Plant species - full list
| 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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Common Poison-bush
Acokanthera oppositifolia |
Tree | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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Mexican Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum poiretii poiretii |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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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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C3 Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata eckloniana |
Grass | |||
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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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Spotted Aloe
Aloe greatheadii |
Forb Forb | |||
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Mountain Aloe
Aloe marlothii |
Shrub Succulent Tree | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
Forb Forb Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Rand Grass Aloe
Aloe verecunda |
Succulent | 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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Snowflake Grass
Andropogon eucomus |
Grass | |||
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Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Rocky habitat | ||
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Scented Fern
Anemia caffrorum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
| Anthospermum hispidulum | Forb Forb Shrub | Rocky habitat | ||
| Anthospermum rigidum pumilum | Shrub | |||
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Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia |
Succulent | Bees Butterflies | Sun | |
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Sixweeks Three-awn
Aristida adscensionis |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Curly Leaved Three-awn
Aristida aequiglumis |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
| Aristida canescens | Grass | |||
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Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta |
Grass | |||
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Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Iron Grass
Aristida diffusa |
Grass | |||
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Ngongoni Three-awn
Aristida junciformis |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
| Aristida scabrivalvis | Grass | |||
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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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Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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African Broom Asparagus
Asparagus virgatus |
Perennial Perennial Shrub | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Shade | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
| Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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African Spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Scaly Fern
Asplenium cordatum |
Fern Fern | Shade | Rocky habitat | |
| Aster bakeranus | Forb Forb | |||
| 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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Rasp African Thistle
Berkheya radula |
Sun | Near water | ||
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Cutleaf Water Parsnip
Berula erecta |
Sun | In water | ||
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False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Pointed Hard Fern
Blechnum attenuatum giganteum |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Southern Hard Fern
Blechnum australe |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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Eye Lashes
Blepharis subvolubilis |
Forb Forb | |||
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Poison-bulb
Boophane disticha |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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Mountain Silver-oak
Brachylaena rotundata |
Tree | Bees | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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False Olive
Buddleja saligna |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: loam |
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Sagewood
Buddleja salvifolia |
Tree | |||
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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 |
| Bulbostylis burchellii | Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Slender Sedge
Bulbostylis hispidula |
Forb Forb | |||
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Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense |
Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Velvet Rock-alder
Canthium gilfillanii |
Tree | |||
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Rock Alder
Canthium mundianum |
Tree | |||
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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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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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Silver Fern
Cerosora argentea |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
| Chaetacanthus burchellii | Forb Forb | |||
| Chaetacanthus costatus | Ground cover | Sun | ||
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Fairy Stars
Chaetacanthus setiger |
Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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White Trumpets
Chascanum hederaceum hederaceum |
Forb Forb | |||
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Cloak Fern
Cheilanthes deltoidea |
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Dolomite Lipfern
Cheilanthes dolomiticola |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Resurrection Fern
Cheilanthes eckloniana |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Woolly Lipfern
Cheilanthes hirta |
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| Cheilanthes involuta involuta | Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Hard Lip Fern
Cheilanthes viridis glauca |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Swamp Chiron
Chironia palustris |
Sun | Near water | ||
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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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Spider Web Chloris
Chloris pycnothrix |
Annual Annual Grass | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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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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Cluster Green Lily
Chlorophytum fasciculatum |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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Flat Pricklehead
Crabbea acaulis |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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Redspot Stonecrop
Crassula capitella capitella |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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South African Spiny Cucumber
Cucumis zeyheri |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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Citronella Grass
Cymbopogon nardus |
Grass | |||
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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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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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Woolly Grape
Cyphostemma lanigerum |
Climber Climber | Semi-shade | ||
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Yellow Firelily
Cyrtanthus breviflorus |
Bulb | Semi-shade Sun | Near water 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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Pink Trailing Iceplant
Delosperma cooperi |
Succulent | Sun | ||
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Witberg Sheepfig
Delosperma herbeum |
Succulent | Sun | ||
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Frilly Carnation
Dianthus mooiensis |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Small-leaf Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea africana |
Tree | |||
| Dicliptera clinopodia | Shrub | Sun | ||
| Dicliptera eenii | Ground cover | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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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 | ||
| 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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Brown Finger Grass
Digitaria brazzae |
Grass | |||
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Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla |
Grass | Sun | ||
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Purple Finger Grass
Digitaria tricholaenoides |
Grass | |||
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Broad-leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Transvaal Bluebush
Diospyros lycioides guerkei |
Tree | |||
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Bluebush
Diospyros lycioides lycioides |
Tree | |||
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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 |
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Wild Apricot
Dovyalis zeyheri |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Grassland Fern
Dryopteris athamantica |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Thin-stemmed Forest Fern
Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Puzzle Bush
Ehretia rigida |
Shrub Tree | Birds | Soil: sandy | |
| Eleocharis dregeana | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Finger Rush
Eleocharis limosa |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina |
Shrub Tree | Bees | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus |
Grass Ground cover | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat 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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Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides |
Annual Annual Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | 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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Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis chalcantha |
Grass | |||
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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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Lehmann's Lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
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Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
| Eragrostis sclerantha | Grass | |||
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Wilman Lovegrass
Eragrostis superb |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
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Broad Curly Leaf
Eragrostis trichophora |
Grass | Birds | 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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Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa crispa |
Tree | |||
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Autumn Pineapple Lily
Eucomis autumnalis |
Bulb | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Fan Grass
Eustachys paspaloides |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
| 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 | ||
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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 |
| Fimbristylis complanata | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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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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Blue Bellbush
Freylinia tropica |
Shrub | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
| Fuirena pubescens | Sun | In water Near water | ||
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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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Common Curryflower
Gnidia capitata |
Forb Forb Shrub | |||
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Common Otterbush
Gomphostigma virgatum |
Shrub | Birds | Sun | In water Near water 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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African Honeysuckle
Halleria lucida |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Sunbirds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam 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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Golden Everlasting
Helichrysum aureonitens |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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Straw Everlasting
Helichrysum kraussii |
Shrub | |||
| Helichrysum miconiifolium | Forb Forb | |||
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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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Woolly Lipfern
Hemionitis hirta |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Cluster Fern
Hemionitis multifida |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Four-pinnate Lip Fern
Hemionitis quadripinnata |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Green Cliff Brake
Hemionitis viridis viridis |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Purpleleaf Dollsrose
Hermannia depressa |
Forb Forb Ground cover | Sun | ||
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Common Parsleytree
Heteromorpha trifoliata |
Tree | 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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Lavender-tree
Heteropyxis natalensis |
Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella elaeagnoides |
Forb Forb | |||
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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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Small Hypericum
Hypericum aethiopicum |
Forb Forb | |||
| Hypericum lalandii | Forb Forb | |||
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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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Winter Stargrass
Hypoxis multiceps |
Forb Forb | |||
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Silverleaf Stargrass
Hypoxis rigidula |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | ||
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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 | ||
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Obscure Morning Glory
Ipomoea obscura |
Forb Forb | |||
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Ox Morning Glory
Ipomoea ommaneyi |
Forb Forb | |||
| Isolepis costata | Sun | In water | ||
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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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Ball Rush
Juncus punctorius |
Sun | In water | ||
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Salt Rush
Juncus rigidus |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
| Justicia anagalloides | Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
| Kalanchoe paniculata | Succulent | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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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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Dwarf Poker
Kniphofia porphyrantha |
Bulb Perennial Perennial | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Near water Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | ||
| 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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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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Flat-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria ovatifolia |
Forb Forb | |||
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Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta |
Bulb | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Kalahari Lionspaw
Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii |
Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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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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Small-leaved Fluff-bush
Lopholaena coriifolia |
Shrub Succulent | |||
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Bookleaf Lotononis
Lotononis foliosa |
Forb Forb | |||
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Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Staghorn Clubmoss
Lycopodiella cernua |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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Bush Maerua
Maerua afra |
Tree | |||
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Purple Umbrella Sedge
Mariscus congestus |
Forb Forb | |||
| Marsilea macrocarpa | Fern Fern | Grazers/browsers | Shade | In water |
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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 |
| 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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Wireleaf Daba Grass
Miscanthus junceus |
Grass | Sun | In water Near water | |
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Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | |
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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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African Boxwood
Myrsine africana |
Shrub Tree | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam 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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Brittlewood
Nuxia congesta |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: sandy |
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Cats Whiskers
Ocimum obovatum obovatum |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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African Wild Olive
Olea europaea africana |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Mountain Hardpear
Olinia emarginata |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Near water | |
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Southern Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Sun | Near water | |
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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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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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Jacket Plum
Pappea capensis |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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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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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Napier Millet
Pennisetum thunbergii |
Grass | Birds | Sun | Near water |
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Smooth Pentanisia
Pentanisia angustifolia |
Forb Forb | |||
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Broadleaf Pentanisia
Pentanisia prunelloides |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
| Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia | Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Purple Spike Grass
Perotis patens |
Annual Annual Grass | Semi-shade Sun | 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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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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Herringbone Grass
Pogonarthria squarrosa |
Grass | Sun | 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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Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum |
Annual Annual Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | Near water | |
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Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum |
Fern Fern | Semi-shade Shade | ||
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Cretan Brake
Pteris cretica |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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Ladder Brake
Pteris vittata |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
| Pycreus mundtii | Sun | In water | ||
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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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Bushman Grape
Rhoicissus tridentata |
Climber Climber Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies Sunbirds | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Mountain Karree
Rhus leptodictya |
Tree | |||
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Common Currant-rhus
Rhus pyroides |
Shrub Tree | |||
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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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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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Golden Flat-flower
Schistostephium crataegifolium |
Forb Forb | |||
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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Bristly Clubrush
Schoenoplectus corymbosus |
Sun | In water Near water | ||
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Sand Lily
Scilla nervosa |
Bulb | Sun | ||
| Scirpus burkei | Sun | Near water | ||
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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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Blue Currantrhus
Searsia zeyheri |
Shrub | Sun | ||
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Drege's Spikemoss
Selaginella dregei |
Fern Fern | Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Mitten's Spikemoss
Selaginella mittenii |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water Rocky habitat | |
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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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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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Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Common Hook-thorn Acacia
Senegalia afra |
Tree | Sun | ||
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Flame Thorn
Senegalia ataxacantha |
Shrub Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Eland's Pea
Senna italica |
Ground cover | Sun | ||
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Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria incrassata |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Near water |
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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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Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria nigrirostris |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay |
| Setaria pumila pallidefusca | Annual Annual Grass | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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African Bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata |
Grass | |||
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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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Hooked Bristle Grass
Setaria verticillata |
Annual Annual Grass | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Fibrous Drop Seed
Sporobolus stapfianus |
Grass | Birds | Sun | |
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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 | |
| Stipa dregeana | Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Shade | |
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Coastal Camphorbush
Tarchonanthus camphoratus |
Shrub Tree | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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Cape Hoarypea
Tephrosia capensis |
Forb Forb | |||
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Swamp Fern
Thelypteris confluens |
Fern Fern | Shade | Near water | |
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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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African Bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus |
Annual Annual Grass | Semi-shade Sun | ||
| Tricholaena monachne | Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix |
Grass | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat |
| Tristachya rehmannii | Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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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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Highveld Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia leucantha |
Ground cover | Sun | In water Near water | |
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Boqo Morning Glory
Turbina oblongata |
Forb Forb | |||
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Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Red-topped Signal Grass
Urochloa serrata |
Grass | |||
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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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Splendid Thorn
Vachellia robusta |
Tree | |||
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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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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 | ||
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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 |