Search results - Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Brooms-an-brushes Acalypha angustata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Acalypha peduncularis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Common Poison-bush Acokanthera oppositifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Black Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Mexican Maidenhair Fern Adiantum poiretii poiretii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Foambush Aerva leucura	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial
Cockatoo Grass Alloteropsis semialata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
C3 Cockatoo Grass Alloteropsis semialata eckloniana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Candelabra Aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Highveld Spotted Aloe Aloe davyana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Spotted Aloe Aloe greatheadii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pale pink May Jun Jul Aug Forb
Mountain Aloe Aloe marlothii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Gauteng	orange red Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Transvaal Aloe Aloe transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pale pink Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Succulent
Rand Grass Aloe Aloe verecunda	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Dec Succulent
Grassveld Tree Fern Alsophila dregei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	Fern Tree
Ground Lily Ammocharis coranica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Snowflake Grass Andropogon eucomus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Stab Grass Andropogon schirensis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Scented Fern Anemia caffrorum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Anthospermum hispidulum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Shrub
Anthospermum rigidum pumilum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
Lanceleaf Sunfig Aptenia lancifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Sixweeks Three-awn Aristida adscensionis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Curly Leaved Three-awn Aristida aequiglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Aristida canescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass Perennial
Iron Grass Aristida diffusa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Ngongoni Three-awn Aristida junciformis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Aristida scabrivalvis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Perennial Tufted Grass Aristida transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Sprenger's Asparagus Asparagus densiflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Dec Perennial Shrub
Catthorn Asparagus Asparagus suaveolens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
African Broom Asparagus Asparagus virgatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Sep Oct Nov Perennial Shrub
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Medicinal Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
African Spleenwort Asplenium aethiopicum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Scaly Fern Asplenium cordatum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Medicinal Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Aster bakeranus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Aster harveyanus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Baboon Onion Babiana hypogea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	blue Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Barleria ovata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue cream purple white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Barleria pretoriensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Cats Whiskers Becium obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
Berkheya insignis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb Perennial
Rasp African Thistle Berkheya radula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Cutleaf Water Parsnip Berula erecta	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
False Love Grass Bewsia biflora	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Pointed Hard Fern Blechnum attenuatum giganteum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Southern Hard Fern Blechnum australe	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Eye Lashes Blepharis subvolubilis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Poison-bulb Boophane disticha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Purple Plume Grass Bothriochloa insculpta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Red-topped Signal Grass Brachiaria serrata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Mountain Silver-oak Brachylaena rotundata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Drought-resistant Hedge Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
False Olive Buddleja saligna	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Sagewood Buddleja salvifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Sagewood Buddleja salviifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Yellow Cat's Tail Bulbine abyssinica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Bulbostylis burchellii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Slender Sedge Bulbostylis hispidula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Cape Chestnut Calodendrum capense	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Dec Tree
Velvet Rock-alder Canthium gilfillanii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Rock Alder Canthium mundianum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Num-num Carissa bispinosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub Tree
Lemonthorn Cassinopsis Cassinopsis ilicifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Scrambler Shrub
White Stinkwood Celtis africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Tree
Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Napier Millet Cenchrus geniculatus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Near water Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Common Mock Scabious Cephalaria zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Dec Perennial
Silver Fern Cerosora argentea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Chaetacanthus burchellii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Chaetacanthus costatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Fairy Stars Chaetacanthus setiger	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
White Trumpets Chascanum hederaceum hederaceum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Cloak Fern Cheilanthes deltoidea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland
Dolomite Lipfern Cheilanthes dolomiticola	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Resurrection Fern Cheilanthes eckloniana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Woolly Lipfern Cheilanthes hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland
Cheilanthes involuta involuta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Hard Lip Fern Cheilanthes viridis glauca	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Swamp Chiron Chironia palustris	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Easy to grow Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Spider Web Chloris Chloris pycnothrix	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Feather Finger Grass Chloris virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green red yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Butterfly Green Lily Chlorophytum bowkeri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white yellow Dec Bulb Ground cover Perennial
Cluster Green Lily Chlorophytum fasciculatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Lobster Flower Coleus neochilus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial Succulent
River Bushwillow Combretum erythrophyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Velvet Bushwillow Combretum molle	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Gauteng	Tree
African Yellow Dayflower Commelina africana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Ground cover Perennial
Pig's Ear Cotyledon orbiculata	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Perennial Succulent
Flat Pricklehead Crabbea acaulis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Narrowleaf Pricklehead Crabbea angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Forb Perennial
Hairy Pricklehead Crabbea hirsuta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Redspot Stonecrop Crassula capitella capitella	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Money Stonecrop Crassula swaziensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Orange River Swamplily Crinum bulbispermum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Forb
Natal Swamplily Crinum macowanii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Dec Bulb
South African Spiny Cucumber Cucumis zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Southern Cabbagetree Cussonia paniculata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Feb Tree
Cabbage Tree Cussonia spicata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green Feb Mar Apr May Dec Tree
Showy Blue Ear Cyanotis speciosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac pink purple Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon caesius	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Grass Perennial
Citronella Grass Cymbopogon nardus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon pospischilii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Grass Ground cover Perennial
Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge Cyperus albostriatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Winged Sedge Cyperus denudatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Matting Sedge Cyperus marginatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Cyperus sexangularis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Woolly Grape Cyphostemma lanigerum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Climber
Yellow Firelily Cyrtanthus breviflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Fragrant Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Pompom Tree Dais cotinifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Easy to grow Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Dec Shrub Tree
Pink Trailing Iceplant Delosperma cooperi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Witberg Sheepfig Delosperma herbeum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Frilly Carnation Dianthus mooiensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Small-leaf Sicklebush Dichrostachys cinerea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	pink yellow Tree
Dicliptera clinopodia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
Dicliptera eenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Grassveld Karmedik Dicoma anomala	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	mauve/lilac pink purple white Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec Forb Perennial Shrub
Silver Dollprotea Dicoma zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Dierama medium mossii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Small Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
Brown Finger Grass Digitaria brazzae	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Digitgrass Digitaria eriantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Dec Grass
One-finger Grass Digitaria monodactyla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Purple Finger Grass Digitaria tricholaenoides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broad-leaved Blue Stem Diheteropogon amplectens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Transvaal Bluebush Diospyros lycioides guerkei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	cream white Tree
Bluebush Diospyros lycioides lycioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Bladder Nut Diospyros whyteana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
South African Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Wild Apricot Dovyalis zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Grassland Fern Dryopteris athamantica	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Thin-stemmed Forest Fern Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Puzzle Bush Ehretia rigida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Soil: sandy Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Eleocharis dregeana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Finger Rush Eleocharis limosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Broadpod Elephantroot Elephantorrhiza burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream white Dec Shrub Tree
Dwarf Elephantroot Elephantorrhiza elephantina	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Wire Grass Elionurus muticus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Sub-climax species Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green white yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Ground cover
Stamvrug Englerophytum magalismontanum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown cream white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Tree
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Branched Horsetail Equisetum ramosissimum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Narrow Heart Love Grass Eragrostis chalcantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Blue Love Grass Eragrostis chloromelas	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Gum Grass Eragrostis gummiflua	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Eragrostis lappula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Lehmann's Lovegrass Eragrostis lehmanniana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Narrow Heart Love Grass Eragrostis racemosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Eragrostis sclerantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Wilman Lovegrass Eragrostis superb	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broad Curly Leaf Eragrostis trichophora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Heartleaf Eriosema Eriosema cordatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Forb Ground cover Perennial
Blue Gwarrie Euclea crispa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green white yellow Feb Dec Shrub Tree
Blue Gwarrie Euclea crispa crispa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	white Tree
Autumn Pineapple Lily Eucomis autumnalis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green yellow Feb Dec Bulb
Fan Grass Eustachys paspaloides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Falkia oblonga	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Fine Felicia Felicia filifolia	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Pale Felicia Felicia muricata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
Large-leaved Rock Fig Ficus abutilifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Tree
Red-leaved Fig Ficus ingens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Dec Tree
Fimbristylis complanata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Snowberrytree Flueggea virosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Hedge Edible Medicinal Gauteng	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Forest Kammetjie Freesia grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Blue Bellbush Freylinia tropica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Fuirena pubescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Terracotta Gazania Gazania krebsiana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Thick-leaved Gladiolus Gladiolus crassifolius	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink Feb Bulb Forb
Dragon's-head Lily Gladiolus dalenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Bulb Perennial
Common Curryflower Gnidia capitata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Shrub
Common Otterbush Gomphostigma virgatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Useful In water Near water Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Shrub
Velvet Raisin Grewia flava	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Shrub Tree
Crossberry Grewia occidentalis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pale purple pink purple yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Scrambler Shrub Tree
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
African Honeysuckle Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
False Bietou Haplocarpha lyrata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Common Falsegerbera Haplocarpha scaposa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good garden plant Easy to grow Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Caterpillar Grass Harpochloa falx	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Golden Everlasting Helichrysum aureonitens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Straw Everlasting Helichrysum kraussii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
Helichrysum miconiifolium	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Icholocholo Helichrysum nudifolium	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Forb Perennial
Wrinkly Everlasting Helichrysum rugulosum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Woolly Lipfern Hemionitis hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Cluster Fern Hemionitis multifida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Four-pinnate Lip Fern Hemionitis quadripinnata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Green Cliff Brake Hemionitis viridis viridis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Purpleleaf Dollsrose Hermannia depressa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Ground cover
Common Parsleytree Heteromorpha trifoliata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
Tanglehead Heteropogon contortus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Grass Perennial
Lavender-tree Heteropyxis natalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream yellow Feb Dec Tree
Bicolour Vernonia Hilliardiella elaeagnoides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Bicolour Vernonia Hilliardiella oligocephala	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Small Hypericum Hypericum aethiopicum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Hypericum lalandii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
White Ribbon Flower Hypoestes forskaolii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Narrow Stargrass Hypoxis angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
African Stargrass Hypoxis hemerocallidea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Bulb Forb
Shiny Stargrass Hypoxis iridifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Winter Stargrass Hypoxis multiceps	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Silverleaf Stargrass Hypoxis rigidula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb Forb
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Leafy Morning Glory Ipomoea crassipes	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Obscure Morning Glory Ipomoea obscura	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Ox Morning Glory Ipomoea ommaneyi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Isolepis costata	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Floating Club-rush Isolepis fluitans	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Wild Jasmine Jasminum multipartitum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Scrambler Shrub
Juncus effusus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Leafy Rush Juncus lomatophyllus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Lax Rush Juncus oxycarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Ball Rush Juncus punctorius	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Salt Rush Juncus rigidus	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Justicia anagalloides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Kalanchoe paniculata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Nentakalanchoe Kalanchoe rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Paddle Plant Kalanchoe thyrsiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Sword Poker Kniphofia ensifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green white Dec Perennial
Dwarf Poker Kniphofia porphyrantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange yellow Dec Bulb Perennial
Charm Trembletop Kohautia amatymbica	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	beige brown white Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb
Kohautia lasiocarpa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	brown green white Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb Perennial
White Flat-sedge Kyllinga alba	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Small Lantana Lantana rugosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Cooper’s African Hyacinth Ledebouria cooperi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	green mauve/lilac pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Tough-leaved African Hyacinth Ledebouria marginata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	green pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Forb
Flat-leaved African Hyacinth Ledebouria ovatifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Common African Hyacinth Ledebouria revoluta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Kalahari Lionspaw Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Ouhout Leucosidea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Soil: clay Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
Fever Tea Lippia javanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Small-leaved Fluff-bush Lopholaena coriifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub Succulent
Bookleaf Lotononis Lotononis foliosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Common Russet Grass Loudetia simplex	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Staghorn Clubmoss Lycopodiella cernua	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Medicinal Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Bush Maerua Maerua afra	Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Purple Umbrella Sedge Mariscus congestus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Marsilea macrocarpa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Edible In water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Koko Tree Maytenus undata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Gauteng	cream yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass Melinis nerviglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green pink purple white yellow Dec Grass Perennial
Natal Grass Melinis repens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass
Melinis repens grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Sub-climax species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass Perennial
Natal Grass Melinis repens repens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Sub-climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green red yellow Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Watermint Mentha aquatica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful In water Near water Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Horse Mint Mentha longifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac white Dec Perennial
Microchloa afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Wireleaf Daba Grass Miscanthus junceus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Useful In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Boat Grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Grass Perennial
Cork Bush Mundulea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	mauve/lilac purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
African Boxwood Myrsine africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Hedge Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream pink Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Kooboo-berry Mystroxylon aethiopicum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Grassveld Lionface Nemesia fruticans	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Perennial
Figleaf Gemsbokbean Neorautanenia ficifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue purple Dec Climber Forb Perennial
Grassland Vleiweed Nidorella hottentotica	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Brittlewood Nuxia congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Fragrant Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream white Shrub Tree
Cats Whiskers Ocimum obovatum obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	pale purple white Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb
African Wild Olive Olea europaea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Mountain Hardpear Olinia emarginata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Common Adders-tongue Ophioglossum polyphyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Southern Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	Fern
Basket Grass Oplismenus hirtellus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Grass Ground cover
Grass-leaved Chincherinchee Ornithogalum juncifolium	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
American Royal Fern Osmunda regalis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Medicinal Useful In water Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Gauteng	Fern Perennial
Buchu Boneseed Osteospermum muricatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Jacket Plum Pappea capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Rock Pelargonium Pelargonium dolomiticum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Lurid Storksbill Pelargonium luridum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream pink Dec Perennial
Black Pelargonium Pelargonium sidoides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Hard Fern Pellaea calomelanos	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Fern
Hard Fern Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Edible Medicinal Rocky habitat Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Napier Millet Pennisetum thunbergii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Smooth Pentanisia Pentanisia angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Broadleaf Pentanisia Pentanisia prunelloides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	blue mauve/lilac Dec Forb Perennial
Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	blue pale purple purple white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
Purple Spike Grass Perotis patens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Speckled Spur-flower Plectranthus ciliatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Shade Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple white Feb Mar Apr May Ground cover Perennial
Vicks Plant Plectranthus hadiensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Whorled Plectranthus Plectranthus verticillatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Perennial
Wild Leadwort Plumbago zeylanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Ground cover Scrambler Shrub
Herringbone Grass Pogonarthria squarrosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown red Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec Grass
Purple Broom Polygala virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink purple Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Annual Forb
Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Edible Semi-shade Shade Gauteng	Fern
Cretan Brake Pteris cretica	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Ladder Brake Pteris vittata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Pycreus mundtii	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
African Buttercup Ranunculus multifidus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Easy to grow Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
False Gentian Raphionacme hirsuta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue green mauve/lilac purple Dec Bulb Forb Perennial
Bushman Grape Rhoicissus tridentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Hedge Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Shrub Tree
Mountain Karree Rhus leptodictya	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Tree
Common Currant-rhus Rhus pyroides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub Tree
White Veld Violet Ruellia patula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple white Feb Dec Ground cover Perennial Shrub
Mother-in-law's Tongue Sansevieria aethiopica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Paintbrush Lily Scadoxus puniceus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Good potplant Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Golden Flat-flower Schistostephium crataegifolium	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Crimson Bluestem Schizachyrium sanguineum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Bristly Clubrush Schoenoplectus corymbosus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Sand Lily Scilla nervosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Scirpus burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Nana Kunirhus Searsia dentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green Sep Oct Nov Shrub
African Sumac Searsia lancea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Tree
Mountain Karree Searsia leptodictya	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Blue Currantrhus Searsia zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
Drege's Spikemoss Selaginella dregei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Sun Gauteng	Fern
Mitten's Spikemoss Selaginella mittenii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Near water Rocky habitat Shade Gauteng	Fern
Succulent Bush Ragwort Senecio barbertonicus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent
Woolly Grassveld Ragwort Senecio coronatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Blushing Ragwort Senecio erubescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Nasturtium Ragwort Senecio oxyriifolius	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Succulent
Broom Ragwort Senecio venosus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb
Common Hook-thorn Acacia Senegalia afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
Flame Thorn Senegalia ataxacantha	Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream Feb Mar Apr May Shrub Tree
Eland's Pea Senna italica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Vlei Bristle Grass Setaria incrassata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Mountain Bristle Grass Setaria lindenbergiana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broadleaf Bristlegrass Setaria megaphylla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Feb Grass Perennial
Vlei Bristle Grass Setaria nigrirostris	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Setaria pumila pallidefusca	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
African Bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Golden Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
African Bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata sphacelata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Hooked Bristle Grass Setaria verticillata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Annual Grass
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Fringed Dropseed Sporobolus pectinatus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Fibrous Drop Seed Sporobolus stapfianus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
African Stachys Stachys aethiopica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Giant Carrion Flower Stapelia gigantea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream pink purple yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Stapelia leendertziae	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	black red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Stipa dregeana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Coastal Camphorbush Tarchonanthus camphoratus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Tree
Cape Hoarypea Tephrosia capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Swamp Fern Thelypteris confluens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Attractive Near water Shade Gauteng	Fern
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Squarebase Clockvine Thunbergia neglecta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Spiked Crinkleawn Trachypogon spicatus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
African Bur-grass Tragus berteronianus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
Tricholaena monachne	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Feb Dec Grass
Rolling Grass Trichoneura grandiglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Hairy Trident Grass Tristachya leucothrix	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Tristachya rehmannii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Maagbossie Triumfetta sonderi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Forb Shrub
Pungent Wild Garlic Tulbaghia acutiloba	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green orange Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Forb
Highveld Wild Garlic Tulbaghia leucantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Boqo Morning Glory Turbina oblongata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Quinine Grass Urelytrum agropyroides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Red-topped Signal Grass Urochloa serrata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Little Paraseed Ursinia nana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Annual Forb
Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Feb Dec Tree
Splendid Thorn Vachellia robusta	Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Umbrella Thorn Vachellia tortilis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Feb Dec Tree
Wild-medlar Vangueria infausta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Bluebrush Vernonia galpinii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	purple Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Ground cover Perennial
Silver Vernonia Vernonia natalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
Spotted Calla Lily Zantedeschia albomaculata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Near water Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb Perennial
Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Dec Tree
Dwarf Buffalothorn Ziziphus zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree

Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Acalypha peduncularis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Common Poison-bush
Acokanthera oppositifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

pink
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Mexican Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum poiretii poiretii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Foambush
Aerva leucura

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Perennial

Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

C3 Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata eckloniana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Sunbirds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

orange
red
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub Succulent Tree

Highveld Spotted Aloe
Aloe davyana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Spotted Aloe
Aloe greatheadii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

pale pink

May Jun Jul Aug

Forb

Mountain Aloe
Aloe marlothii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Sunbirds

Drought-resistant

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Gauteng

orange
red

Jun Jul Aug

Shrub Succulent Tree

Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

pale pink

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Succulent

Rand Grass Aloe
Aloe verecunda

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Sunbirds

Good potplant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red
yellow

Dec

Succulent

Grassveld Tree Fern
Alsophila dregei

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Near water

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

Fern Tree

Ground Lily
Ammocharis coranica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Snowflake Grass
Andropogon eucomus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Scented Fern
Anemia caffrorum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Attractive Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Anthospermum hispidulum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Shrub

Anthospermum rigidum pumilum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub

Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Sixweeks Three-awn
Aristida adscensionis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Curly Leaved Three-awn
Aristida aequiglumis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Aristida canescens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass Perennial

Iron Grass
Aristida diffusa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Ngongoni Three-awn
Aristida junciformis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Aristida scabrivalvis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Perennial Tufted Grass
Aristida transvaalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Feb Dec

Perennial Shrub

Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

white

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb

African Broom Asparagus
Asparagus virgatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Sep Oct Nov

Perennial Shrub

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive Medicinal

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

African Spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Scaly Fern
Asplenium cordatum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Aster bakeranus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Aster harveyanus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Baboon Onion
Babiana hypogea

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

blue

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Blue Bushviolet
Barleria obtusa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Butterflies Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
purple

Feb Mar Apr May

Perennial Shrub

Barleria ovata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
cream
purple
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Perennial Shrub

Barleria pretoriensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Cats Whiskers
Becium obovatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Perennial

Berkheya insignis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb Perennial

Rasp African Thistle
Berkheya radula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Cutleaf Water Parsnip
Berula erecta

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Pointed Hard Fern
Blechnum attenuatum giganteum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Southern Hard Fern
Blechnum australe

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Eye Lashes
Blepharis subvolubilis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Poison-bulb
Boophane disticha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Purple Plume Grass
Bothriochloa insculpta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Red-topped Signal Grass
Brachiaria serrata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
purple
red
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Mountain Silver-oak
Brachylaena rotundata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees

Drought-resistant

Hedge

Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Tree

False Olive
Buddleja saligna

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Sagewood
Buddleja salvifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Sagewood
Buddleja salviifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Fragrant Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
white

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub Tree

Yellow Cat's Tail
Bulbine abyssinica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Bulbostylis burchellii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Slender Sedge
Bulbostylis hispidula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Butterflies

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

pink

Dec

Tree

Velvet Rock-alder
Canthium gilfillanii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Rock Alder
Canthium mundianum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Num-num
Carissa bispinosa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

pink
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial Shrub Tree

Lemonthorn Cassinopsis
Cassinopsis ilicifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Edible Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Scrambler Shrub

White Stinkwood
Celtis africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green

Sep Oct Nov

Tree

Buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
purple
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Napier Millet
Cenchrus geniculatus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Near water

Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Common Mock Scabious
Cephalaria zeyheriana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Feb Dec

Perennial

Silver Fern
Cerosora argentea

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Chaetacanthus burchellii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Chaetacanthus costatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Fairy Stars
Chaetacanthus setiger

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

White Trumpets
Chascanum hederaceum hederaceum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Cloak Fern
Cheilanthes deltoidea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Dolomite Lipfern
Cheilanthes dolomiticola

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Resurrection Fern
Cheilanthes eckloniana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Attractive Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Woolly Lipfern
Cheilanthes hirta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Cheilanthes involuta involuta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Hard Lip Fern
Cheilanthes viridis glauca

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Swamp Chiron
Chironia palustris

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Easy to grow

Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

brown
green
yellow

Feb Dec

Annual Grass Perennial

Spider Web Chloris
Chloris pycnothrix

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Feather Finger Grass
Chloris virgata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

brown
green
red
yellow

Feb Dec

Annual Grass Perennial

Butterfly Green Lily
Chlorophytum bowkeri

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

white
yellow

Dec

Bulb Ground cover Perennial

Cluster Green Lily
Chlorophytum fasciculatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Lobster Flower
Coleus neochilus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
purple

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial Succulent

River Bushwillow
Combretum erythrophyllum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Velvet Bushwillow
Combretum molle

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Gauteng

Tree

African Yellow Dayflower
Commelina africana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Dec

Ground cover Perennial

Pig's Ear
Cotyledon orbiculata

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Perennial Succulent

Flat Pricklehead
Crabbea acaulis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Narrowleaf Pricklehead
Crabbea angustifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb

Forb Perennial

Hairy Pricklehead
Crabbea hirsuta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

white

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Redspot Stonecrop
Crassula capitella capitella

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Money Stonecrop
Crassula swaziensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Orange River Swamplily
Crinum bulbispermum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal

In water Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Sep Oct Nov

Bulb Forb

Natal Swamplily
Crinum macowanii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant Good potplant

Fragrant Medicinal

In water Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Dec

Bulb

South African Spiny Cucumber
Cucumis zeyheri

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Southern Cabbagetree
Cussonia paniculata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green

Feb

Tree

Cabbage Tree
Cussonia spicata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Tree

Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

blue
mauve/lilac
pink
purple

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Ground cover Perennial

Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon caesius

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
purple
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Grass Perennial

Citronella Grass
Cymbopogon nardus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Grass Ground cover Perennial

Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus albostriatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Winged Sedge
Cyperus denudatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Matting Sedge
Cyperus marginatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Cyperus sexangularis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Woolly Grape
Cyphostemma lanigerum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Semi-shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Climber

Yellow Firelily
Cyrtanthus breviflorus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Edible Fragrant Medicinal

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Pompom Tree
Dais cotinifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees

Easy to grow

Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

pink

Dec

Shrub Tree

Pink Trailing Iceplant
Delosperma cooperi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Witberg Sheepfig
Delosperma herbeum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Frilly Carnation
Dianthus mooiensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Small-leaf Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

pink
yellow

Tree

Dicliptera clinopodia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub

Dicliptera eenii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Grassveld Karmedik
Dicoma anomala

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec

Forb Perennial Shrub

Silver Dollprotea
Dicoma zeyheri

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Dierama medium mossii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb

Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Perennial

Brown Finger Grass
Digitaria brazzae

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown

Dec

Grass

One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Purple Finger Grass
Digitaria tricholaenoides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Broad-leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Transvaal Bluebush
Diospyros lycioides guerkei

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

cream
white

Tree

Bluebush
Diospyros lycioides lycioides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Bladder Nut
Diospyros whyteana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Good garden plant

Hedge

Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream
white
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Wild Apricot
Dovyalis zeyheri

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Edible Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Grassland Fern
Dryopteris athamantica

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Thin-stemmed Forest Fern
Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Puzzle Bush
Ehretia rigida

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Drought-resistant

Hedge

Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal

Soil: sandy

Gauteng

blue
mauve/lilac
white

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub Tree

Eleocharis dregeana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Finger Rush
Eleocharis limosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
white

Dec

Shrub Tree

Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species Pioneer species Sub-climax species

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

brown
green
white
yellow

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Ground cover

Stamvrug
Englerophytum magalismontanum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Attractive Edible Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

brown
cream
white

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Tree

Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Near water

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Cape Love Grass
Eragrostis capensis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

brown
green
purple
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis chalcantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Blue Love Grass
Eragrostis chloromelas

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

African Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Rocky habitat

Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Gum Grass
Eragrostis gummiflua

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Eragrostis lappula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Lehmann's Lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Eragrostis sclerantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Wilman Lovegrass
Eragrostis superb

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Broad Curly Leaf
Eragrostis trichophora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red
yellow

Forb Ground cover Perennial

Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
white
yellow

Feb Dec

Shrub Tree

Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa crispa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Gauteng

white

Tree

Autumn Pineapple Lily
Eucomis autumnalis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
green
yellow

Feb Dec

Bulb

Fan Grass
Eustachys paspaloides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Falkia oblonga

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Fine Felicia
Felicia filifolia

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Swartland Shale Renosterveld

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Pale Felicia
Felicia muricata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Perennial

Large-leaved Rock Fig
Ficus abutilifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

Dec

Tree

Red-leaved Fig
Ficus ingens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

Dec

Tree

Fimbristylis complanata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Snowberrytree
Flueggea virosa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Hedge

Edible Medicinal

Gauteng

cream
green

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

Forest Kammetjie
Freesia grandiflora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Butterflies

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

red

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Blue Bellbush
Freylinia tropica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow Hedge

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
mauve/lilac
white

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Fuirena pubescens

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Terracotta Gazania
Gazania krebsiana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

Thick-leaved Gladiolus
Gladiolus crassifolius

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink

Feb

Bulb Forb

Dragon's-head Lily
Gladiolus dalenii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Sunbirds

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red
yellow

Feb

Bulb Perennial

Common Curryflower
Gnidia capitata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Shrub

Common Otterbush
Gomphostigma virgatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Useful

In water Near water

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

Dec

Shrub

Velvet Raisin
Grewia flava

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Edible Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Shrub Tree

Crossberry
Grewia occidentalis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

pale purple
pink
purple
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Scrambler Shrub Tree

Common Spikethorn
Gymnosporia buxifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Hedge

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream
green
white

Dec

Shrub Tree

African Honeysuckle
Halleria lucida

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Sunbirds

Good potplant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

orange
red
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

False Bietou
Haplocarpha lyrata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Common Falsegerbera
Haplocarpha scaposa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Dec

Forb Ground cover Perennial

Caterpillar Grass
Harpochloa falx

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Golden Everlasting
Helichrysum aureonitens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Straw Everlasting
Helichrysum kraussii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub

Helichrysum miconiifolium

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Icholocholo
Helichrysum nudifolium

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Forb Perennial

Wrinkly Everlasting
Helichrysum rugulosum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Woolly Lipfern
Hemionitis hirta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Cluster Fern
Hemionitis multifida

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Four-pinnate Lip Fern
Hemionitis quadripinnata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Green Cliff Brake
Hemionitis viridis viridis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Purpleleaf Dollsrose
Hermannia depressa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Ground cover

Common Parsleytree
Heteromorpha trifoliata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

Tree

Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Grass Perennial

Lavender-tree
Heteropyxis natalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
yellow

Feb Dec

Tree

Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella elaeagnoides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella oligocephala

Egoli Granite Grassland

Butterflies

Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

purple

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Butterflies Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Attractive Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
white
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Small Hypericum
Hypericum aethiopicum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Hypericum lalandii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

White Ribbon Flower
Hypoestes forskaolii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Narrow Stargrass
Hypoxis angustifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb

African Stargrass
Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Dec

Bulb Forb

Shiny Stargrass
Hypoxis iridifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb

Winter Stargrass
Hypoxis multiceps

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Silverleaf Stargrass
Hypoxis rigidula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb Forb

Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
green
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Leafy Morning Glory
Ipomoea crassipes

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Obscure Morning Glory
Ipomoea obscura

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Ox Morning Glory
Ipomoea ommaneyi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Isolepis costata

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Floating Club-rush
Isolepis fluitans

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Wild Jasmine
Jasminum multipartitum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Climber Scrambler Shrub

Juncus effusus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Leafy Rush
Juncus lomatophyllus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Lax Rush
Juncus oxycarpus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ball Rush
Juncus punctorius

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Salt Rush
Juncus rigidus

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Justicia anagalloides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

white

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Ground cover Perennial

Kalanchoe paniculata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Nentakalanchoe
Kalanchoe rotundifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

red

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Succulent

Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Succulent

Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream
green
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Sword Poker
Kniphofia ensifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Sunbirds

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
green
white

Dec

Perennial

Dwarf Poker
Kniphofia porphyrantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
yellow

Dec

Bulb Perennial

Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

beige
brown
white

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb

Kohautia lasiocarpa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

brown
green
white

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb Perennial

White Flat-sedge
Kyllinga alba

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Small Lantana
Lantana rugosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Edible Fragrant Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Cooper’s African Hyacinth
Ledebouria cooperi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
mauve/lilac
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Tough-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria marginata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Forb

Flat-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria ovatifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Kalahari Lionspaw
Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Cancer Bush
Lessertia frutescens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Ouhout
Leucosidea sericea

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees

Easy to grow Hedge

Medicinal

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green
yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Tree

Fever Tea
Lippia javanica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub

Small-leaved Fluff-bush
Lopholaena coriifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub Succulent

Bookleaf Lotononis
Lotononis foliosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Staghorn Clubmoss
Lycopodiella cernua

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive Medicinal

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Bush Maerua
Maerua afra

Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Purple Umbrella Sedge
Mariscus congestus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Marsilea macrocarpa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Edible

In water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Koko Tree
Maytenus undata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Hedge

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam

Gauteng

cream
yellow

Dec

Shrub Tree

Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass
Melinis nerviglumis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
pink
purple
white
yellow

Dec

Grass Perennial

Natal Grass
Melinis repens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

red

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass

Melinis repens grandiflora

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species Sub-climax species

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass Perennial

Natal Grass
Melinis repens repens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species Sub-climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
red
yellow

Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual Grass Perennial

Watermint
Mentha aquatica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

In water Near water

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
purple

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal

In water Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
white

Dec

Perennial

Microchloa afra

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Good garden plant

Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Wireleaf Daba Grass
Miscanthus junceus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Grass Perennial

Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Hedge

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

mauve/lilac
purple

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

African Boxwood
Myrsine africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Birds

Hedge

Attractive Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
pink

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub Tree

Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Grassveld Lionface
Nemesia fruticans

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual Perennial

Figleaf Gemsbokbean
Neorautanenia ficifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
purple

Dec

Climber Forb Perennial

Grassland Vleiweed
Nidorella hottentotica

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Brittlewood
Nuxia congesta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Easy to grow

Fragrant Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
white

Shrub Tree

Cats Whiskers
Ocimum obovatum obovatum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

pale purple
white

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb

African Wild Olive
Olea europaea africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Mountain Hardpear
Olinia emarginata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Attractive Fragrant

Sun

Soil: sandy

Gauteng

pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Medicinal

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Southern Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

Dec

Grass Ground cover

Grass-leaved Chincherinchee
Ornithogalum juncifolium

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb

American Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive Medicinal Useful

In water Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Gauteng

Fern Perennial

Buchu Boneseed
Osteospermum muricatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Attractive

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Jacket Plum
Pappea capensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Rock Pelargonium
Pelargonium dolomiticum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Lurid Storksbill
Pelargonium luridum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
pink

Dec

Perennial

Black Pelargonium
Pelargonium sidoides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown
purple

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

Fern

Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive Edible Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Napier Millet
Pennisetum thunbergii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Smooth Pentanisia
Pentanisia angustifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Broadleaf Pentanisia
Pentanisia prunelloides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Butterflies

Attractive Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
mauve/lilac

Dec

Forb Perennial

Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

blue
pale purple
purple
white

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb

Purple Spike Grass
Perotis patens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Speckled Spur-flower
Plectranthus ciliatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
purple
white

Feb Mar Apr May

Ground cover Perennial

Vicks Plant
Plectranthus hadiensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Whorled Plectranthus
Plectranthus verticillatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
pink
white

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Ground cover Perennial

Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Ground cover Scrambler Shrub

Herringbone Grass
Pogonarthria squarrosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown
red

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec

Grass

Purple Broom
Polygala virgata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
purple

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Annual Forb

Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Edible

Semi-shade Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Cretan Brake
Pteris cretica

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Ladder Brake
Pteris vittata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Pycreus mundtii

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

African Buttercup
Ranunculus multifidus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

False Gentian
Raphionacme hirsuta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
green
mauve/lilac
purple

Dec

Bulb Forb Perennial

Bushman Grape
Rhoicissus tridentata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Hedge

Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Climber Shrub Tree

Mountain Karree
Rhus leptodictya

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Tree

Common Currant-rhus
Rhus pyroides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub Tree

White Veld Violet
Ruellia patula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
purple
white

Feb Dec

Ground cover Perennial Shrub

Mother-in-law's Tongue
Sansevieria aethiopica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Fragrant Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Paintbrush Lily
Scadoxus puniceus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Sunbirds

Good garden plant Good potplant

Medicinal

Semi-shade Shade

Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
red
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Golden Flat-flower
Schistostephium crataegifolium

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Attractive Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Bristly Clubrush
Schoenoplectus corymbosus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sand Lily
Scilla nervosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb

Scirpus burkei

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Nana Kunirhus
Searsia dentata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
green

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

African Sumac
Searsia lancea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds

Good garden plant

Easy to grow Hedge

Edible Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Tree

Mountain Karree
Searsia leptodictya

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Dec

Shrub Tree

Blue Currantrhus
Searsia zeyheri

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Shrub

Drege's Spikemoss
Selaginella dregei

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Sun

Gauteng

Fern

Mitten's Spikemoss
Selaginella mittenii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Succulent Bush Ragwort
Senecio barbertonicus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Fragrant

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Jun Jul Aug

Shrub Succulent

Woolly Grassveld Ragwort
Senecio coronatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Blushing Ragwort
Senecio erubescens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Nasturtium Ragwort
Senecio oxyriifolius

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial Succulent

Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb

Common Hook-thorn Acacia
Senegalia afra

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

Tree

Flame Thorn
Senegalia ataxacantha

Witwatersrand

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub Tree

Eland's Pea
Senna italica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria incrassata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Attractive Useful

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Mountain Bristle Grass
Setaria lindenbergiana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Broadleaf Bristlegrass
Setaria megaphylla

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown

Feb

Grass Perennial

Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria nigrirostris

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Soil: clay

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Setaria pumila pallidefusca

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

African Bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Attractive

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

African Bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Hooked Bristle Grass
Setaria verticillata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam

Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Annual Grass

Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Fibrous Drop Seed
Sporobolus stapfianus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

African Stachys
Stachys aethiopica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
pink
white

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

Giant Carrion Flower
Stapelia gigantea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
pink
purple
yellow

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Succulent

Stapelia leendertziae

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Fragrant

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

black
red

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Succulent

Stipa dregeana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Attractive

Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Coastal Camphorbush
Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub Tree

Cape Hoarypea
Tephrosia capensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Swamp Fern
Thelypteris confluens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Attractive

Near water

Shade

Gauteng

Fern

Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Soil: clay

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Squarebase Clockvine
Thunbergia neglecta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

African Bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Tricholaena monachne

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

Feb Dec

Grass

Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Attractive

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Tristachya rehmannii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Maagbossie
Triumfetta sonderi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Dec

Forb Shrub

Pungent Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia acutiloba

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
orange

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Forb

Highveld Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia leucantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Boqo Morning Glory
Turbina oblongata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Red-topped Signal Grass
Urochloa serrata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Little Paraseed
Ursinia nana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Annual Forb

Sweet Thorn
Vachellia karroo

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

yellow

Feb Dec

Tree

Splendid Thorn
Vachellia robusta

Witwatersrand

Gauteng

Tree

Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia tortilis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Birds

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

cream

Feb Dec

Tree

Wild-medlar
Vangueria infausta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
green

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Bluebrush
Vernonia galpinii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

purple

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Ground cover Perennial

Silver Vernonia
Vernonia natalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Perennial

Spotted Calla Lily
Zantedeschia albomaculata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb Perennial

Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Dec

Tree

Dwarf Buffalothorn
Ziziphus zeyheriana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

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