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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
Sweet Thorn Acacia karoo	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species	Jan Feb Dec Tree
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
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
Mexican maidenhair fern Adiantum poiretii poiretii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Near water Shade	Fern Forb
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
Aloe greatheadii davyana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species	pink Jun Jul Aug Forb
Mountain Aloe Aloe marlothii marlothii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun	orange red Jun Jul Aug 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
Scented Fern Anemia caffrorum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Shade	Fern Forb
Southern Hard Fern Blechnum australe	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Near water Shade	Fern Forb
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
Dolomite Lipfern Cheilanthes dolomiticola	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Resurrection Fern Cheilanthes eckloniana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Velvet Bushwillow Combretum molle	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun	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
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
Bladder-nut Diospyros whyteana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Shade	cream white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
South African Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Useful Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat	Jul Aug Sep 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
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
Large-leaved rock fig Ficus abutilifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam	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
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
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
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
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
Natal grass Melinis repens repens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds Supports 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
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
Cats Whiskers Ocimum obovatum obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports butterflies Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade	pale purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
Mountain Hardpear Olinia emarginata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy	pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
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
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
Hard Fern Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal Edible Attractive Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports butterflies Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade	blue pale purple purple white Jan Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
Cretan brake Pteris cretica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Shade	Fern Forb
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
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
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
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
Smooth Sourplum Ximenia caffra caffra	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	pink red Sep Oct Nov Tree

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