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Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand

The Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand & Pretoria Region by Braam van Wyk is an innovative guide that helps identify the immense variety of local wildflowers by first grouping them into six color categories, making identification easier. It covers 763 species with full-color photos, diagnostic features, and information on life cycles, height, and distribution, serving as an essential tool for discovering the rich flora of areas like the Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand.

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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
Cockatoo Grass Alloteropsis semialata	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Spotted Aloe Aloe greatheadii	Forb Forb
Transvaal Aloe Aloe transvaalensis	Forb Forb Succulent	Bees Birds	Semi-shade Sun
Stab Grass Andropogon schirensis	Grass Perennial Perennial			Rocky habitat
Anthospermum hispidulum	Forb Forb Shrub			Rocky habitat
Sixweeks Three-awn Aristida adscensionis	Grass		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta congesta	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Perennial Tufted Grass Aristida transvaalensis	Grass Perennial Perennial
Catthorn Asparagus Asparagus suaveolens	Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Baboon Onion Babiana hypogea	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat Soil: sandy
Berkheya insignis	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
False Love Grass Bewsia biflora	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Purple Plume Grass Bothriochloa insculpta	Grass Perennial Perennial		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
Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Napier Millet Cenchrus geniculatus	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers		Near water
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Spider Web Chloris Chloris pycnothrix	Annual Annual Grass	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
Feather Finger Grass Chloris virgata	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
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
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon caesius	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: sandy
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon pospischilii	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
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
Broad-leaved Blue Stem Diheteropogon amplectens	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Wire Grass Elionurus muticus	Grass Ground cover	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat Soil: sandy
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Annual Annual Grass		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
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
Caterpillar Grass Harpochloa falx	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Near water
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
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds	Semi-shade Sun	Near water 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
Kohautia lasiocarpa	Forb Forb Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Common Russet Grass Loudetia simplex	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun
Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass Melinis nerviglumis	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Butterflies	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Melinis repens grandiflora	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Natal Grass Melinis repens repens	Annual Annual Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
Microchloa afra	Grass Perennial Perennial		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
Cats Whiskers Ocimum obovatum obovatum	Forb Forb		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
Purple Spike Grass Perotis patens	Annual Annual Grass		Semi-shade Sun	Soil: sandy
Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	Annual Annual Forb Forb		Semi-shade Sun	Near water
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
Setaria pumila pallidefusca	Annual Annual Grass	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun
Golden Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata sericea	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Near water
African Bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata sphacelata	Grass Perennial Perennial	Birds Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
Hooked Bristle Grass Setaria verticillata	Annual Annual Grass	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Shade Sun	Soil: loam
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Fringed Dropseed Sporobolus pectinatus	Grass		Semi-shade Sun
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Grass Perennial Perennial	Grazers/browsers	Semi-shade Sun	Soil: clay
Spiked Crinkleawn Trachypogon spicatus	Grass Perennial Perennial		Semi-shade Sun	Rocky habitat
African Bur-grass Tragus berteronianus	Annual Annual Grass		Semi-shade Sun
Rolling Grass Trichoneura grandiglumis	Grass		Semi-shade Sun
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

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Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand

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