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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Brooms-an-brushes Acalypha angustata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Acalypha peduncularis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
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
Cockatoo grass Alloteropsis semialata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Transvaal Aloe Aloe transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	pale pink Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec 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
Scented Fern Anemia caffrorum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Medicinal Attractive Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern 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
Aristida scabrivalvis borumensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Annual Grass
Catthorn Asparagus Asparagus suaveolens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
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
Berkheya insignis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	yellow Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb Perennial
False Love Grass Bewsia biflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Australian Bluestem Bothriochloa insculpta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
Bulbostylis burchellii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Grass
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
Silver Fern Cerosora argentea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
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
Cheilanthes involuta involuta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Hard Lip Fern Cheilanthes viridis glauca	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
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
Spider Web Chloris Chloris pycnothrix	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Annual 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
Hairy Pricklehead Crabbea hirsuta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	white Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Perennial
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
Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon excavatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon pospischilii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow 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
Broad-Leaved Blue Stem Diheteropogon amplectens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Grassland Fern Dryopteris athamantica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Cape-Lilac Ehretia rigida nervifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Useful Medicinal Edible Sun Semi-shade	Sep Oct Nov 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
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Annual Grass
Branched Horsetail Equisetum ramosissimum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal Near water Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
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
Gum grass Eragrostis gummiflua	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Perennial Grass
Narrow Heart Love Grass Eragrostis racemosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
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
Wrinkly Everlasting Helichrysum rugulosum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Woolly Lipfern Hemionitis hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Medicinal Rocky habitat Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Cluster Fern Hemionitis multifida	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Four-Pinnate Lip Fern Hemionitis quadripinnata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Medicinal 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
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
Justicia anagalloides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
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
Charm Trembletop Kohautia amatymbica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	beige brown white Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb
Kohautia lasiocarpa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	brown green white Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb Perennial
Common Russet Grass Loudetia simplex	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
Koko Tree Maytenus undata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam	cream yellow Dec 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
Melinis repens grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports 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	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 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
Grassland Vleiweed Nidorella hottentotica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	yellow Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Cats Whiskers Ocimum obovatum obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports butterflies Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade	pale purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb
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
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
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
Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Edible Shade Semi-shade	Fern Forb
Wild Gardenia Rothmannia capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Tree
Crimson Bluestem Schizachyrium sanguineum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Useful Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
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
Broom Ragwort Senecio venosus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	yellow Aug Sep Oct Nov Forb
Vlei bristle grass Setaria nigrirostris	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade Climax species Soil: clay	green yellow Perennial Grass
Setaria pumila pallidefusca	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Annual Grass
Golden Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Near water Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
African bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata sphacelata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Hooked Bristle Grass Setaria verticillata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports 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	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
Fringed Dropseed Sporobolus pectinatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	green yellow 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
Spiked Crinkleawn Trachypogon spicatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
African bur-grass Tragus berteronianus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Annual Grass
Rolling Grass Trichoneura grandiglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Grass
Hairy Trident Grass Tristachya leucothrix	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow Grass
Tristachya rehmannii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Grass
Quinine Grass Urelytrum agropyroides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow 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
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

Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Acalypha peduncularis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

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

Cockatoo grass
Alloteropsis semialata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports birds

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

pale pink

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

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

Scented Fern
Anemia caffrorum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Medicinal Attractive

Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern 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

Aristida scabrivalvis borumensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

white

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb

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

Berkheya insignis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb Perennial

False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Australian Bluestem
Bothriochloa insculpta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

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

Bulbostylis burchellii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Grass

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

Silver Fern
Cerosora argentea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

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

Cheilanthes involuta involuta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

Hard Lip Fern
Cheilanthes viridis glauca

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

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

Spider Web Chloris
Chloris pycnothrix

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Annual 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

Hairy Pricklehead
Crabbea hirsuta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

white

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

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

Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon excavatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

green
yellow

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

Broad-Leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Grassland Fern
Dryopteris athamantica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

Cape-Lilac
Ehretia rigida nervifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies

Useful Medicinal Edible

Sun Semi-shade

Sep Oct Nov

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

Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Medicinal

Near water

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

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

Gum grass
Eragrostis gummiflua

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

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

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

Wrinkly Everlasting
Helichrysum rugulosum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Woolly Lipfern
Hemionitis hirta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Medicinal

Rocky habitat

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

Cluster Fern
Hemionitis multifida

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Fern Forb

Four-Pinnate Lip Fern
Hemionitis quadripinnata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Medicinal

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

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

Justicia anagalloides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

white

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

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

Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

beige
brown
white

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb

Kohautia lasiocarpa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

brown
green
white

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb Perennial

Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

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

Koko Tree
Maytenus undata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Medicinal Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam

cream
yellow

Dec

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

Melinis repens grandiflora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports 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

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 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

Grassland Vleiweed
Nidorella hottentotica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec

Forb Perennial

Cats Whiskers
Ocimum obovatum obovatum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports butterflies

Medicinal Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

pale purple
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb

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

Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

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

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

Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Edible

Shade Semi-shade

Fern Forb

Wild Gardenia
Rothmannia capensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
white

Feb

Tree

Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Useful

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

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

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

Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

yellow

Aug Sep Oct Nov

Forb

Vlei bristle grass
Setaria nigrirostris

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

Soil: clay

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Setaria pumila pallidefusca

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Near water

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

Hooked Bristle Grass
Setaria verticillata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports 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

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

Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

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

Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Perennial Grass

African bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Annual Grass

Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Grass

Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix

Egoli Granite Grassland

Supports grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

green
yellow

Grass

Tristachya rehmannii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

green
yellow

Grass

Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides

Egoli Granite Grassland

Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Climax species

green
yellow

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

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

Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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