Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Ivan van der Walt, Abrus
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Species source document

Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

This species list is curated by Ivan van der Walt specifically for the Egoli Granite Grasslands area, which is the northern suburbs of Joburg. The list's primary purpose is to guide people doing landscaping in this area so that landscaping can have a significant role in supporting local biodiversity. There is no longer sufficient land to create nature reserves of enough size to conserve this vegetation type through traditional conservation, and because it occurs only here and nowhere else, other means are needed to enhance its chances of survival. Instead of one big reserve, we hope that you will dedicate your garden or park, or at least parts of it, to landscaping with these particular local species. This list favours plants that are more showy for landscaping purposes, but if you are working in an open veld area that can be rehabilitated or restored to veld, particularly ones with rivers or wetlands, then rehabilitation or rehabilitation should be your aim rather than landscaping. This list can then be used as a starting point and edited down to remove general regional species and in favour of more very local and sensitive species that suit the site and the aims of your rehabilitation or restoration project. A Practical Grass Selection Guide is a key additional resource available from Abrus. In addition, Ivan van der Walt and Abrus offer plants and consulting for this kind of project.

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  • Foambush

    Aerva leucura

  • Candelabra Aloe

    Aloe arborescens

  • Highveld Spotted Aloe

    Aloe davyana

  • Transvaal Aloe

    Aloe transvaalensis

  • Rand Grass Aloe

    Aloe verecunda

  • Ground Lily

    Ammocharis coranica

  • Lanceleaf Sunfig

    Aptenia lancifolia

  • Curly Leaved Three-awn

    Aristida aequiglumis

  • Ngongoni Three-awn

    Aristida junciformis

  • Sprenger's Asparagus

    Asparagus densiflorus

  • African Broom Asparagus

    Asparagus virgatus

  • Aster harveyanus

  • Blue Bushviolet

    Barleria obtusa

  • Barleria ovata

  • Barleria pretoriensis

  • Cats Whiskers

    Becium obovatum

  • Rasp African Thistle

    Berkheya radula

  • Cutleaf Water Parsnip

    Berula erecta

  • False Love Grass

    Bewsia biflora

  • Red-topped Signal Grass

    Brachiaria serrata

  • False Olive

    Buddleja saligna

  • Sagewood

    Buddleja salviifolia

  • Yellow Cat's Tail

    Bulbine abyssinica

  • Bulbostylis burchellii

  • Num-num

    Carissa bispinosa

  • Lemonthorn Cassinopsis

    Cassinopsis ilicifolia

  • White Stinkwood

    Celtis africana

  • Buffelgrass

    Cenchrus ciliaris

  • Common Mock Scabious

    Cephalaria zeyheriana

  • Chaetacanthus costatus

  • Fairy Stars

    Chaetacanthus setiger

  • Swamp Chiron

    Chironia palustris

  • Butterfly Green Lily

    Chlorophytum bowkeri

  • Lobster Flower

    Coleus neochilus

  • River Bushwillow

    Combretum erythrophyllum

  • African Yellow Dayflower

    Commelina africana

  • Pig's Ear

    Cotyledon orbiculata

  • Money Stonecrop

    Crassula swaziensis

  • Orange River Swamplily

    Crinum bulbispermum

  • Natal Swamplily

    Crinum macowanii

  • Southern Cabbagetree

    Cussonia paniculata

  • Cabbage Tree

    Cussonia spicata

  • Showy Blue Ear

    Cyanotis speciosa

  • Bermuda Grass

    Cynodon dactylon

  • Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge

    Cyperus albostriatus

  • Winged Sedge

    Cyperus denudatus

  • Matting Sedge

    Cyperus marginatus

  • Cyperus sexangularis

  • Woolly Grape

    Cyphostemma lanigerum

  • Yellow Firelily

    Cyrtanthus breviflorus

  • Pink Trailing Iceplant

    Delosperma cooperi

  • Witberg Sheepfig

    Delosperma herbeum

  • Frilly Carnation

    Dianthus mooiensis

  • Dicliptera clinopodia

  • Dicliptera eenii

  • Grassveld Karmedik

    Dicoma anomala

  • Silver Dollprotea

    Dicoma zeyheri

  • Dierama medium mossii

  • Small Fortnight Lily

    Dietes iridioides

  • Digitgrass

    Digitaria eriantha

  • One-finger Grass

    Digitaria monodactyla

  • Bladder Nut

    Diospyros whyteana

  • South African Wild Pear

    Dombeya rotundifolia

  • Eleocharis dregeana

  • Finger Rush

    Eleocharis limosa

  • Wire Grass

    Elionurus muticus

  • Cape Love Grass

    Eragrostis capensis

  • Blue Love Grass

    Eragrostis chloromelas

  • African Love Grass

    Eragrostis curvula

  • Gum Grass

    Eragrostis gummiflua

  • Eragrostis lappula

  • Lehmann's Lovegrass

    Eragrostis lehmanniana

  • Narrow Heart Love Grass

    Eragrostis racemosa

  • Wilman Lovegrass

    Eragrostis superb

  • Broad Curly Leaf

    Eragrostis trichophora

  • Blue Gwarrie

    Euclea crispa

  • Autumn Pineapple Lily

    Eucomis autumnalis

  • Fan Grass

    Eustachys paspaloides

  • Falkia oblonga

  • Fine Felicia

    Felicia filifolia

  • Pale Felicia

    Felicia muricata

  • Large-leaved Rock Fig

    Ficus abutilifolia

  • Red-leaved Fig

    Ficus ingens

  • Fimbristylis complanata

  • Forest Kammetjie

    Freesia grandiflora

  • Blue Bellbush

    Freylinia tropica

  • Fuirena pubescens

  • Terracotta Gazania

    Gazania krebsiana

  • Dragon's-head Lily

    Gladiolus dalenii

  • Common Otterbush

    Gomphostigma virgatum

  • Velvet Raisin

    Grewia flava

  • Common Spikethorn

    Gymnosporia buxifolia

  • African Honeysuckle

    Halleria lucida

  • False Bietou

    Haplocarpha lyrata

  • Common Falsegerbera

    Haplocarpha scaposa

  • Caterpillar Grass

    Harpochloa falx

  • Icholocholo

    Helichrysum nudifolium

  • Wrinkly Everlasting

    Helichrysum rugulosum

  • Purpleleaf Dollsrose

    Hermannia depressa

  • Common Parsleytree

    Heteromorpha trifoliata

  • Lavender-tree

    Heteropyxis natalensis

  • Bicolour Vernonia

    Hilliardiella oligocephala

  • Thatching Grass

    Hyparrhenia hirta

  • White Ribbon Flower

    Hypoestes forskaolii

  • Narrow Stargrass

    Hypoxis angustifolia

  • African Stargrass

    Hypoxis hemerocallidea

  • Shiny Stargrass

    Hypoxis iridifolia

  • Silverleaf Stargrass

    Hypoxis rigidula

  • Leafy Morning Glory

    Ipomoea crassipes

  • Isolepis costata

  • Floating Club-rush

    Isolepis fluitans

  • Wild Jasmine

    Jasminum multipartitum

  • Juncus effusus

  • Leafy Rush

    Juncus lomatophyllus

  • Lax Rush

    Juncus oxycarpus

  • Ball Rush

    Juncus punctorius

  • Salt Rush

    Juncus rigidus

  • Justicia anagalloides

  • Kalanchoe paniculata

  • Nentakalanchoe

    Kalanchoe rotundifolia

  • Paddle Plant

    Kalanchoe thyrsiflora

  • Wild Peach

    Kiggelaria africana

  • Sword Poker

    Kniphofia ensifolia

  • Dwarf Poker

    Kniphofia porphyrantha

  • White Flat-sedge

    Kyllinga alba

  • Small Lantana

    Lantana rugosa

  • Cooper’s African Hyacinth

    Ledebouria cooperi

  • Common African Hyacinth

    Ledebouria revoluta

  • Kalahari Lionspaw

    Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii

  • Cancer Bush

    Lessertia frutescens

  • Fever Tea

    Lippia javanica

  • Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass

    Melinis nerviglumis

  • Natal Grass

    Melinis repens

  • Watermint

    Mentha aquatica

  • Horse Mint

    Mentha longifolia

  • Microchloa afra

  • Wireleaf Daba Grass

    Miscanthus junceus

  • Cork Bush

    Mundulea sericea

  • Grassveld Lionface

    Nemesia fruticans

  • African Wild Olive

    Olea europaea africana

  • Basket Grass

    Oplismenus hirtellus

  • Grass-leaved Chincherinchee

    Ornithogalum juncifolium

  • Buchu Boneseed

    Osteospermum muricatum

  • Natal Buffalo Grass

    Panicum natalense

  • Jacket Plum

    Pappea capensis

  • Rock Pelargonium

    Pelargonium dolomiticum

  • Lurid Storksbill

    Pelargonium luridum

  • Black Pelargonium

    Pelargonium sidoides

  • Hard Fern

    Pellaea calomelanos

  • Napier Millet

    Pennisetum thunbergii

  • Speckled Spur-flower

    Plectranthus ciliatus

  • Vicks Plant

    Plectranthus hadiensis

  • Whorled Plectranthus

    Plectranthus verticillatus

  • Wild Leadwort

    Plumbago zeylanica

  • Herringbone Grass

    Pogonarthria squarrosa

  • Purple Broom

    Polygala virgata

  • Pycreus mundtii

  • African Buttercup

    Ranunculus multifidus

  • Bushman Grape

    Rhoicissus tridentata

  • White Veld Violet

    Ruellia patula

  • Mother-in-law's Tongue

    Sansevieria aethiopica

  • Small Scabious

    Scabiosa columbaria

  • Paintbrush Lily

    Scadoxus puniceus

  • Crimson Bluestem

    Schizachyrium sanguineum

  • Bristly Clubrush

    Schoenoplectus corymbosus

  • Sand Lily

    Scilla nervosa

  • Scirpus burkei

  • Nana Kunirhus

    Searsia dentata

  • African Sumac

    Searsia lancea

  • Mountain Karree

    Searsia leptodictya

  • Blue Currantrhus

    Searsia zeyheri

  • Succulent Bush Ragwort

    Senecio barbertonicus

  • Woolly Grassveld Ragwort

    Senecio coronatus

  • Blushing Ragwort

    Senecio erubescens

  • Nasturtium Ragwort

    Senecio oxyriifolius

  • Common Hook-thorn Acacia

    Senegalia afra

  • Eland's Pea

    Senna italica

  • Vlei Bristle Grass

    Setaria incrassata

  • Mountain Bristle Grass

    Setaria lindenbergiana

  • Broadleaf Bristlegrass

    Setaria megaphylla

  • Golden Bristle Grass

    Setaria sphacelata sericea

  • African Bristlegrass

    Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

  • Fibrous Drop Seed

    Sporobolus stapfianus

  • African Stachys

    Stachys aethiopica

  • Giant Carrion Flower

    Stapelia gigantea

  • Stapelia leendertziae

  • Stipa dregeana

  • Coastal Camphorbush

    Tarchonanthus camphoratus

  • Kangaroo Grass

    Themeda triandra

  • Squarebase Clockvine

    Thunbergia neglecta

  • Tricholaena monachne

  • Hairy Trident Grass

    Tristachya leucothrix

  • Highveld Wild Garlic

    Tulbaghia leucantha

  • Sweet Thorn

    Vachellia karroo

  • Umbrella Thorn

    Vachellia tortilis

  • Bluebrush

    Vernonia galpinii

  • Silver Vernonia

    Vernonia natalensis

  • Spotted Calla Lily

    Zantedeschia albomaculata

  • Buffalo-thorn

    Ziziphus mucronata

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