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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Common Hook-thorn Acacia Acacia caffra	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	Sep Oct Nov 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
Bushmans poison Acokanthera oppositifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Kranz aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports 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
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
Buff Bushmanland Bobbejaantjie Babiana hypogea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Edible Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Soil: sandy	blue Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec Forb Perennial
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
Mountain Silver-oak Brachylaena rotundata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports bees Drought-resistant Hedge Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
Cape Chestnut Calodendrum capense	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink Dec Tree
Num-num Carissa bispinosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree Perennial
White Stinkwood Celtis africana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Sun Semi-shade Soil: sandy	green Sep Oct Nov Tree
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
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
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
River Bushwillow Combretum erythrophyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Cabbage tree Cussonia spicata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green Feb Mar Apr May Dec Tree
Showy Blue Ear Cyanotis speciosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac pink purple Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Forb Perennial
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
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
Pompon tree Dais cotinifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports bees Easy to grow Useful Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink Dec Shrub Tree
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
Grassveld Karmedik Dicoma anomala	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Forb Perennial
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
Wild Apricot Dovyalis zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Useful Edible Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Puzzle Bush Ehretia rigida	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Drought-resistant Hedge Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Broadpod Elephantroot Elephantorrhiza burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Dec Shrub Tree
Dwarf Elephantroot Elephantorrhiza elephantina	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports bees Drought-resistant Useful Medicinal Rocky habitat Sun Climax species Soil: sandy	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
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
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
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
Red-Leaved Fig Ficus ingens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	Dec Tree
Cross-berry Raisin Grewia occidentalis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports 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	Supports birds Supports 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
Milk-ball Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports 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
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
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
Live Long Lannea discolor	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	Sep Oct Nov Tree
Ouhout Leucosidea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports bees Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Soil: clay Soil: sandy	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
Bush Maerua Maerua cafra	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Edible Attractive Fragrant Shade Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
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
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	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
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 Boxwood Myrsine africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream pink Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Kooboo-berry Mystroxylon aethiopicum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Brittlewood Nuxia congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Easy to grow Useful Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	cream white Shrub 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
Mountain Hardpear Olinia emarginata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy	pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
African Sandalwood Osyris lanceolata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Shrub Tree
Bushveld Ozoroa Ozoroa paniculosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream Feb Dec Shrub Tree
Jacket plum Pappea capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Weeping wattle Peltophorum africanum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports bees Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Rocky habitat Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Dec Tree
Purple Spike Grass Perotis patens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: sandy	green yellow Annual Grass
Cape Cheesewood Pittosporum viridiflorum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Good potplant Hedge Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white yellow Dec Tree
Wild Gardenia Rothmannia capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Tree
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
Mountain Karree Searsia leptodictya	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Edible Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Dec Shrub Tree
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
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
Wild-Medlar Vangueria infausta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Attractive Shade Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
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
Dwarf Buffalothorn Ziziphus zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub

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