestes forskaolii |
Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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Narrow Stargrass
Hypoxis angustifolia |
Bulb | Sun | ||
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African Stargrass
Hypoxis hemerocallidea |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Shiny Stargrass
Hypoxis iridifolia |
Bulb | Sun | ||
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Silverleaf Stargrass
Hypoxis rigidula |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | ||
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Floating Club-rush
Isolepis fluitans |
Sun | In water | ||
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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 |
| Juncus effusus | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Leafy Rush
Juncus lomatophyllus |
Sun | In water | ||
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Lax Rush
Juncus oxycarpus |
Sun | In water | ||
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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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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 |
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Small Lantana
Lantana rugosa |
Shrub | Birds | 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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Watermint
Mentha aquatica |
Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | In water Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
| Microchloa afra | Grass Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Wireleaf Daba Grass
Miscanthus junceus |
Grass | Sun | In water Near water | |
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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | 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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Grass-leaved Chincherinchee
Ornithogalum juncifolium |
Bulb | Sun | ||
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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Napier Millet
Pennisetum thunbergii |
Grass | Birds | Sun | Near water |
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Speckled Spur-flower
Plectranthus ciliatus |
Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: sandy |
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Vicks Plant
Plectranthus hadiensis |
Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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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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Mother-in-law's Tongue
Sansevieria aethiopica |
Succulent | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Paintbrush Lily
Scadoxus puniceus |
Bulb | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam |
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Bristly Clubrush
Schoenoplectus corymbosus |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
| Scirpus burkei | Sun | Near water | ||
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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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Mountain Bristle Grass
Setaria lindenbergiana |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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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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African Bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Fibrous Drop Seed
Sporobolus stapfianus |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
| Stipa dregeana | Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Shade | |
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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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Spotted Calla Lily
Zantedeschia albomaculata |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Near water | ||
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Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |