G.J. Bredenkamp, L.R. Brown, M.F. Pfab
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Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa
Gauteng is the most densely populated province in South Africa. Its remaining natural areas are constantly under threat from urban development and the associated impacts. Presently, the natural areas of Gauteng support a large diversity of ecosystems. One such ecosystem is the Egoli Granite Grassland, endemic to the province, poorly conserved and therefore highly threatened. This paper describes the original Egoli Granite Grassland and the anthropogenic Hyparrhenia hirta dominated grassland that has replaced it in many of the remnant areas. Human impacts on this sensitive ecosystem have resulted in an altered species composition, loss of many species, and a change from a species-rich grassland with high conservation value to a species-poor grassland with low conservation value. The conservation of the last remaining relicts of original Egoli Granite Grassland is essential.Linked species
The following 97 species were imported from this document.
| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Spotted Aloe
Aloe greatheadii |
Forb Forb | |||
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
Forb Forb Succulent | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Rocky habitat | ||
| Anthospermum hispidulum | Forb Forb Shrub | Rocky habitat | ||
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Sixweeks Three-awn
Aristida adscensionis |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
| Aristida canescens | Grass | |||
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Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta |
Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
| Aster bakeranus | Forb Forb | |||
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Baboon Onion
Babiana hypogea |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | |
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Cats Whiskers
Becium obovatum |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Eye Lashes
Blepharis subvolubilis |
Forb Forb | |||
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Poison-bulb
Boophane disticha |
Forb Forb | |||
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Red-topped Signal Grass
Brachiaria serrata |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Slender Sedge
Bulbostylis hispidula |
Forb Forb | |||
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White Stinkwood
Celtis africana |
Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
| Chaetacanthus burchellii | Forb Forb | |||
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White Trumpets
Chascanum hederaceum hederaceum |
Forb Forb | |||
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Cluster Green Lily
Chlorophytum fasciculatum |
Forb Forb | |||
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Flat Pricklehead
Crabbea acaulis |
Forb Forb | |||
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Narrowleaf Pricklehead
Crabbea angustifolia |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Redspot Stonecrop
Crassula capitella capitella |
Forb Forb | |||
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Orange River Swamplily
Crinum bulbispermum |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | In water Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam | |
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South African Spiny Cucumber
Cucumis zeyheri |
Forb Forb | |||
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Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon caesius |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon |
Grass Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Grassveld Karmedik
Dicoma anomala |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial Shrub | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Brown Finger Grass
Digitaria brazzae |
Grass | |||
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One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla |
Grass | Sun | ||
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Broad-leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina |
Shrub Tree | Bees | Sun | Soil: sandy |
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Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus |
Grass Ground cover | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy |
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Blue Love Grass
Eragrostis chloromelas |
Grass | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | |
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African Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | |
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Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Pale Felicia
Felicia muricata |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Thick-leaved Gladiolus
Gladiolus crassifolius |
Bulb Forb Forb | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Common Curryflower
Gnidia capitata |
Forb Forb Shrub | |||
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Common Spikethorn
Gymnosporia buxifolia |
Shrub Tree | Birds Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Common Falsegerbera
Haplocarpha scaposa |
Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Bees | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Soil: clay |
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Caterpillar Grass
Harpochloa falx |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water |
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Golden Everlasting
Helichrysum aureonitens |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
| Helichrysum miconiifolium | Forb Forb | |||
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Icholocholo
Helichrysum nudifolium |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees | Sun | |
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Purpleleaf Dollsrose
Hermannia depressa |
Forb Forb Ground cover | Sun | ||
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Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella elaeagnoides |
Forb Forb | |||
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Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Butterflies Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Small Hypericum
Hypericum aethiopicum |
Forb Forb | |||
| Hypericum lalandii | Forb Forb | |||
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African Stargrass
Hypoxis hemerocallidea |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | Soil: loam | |
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Winter Stargrass
Hypoxis multiceps |
Forb Forb | |||
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Silverleaf Stargrass
Hypoxis rigidula |
Bulb Forb Forb | Sun | ||
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Obscure Morning Glory
Ipomoea obscura |
Forb Forb | |||
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Ox Morning Glory
Ipomoea ommaneyi |
Forb Forb | |||
| Justicia anagalloides | Forb Forb Ground cover Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Tough-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria marginata |
Bulb Forb Forb | Bees | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam |
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Flat-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria ovatifolia |
Forb Forb | |||
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Bookleaf Lotononis
Lotononis foliosa |
Forb Forb | |||
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Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Purple Umbrella Sedge
Mariscus congestus |
Forb Forb | |||
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Natal Grass
Melinis repens |
Grass | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | |
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Figleaf Gemsbokbean
Neorautanenia ficifolia |
Climber Climber Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: sandy | |
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African Wild Olive
Olea europaea africana |
Tree | Bees Birds | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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Smooth Pentanisia
Pentanisia angustifolia |
Forb Forb | |||
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Broadleaf Pentanisia
Pentanisia prunelloides |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Butterflies | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: loam |
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False Gentian
Raphionacme hirsuta |
Bulb Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Mountain Karree
Rhus leptodictya |
Tree | |||
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Common Currant-rhus
Rhus pyroides |
Shrub Tree | |||
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Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Golden Flat-flower
Schistostephium crataegifolium |
Forb Forb | |||
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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat |
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African Sumac
Searsia lancea |
Tree | Bees Birds | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus |
Forb Forb | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Common Hook-thorn Acacia
Senegalia afra |
Tree | Sun | ||
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Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Cape Hoarypea
Tephrosia capensis |
Forb Forb | |||
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Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Soil: clay |
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Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus |
Grass Perennial Perennial | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis |
Grass | Semi-shade Sun | ||
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Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix |
Grass | Grazers/browsers | Semi-shade Sun | Near water Rocky habitat |
| Tristachya rehmannii | Grass | Semi-shade Sun | Rocky habitat | |
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Maagbossie
Triumfetta sonderi |
Forb Forb Shrub | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Pungent Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia acutiloba |
Bulb Forb Forb | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Boqo Morning Glory
Turbina oblongata |
Forb Forb | |||
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Little Paraseed
Ursinia nana |
Annual Annual Forb Forb | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Silver Vernonia
Vernonia natalensis |
Forb Forb Perennial Perennial | Sun | ||
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Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
Tree | Bees Butterflies | Sun | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy |
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Dwarf Buffalothorn
Ziziphus zeyheriana |
Shrub Tree | Bees Birds Butterflies | Sun | Soil: loam Soil: sandy |