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PlantZAfrica

The PlantZAfrica website (pza.sanbi.org) is an authoritative online resource dedicated to celebrating and providing information about the plants of southern Africa. It is run by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and is a valuable resource for gardeners, botanists, students, and anyone interested in the region's diverse flora.

It was started in 2000 and accessed in 2025.
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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cats Whiskers Becium obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb 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 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
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
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
Common Mock Scabious Cephalaria zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Dec Perennial
Fairy Stars Chaetacanthus setiger	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
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
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
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
Narrowleaf Pricklehead Crabbea angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Forb Perennial
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brittlewood Nuxia congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Fragrant Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream white Shrub Tree
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
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
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
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
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
Broadleaf Pentanisia Pentanisia prunelloides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	blue mauve/lilac Dec Forb Perennial
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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