Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Search results

Filters

Showing species that match the following filter:

  • Near water
Edit search

New search Explore species

46 species found
Name Vegetation type(s) Features Flowers & type
Splendid Thorn
Acacia robusta robusta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees
Useful Medicinal Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
Jul Aug Sep Oct
Tree
Paperbark Thorn
Acacia sieberiana woodii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports 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
Supports mammals
Useful
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
Jan Feb Dec
Tree
Black maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
Mexican maidenhair fern
Adiantum poiretii poiretii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Attractive
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
Grassveld Tree Fern
Alsophila dregei
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Near water
Shade Sun Semi-shade
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
Tree Fern
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Ethiopian spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Pointed Hard Fern
Blechnum attenuatum giganteum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Southern Hard Fern
Blechnum australe
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Attractive
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
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
Napier Millet
Cenchrus geniculatus
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Near water
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
Silver Fern
Cerosora argentea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade Semi-shade
Fern Forb
Cheilanthes involuta involuta
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade Semi-shade
Fern Forb
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
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
Small-leaf Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea africana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports mammals Supports bees
Useful Medicinal
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: sandy
  • pink
  • yellow
Tree
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
Thin-Stemmed Forest Fern
Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Stamvrug
Englerophytum magalismontanum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • cream
  • white
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Tree
Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal
Near water
Shade Semi-shade
Fern Forb
Cluster Fern
Hemionitis multifida
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Fern Forb
Green Cliff Brake
Hemionitis viridis viridis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Drought-resistant
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade Semi-shade
Fern Forb
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
Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports 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
Staghorn Clubmoss
Lycopodiella cernua
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal Attractive
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
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
Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea sericea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees
Useful Medicinal Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
  • purple
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tree
African Olive
Olea europaea africana
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • cream
  • white
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tree
Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Medicinal
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Fern Forb
Southern Adder'S-Tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Fern Forb
American Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Useful Medicinal Attractive
Near water In water Rocky habitat
Shade Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: loam
Fern Forb Perennial
Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteo-album
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • yellow
Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec
Annual Forb
Cretan brake
Pteris cretica
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Ladder brake
Pteris vittata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
African Sumac
Searsia lancea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports 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
Supports birds Supports 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
Supports birds Supports 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
Supports birds Supports mammals
Useful Edible Attractive
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Pioneer species
  • green
Dec
Tree
Mitten's Spikemoss
Selaginella mittenii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Near water Rocky habitat
Shade
Fern Forb
Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Near water
Sun Semi-shade
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial 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
Swamp Fern
Thelypteris confluens
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Attractive
Near water
Shade
Fern Forb
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
Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees
Easy to grow
Useful Medicinal Edible
Near water Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • green
  • yellow
Feb Dec
Tree

Start planning your restoration garden