Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Ladislav Mucina and Michael C. Rutherford
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Species source document

The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006)

The 57 species that define Egoli Granite Grasslands, the historical vegetation type of northern Johannesburg were extracted from this source, called "The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19". This is a definitive source on vegetation types from South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI), so this list of plant species could be said to be definitive of Egoli Granite Grasslands. While this list of plants is definitive, as in, it makes Egoli Granite Grasslands what it is and unique, there are more plants than these species that would have occurred in the area, and are therefore appropriate to use in rehabilitating, restoring and gardening in a way that supports this vegetation type. Other species lists provide this information.

Linked species

The following 56 species were imported from this document.

Brooms-an-brushes

Acalypha angustata
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Acalypha peduncularis
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Snowflake Grass

Andropogon eucomus

Anthospermum hispidulum
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Anthospermum rigidum pumilum

Curly Leaved Three-awn

Aristida aequiglumis

Aristida canescens

Tassle Three-awn

Aristida congesta

Iron Grass

Aristida diffusa

Aristida scabrivalvis

Cats Whiskers

Becium obovatum

Berkheya insignis
  • Flowering:
    Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun

False Love Grass

Bewsia biflora
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

Red-topped Signal Grass

Brachiaria serrata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Birds

Bulbostylis burchellii
  • Semi-shade Sun

Cloak Fern

Cheilanthes deltoidea

Woolly Lipfern

Cheilanthes hirta

Hairy Pricklehead

Crabbea hirsuta
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Showy Blue Ear

Cyanotis speciosa
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Butterflies

Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass

Cymbopogon caesius
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Grazers/browsers

Grassveld Karmedik

Dicoma anomala
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

One-finger Grass

Digitaria monodactyla

Purple Finger Grass

Digitaria tricholaenoides

Broad-leaved Blue Stem

Diheteropogon amplectens
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

Cape Love Grass

Eragrostis capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds Grazers/browsers

Blue Love Grass

Eragrostis chloromelas
  • Sun
    Birds Grazers/browsers

African Love Grass

Eragrostis curvula
  • Sun
    Birds Grazers/browsers

Gum Grass

Eragrostis gummiflua
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Birds

Narrow Heart Love Grass

Eragrostis racemosa
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Birds Grazers/browsers

Eragrostis sclerantha

Common Curryflower

Gnidia capitata

Straw Everlasting

Helichrysum kraussii

Wrinkly Everlasting

Helichrysum rugulosum
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Tanglehead

Heteropogon contortus
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Grazers/browsers

Thatching Grass

Hyparrhenia hirta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Butterflies Grazers/browsers

Justicia anagalloides
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Charm Trembletop

Kohautia amatymbica
  • Flowering:
    Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun

Small-leaved Fluff-bush

Lopholaena coriifolia

Natal Grass

Melinis repens repens
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

Boat Grass

Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow

Grassland Vleiweed

Nidorella hottentotica
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Natal Buffalo Grass

Panicum natalense
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Birds

Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Jersey Cudweed

Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun

Common Currant-rhus

Rhus pyroides

Crimson Bluestem

Schizachyrium sanguineum
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

Broom Ragwort

Senecio venosus
  • Flowering:
    Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun

Vlei Bristle Grass

Setaria nigrirostris
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

African Bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Grazers/browsers

Hairy Trident Grass

Tristachya leucothrix
  • Semi-shade Sun
    Grazers/browsers

Tristachya rehmannii
  • Semi-shade Sun

Quinine Grass

Urelytrum agropyroides
  • Semi-shade Sun

Wild-medlar

Vangueria infausta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds Butterflies

Dwarf Buffalothorn

Ziziphus zeyheriana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Birds Butterflies

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