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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.

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The following 56 species were imported from this document.

Name	Form	Wildlife	Aspect	Habitats
Brooms-an-brushes Acalypha angustata	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Acalypha peduncularis	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Snowflake Grass Andropogon eucomus	Grass
Anthospermum hispidulum	Forb Forb Shrub			Rocky habitat
Anthospermum rigidum pumilum	Shrub
Curly Leaved Three-awn Aristida aequiglumis	Grass	Birds	Sun
Aristida canescens	Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta	Grass
Iron Grass Aristida diffusa	Grass
Aristida scabrivalvis	Grass
Cats Whiskers Becium obovatum	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Sun
Berkheya insignis	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
False Love Grass Bewsia biflora	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Red-topped Signal Grass Brachiaria serrata	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: sandy
Bulbostylis burchellii	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Cloak Fern Cheilanthes deltoidea
Woolly Lipfern Cheilanthes hirta
Hairy Pricklehead Crabbea hirsuta	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Showy Blue Ear Cyanotis speciosa	Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial	Bees Butterflies	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon caesius	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: sandy
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Grass Ground cover Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Grassveld Karmedik Dicoma anomala	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial Shrub		Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
One-finger Grass Digitaria monodactyla	Grass		Sun
Purple Finger Grass Digitaria tricholaenoides	Grass
Broad-leaved Blue Stem Diheteropogon amplectens	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Blue Love Grass Eragrostis chloromelas	Grass	Birds Grazers/browsers	Sun
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Sun	Rocky habitat
Gum Grass Eragrostis gummiflua	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Near water
Narrow Heart Love Grass Eragrostis racemosa	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
Eragrostis sclerantha	Grass
Common Curryflower Gnidia capitata	Forb Forb Shrub
Straw Everlasting Helichrysum kraussii	Shrub
Wrinkly Everlasting Helichrysum rugulosum	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Tanglehead Heteropogon contortus	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Grass Perennial Perennial	Butterflies Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Justicia anagalloides	Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Charm Trembletop Kohautia amatymbica	Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun
Small-leaved Fluff-bush Lopholaena coriifolia	Shrub Succulent
Natal Grass Melinis repens repens	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
Boat Grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Near water Rocky habitat Soil: sandy
Grassland Vleiweed Nidorella hottentotica	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia	Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun
Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	Annual Annual Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun	Near water
Common Currant-rhus Rhus pyroides	Shrub Tree
Crimson Bluestem Schizachyrium sanguineum	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Broom Ragwort Senecio venosus	Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Vlei Bristle Grass Setaria nigrirostris	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay
African Bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata	Grass
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay
Hairy Trident Grass Tristachya leucothrix	Grass	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Near water Rocky habitat
Tristachya rehmannii	Grass		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Quinine Grass Urelytrum agropyroides	Grass		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Wild-medlar Vangueria infausta	Tree	Birds Butterflies	Semi-shade Shade Sun	Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Dwarf Buffalothorn Ziziphus zeyheriana	Shrub Tree	Bees Birds Butterflies	Sun	Soil: loam Soil: sandy

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

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