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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Common Hook-thorn Acacia Acacia caffra	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Butterflies Bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	Sep Oct Nov Tree
Sweet Thorn Acacia karoo	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Butterflies Bees Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species	Jan Feb Dec Tree
Splendid Thorn Acacia robusta robusta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Butterflies Bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species	Jul Aug Sep Oct Tree
Paperbark Thorn Acacia sieberiana woodii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Butterflies Bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Sun Pioneer species	Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Curly-Pod Acacia Acacia tortilis heteracantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Mammals Useful Near water Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	Jan Feb Dec Tree
candelabra aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent Shrub Tree
Aloe greatheadii davyana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species	pink Jun Jul Aug Forb
Sixweeks three-awn Aristida adscensionis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Annual Perennial Grass
False olive Buddleja saligna	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grazers/browsers Birds Easy to grow Useful Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown green yellow Feb Dec Annual Perennial Grass
Feather Finger Grass Chloris virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grazers/browsers 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
Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	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
Small-leaf Sicklebush Dichrostachys cinerea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Mammals Bees Useful Medicinal Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy	pink yellow Tree
Wire Grass Elionurus muticus	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	Grazers/browsers 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
African love grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	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
crossberry Grewia occidentalis	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	pale purple pink purple yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree Scrambler
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
african honeysuckle Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	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	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	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Birds Butterflies Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Shade Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Melinis repens grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	Grazers/browsers Birds 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
Purple Spike Grass Perotis patens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: sandy	green yellow Annual Grass
Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteo-album	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	yellow Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Annual Forb
African Sumac Searsia lancea	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Tree
Firethorn Rhus Searsia pyroides gracilis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Useful Edible Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green Dec Tree
Mountain Firethorn Crowberry Searsia pyroides integrifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Useful Edible Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green Dec Tree
Common currant-rhus Searsia pyroides pyroides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Mammals Useful Edible Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green Dec Tree
Setaria pumila pallidefusca	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Annual Grass
Hooked Bristle Grass Setaria verticillata	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	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

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