Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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Name Vegetation type(s) Features Flowers & type
Cockatoo grass
Alloteropsis semialata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
C3 Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata eckloniana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Snowflake Grass
Andropogon eucomus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Shrub
Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
  • green
  • yellow
Shrub Perennial
Sixweeks three-awn
Aristida adscensionis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Curly Leaved Three-Awn
Aristida aequiglumis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Aristida canescens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Perennial Grass
Iron Grass
Aristida diffusa
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Perennial Tufted Grass
Aristida transvaalensis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Australian Bluestem
Bothriochloa insculpta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Red-Topped Signal Grass
Brachiaria serrata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Useful
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: disturbed Soil: sandy
  • green
  • purple
  • red
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: sandy
  • green
  • purple
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Napier Millet
Cenchrus geniculatus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Near water
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • green
  • yellow
Feb Dec
Annual Perennial Grass
Spider Web Chloris
Chloris pycnothrix
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Grass
Feather Finger Grass
Chloris virgata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • green
  • red
  • yellow
Feb Dec
Annual Perennial Grass
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon caesius
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal
Sun Semi-shade
Sub-climax species
Soil: sandy
  • green
  • purple
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Dec
Perennial Grass
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon excavatus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Citronella grass
Cymbopogon nardus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Bermuda grass
Cynodon dactylon
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports grazers/browsers
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Ground cover Perennial Grass
Brown Finger Grass
Digitaria brazzae
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal
Near water
Sun
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
Dec
Grass
One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Purple Finger Grass
Digitaria tricholaenoides
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Broad-Leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Wire Grass
Elionurus argenteus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal Attractive Fragrant
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species Climax species Sub-climax species
Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • green
  • white
  • yellow
Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
Ground cover Grass
Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Grass
Cape Love Grass
Eragrostis capensis
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • green
  • purple
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis chalcantha
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Blue Love Grass
Eragrostis chloromelas
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
African love grass
Eragrostis curvula
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Gum grass
Eragrostis gummiflua
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Eragrostis sclerantha
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Caterpillar Grass
Harpochloa falx
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Useful Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Easy to grow
Useful Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • white
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Dec
Perennial Grass
Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports grazers/browsers
Drought-resistant
Useful
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • white
  • yellow
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
  • Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports butterflies
Easy to grow Fast-growing
Useful Medicinal Edible
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species Climax species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • cream
  • green
  • white
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Bristle-Leaved Red-Top Grass
Melinis nerviglumis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Easy to grow
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • pink
  • purple
  • white
  • yellow
Dec
Perennial Grass
Natal grass
Melinis repens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports bees
Easy to grow
Medicinal Attractive
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • red
Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
Grass
Melinis repens grandiflora
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species Sub-climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Perennial Grass
Natal grass
Melinis repens repens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds Supports bees
Medicinal Attractive
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species Sub-climax species
Soil: disturbed
  • green
  • red
  • yellow
Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
Annual Perennial Grass
Microchloa afra
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Perennial Grass
Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Purple Spike Grass
Perotis patens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Grass
Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Useful
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Vlei bristle grass
Setaria nigrirostris
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Setaria pumila pallidefusca
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Grass
African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Hooked Bristle Grass
Setaria verticillata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Useful
Shade Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
  • green
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Dec
Annual Grass
Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
Perennial Grass
Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
African bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Annual Grass
Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Tristachya rehmanni
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Tristachya rehmannii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Quinine Grass
Urelytrum squarrosum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Red-Topped Signal Grass
Urochloa serrata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland

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