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- Social features: Edible
31
species found
| Name | Vegetation type(s) | Features | Flowers & type |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sweet Thorn
Acacia karoo |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Bees
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
|
Jan
Feb
Dec
Tree
|
|
Buff Bushmanland Bobbejaantjie
Babiana hypogea |
|
Edible
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
|
|
Num-num
Carissa bispinosa |
|
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
Perennial
|
|
Cabbage tree
Cussonia spicata |
|
Birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Dec
Tree
|
|
bladder nut
Diospyros whyteana |
|
Birds
Bees
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Shade
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Wild Apricot
Dovyalis zeyheri |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Useful
Edible
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Puzzle Bush
Ehretia rigida |
|
Birds
Drought-resistant
Hedge
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Cape-Lilac
Ehretia rigida nervifolia |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
Stamvrug
Englerophytum magalismontanum |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Tree
|
|
Red-Leaved Fig
Ficus ingens |
|
Birds
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Edible
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Dec
Tree
|
|
Snowberrytree
Flueggea virosa |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Hedge
Medicinal
Edible
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
crossberry
Grewia occidentalis |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
Scrambler
|
|
african honeysuckle
Halleria lucida |
|
Birds
Sunbirds
Bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Near water
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Climax species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Perennial
Grass
|
|
Bush Maerua
Maerua cafra |
|
Birds
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Shrub
Tree
|
| Marsilea macrocarpa |
|
Grazers/browsers
Edible
In water
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
|
Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
|
Birds
Bees
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
african wild olive
Olea europaea africana |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Bees
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Fragrant
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
African Sandalwood
Osyris lanceolata |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Fragrant
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Jacket plum
Pappea capensis |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos |
|
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
|
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum |
|
Edible
Shade
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
|
Wild Gardenia
Rothmannia capensis |
|
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Tree
|
|
African Sumac
Searsia lancea |
|
Birds
Mammals
Bees
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Edible
Near water
In water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
Mountain Karree
Searsia leptodictya |
|
Birds
Mammals
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Firethorn Rhus
Searsia pyroides gracilis |
|
Birds
Mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
|
Dec
Tree
|
|
Mountain Firethorn Crowberry
Searsia pyroides integrifolia |
|
Birds
Mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
|
Dec
Tree
|
|
Common currant-rhus
Searsia pyroides pyroides |
|
Birds
Mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
|
Dec
Tree
|
|
Wild-Medlar
Vangueria infausta |
|
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Smooth Sourplum
Ximenia caffra caffra |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
|
Birds
Mammals
Butterflies
Bees
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
|
Feb
Dec
Tree
|