Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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Name Vegetation type(s) Features Flowers & type
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
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
Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Perennial Grass
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
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
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
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
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
Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Supports grazers/browsers
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Grass
Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
Rocky habitat
Sun Semi-shade
Climax species
  • green
  • yellow
Grass

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