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| Name | Vegetation type(s) | Features | Flowers & type |
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Common Hook-thorn Acacia
Acacia caffra |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Sweet Thorn
Acacia karoo |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
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Jan
Feb
Dec
Tree
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Splendid Thorn
Acacia robusta robusta |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Tree
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Paperbark Thorn
Acacia sieberiana woodii |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Sun
Pioneer species
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Jan
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Curly-Pod Acacia
Acacia tortilis heteracantha |
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Supports mammals
Useful
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
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Jan
Feb
Dec
Tree
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Forest False Nettle
Acalypha glabrata glabrata |
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Tree
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Bushmans poison
Acokanthera oppositifolia |
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Supports birds
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Velvet Rock-alder
Afrocanthium gilfillanii |
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Tree
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Rock Alder
Afrocanthium mundianum |
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Tree
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Kranz aloe
Aloe arborescens |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Succulent
Shrub
Tree
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Mountain Aloe
Aloe marlothii |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Succulent
Shrub
Tree
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Mountain Aloe
Aloe marlothii marlothii |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Tree
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Grassveld Tree Fern
Alsophila dregei |
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Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Near water
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Tree
Fern
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White Pear
Apodytes dimidiata |
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Supports bees
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Tree
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Mountain Silver-oak
Brachylaena rotundata |
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Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Hedge
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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False olive
Buddleja saligna |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
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Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Tree
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Num-num
Carissa bispinosa |
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Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
Perennial
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White Stinkwood
Celtis africana |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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River Bushwillow
Combretum erythrophyllum |
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Supports birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Velvet Bushwillow
Combretum molle |
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Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
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Tree
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Southern Cabbagetree
Cussonia paniculata |
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Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
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Feb
Tree
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Cabbage tree
Cussonia spicata |
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Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Dec
Tree
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Pompon tree
Dais cotinifolia |
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Supports bees
Easy to grow
Useful
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Small-leaf Sicklebush
Dichrostachys cinerea africana |
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Supports mammals
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Tree
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Transvaal Bluebush
Diospyros lycioides guerkei |
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Tree
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Bladder-nut
Diospyros whyteana |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Shade
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: loam
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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South African Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia rotundifolia |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Tree
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Wild Apricot
Dovyalis zeyheri |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Useful
Edible
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Puzzle Bush
Ehretia rigida |
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Supports birds
Drought-resistant
Hedge
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Shrub
Tree
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Cape-Lilac
Ehretia rigida nervifolia |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Sun
Semi-shade
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina |
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Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Sun
Climax species
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Stamvrug
Englerophytum magalismontanum |
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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
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Tree
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Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa crispa |
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Tree
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Large-leaved rock fig
Ficus abutilifolia |
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Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
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Dec
Tree
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Red-Leaved Fig
Ficus ingens |
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Supports birds
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Edible
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Tree
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Snowberrytree
Flueggea virosa |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Hedge
Medicinal
Edible
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Cross-berry Raisin
Grewia occidentalis |
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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
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
Scrambler
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Common Spikethorn
Gymnosporia buxifolia |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Milk-ball
Halleria lucida |
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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
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Parsleytree
Heteromorpha arborescens arborescens |
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Tree
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Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana |
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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
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Live Long
Lannea discolor |
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Supports birds
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Ouhout
Leucosidea sericea |
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Supports bees
Easy to grow
Hedge
Medicinal
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Bush Maerua
Maerua cafra |
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Supports birds
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Shrub
Tree
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Koko Tree
Maytenus undata |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
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Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea sericea |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Highveld Koobooberry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum burkeanum |
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Tree
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Brittlewood
Nuxia congesta |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Easy to grow
Useful
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Shrub
Tree
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African Olive
Olea europaea africana |
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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
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Olive
Olea europaea europaea |
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Tree
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Mountain Hardpear
Olinia emarginata |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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African Sandalwood
Osyris lanceolata |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Fragrant
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Tree
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Bushveld Ozoroa
Ozoroa paniculosa |
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Attractive
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Jacket plum
Pappea capensis |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Hairy Bride's Bush
Pavetta gardeniifolia subtomentosa |
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Tree
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Weeping wattle
Peltophorum africanum |
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Supports bees
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Tree
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Cape Cheesewood
Pittosporum viridiflorum |
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Supports birds
Good potplant
Hedge
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Tree
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Common Protea
Protea caffra caffra |
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Tree
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Wild Gardenia
Rothmannia capensis |
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Drought-resistant
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Tree
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Thorn Pear
Scolopia zeyheri |
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Tree
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African Sumac
Searsia lancea |
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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
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Mountain Karree
Searsia leptodictya |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Shrub
Tree
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Ribbed Kunirhus
Searsia pallens |
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Tree
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Firethorn Rhus
Searsia pyroides gracilis |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
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Dec
Tree
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Mountain Firethorn Crowberry
Searsia pyroides integrifolia |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
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Dec
Tree
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Common currant-rhus
Searsia pyroides pyroides |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
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Dec
Tree
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Wild-Medlar
Vangueria infausta |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
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Wild-Medlar
Vangueria infausta infausta |
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Tree
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Smooth Sourplum
Ximenia caffra caffra |
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Supports birds
Supports mammals
Supports butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Small knobwood
Zanthoxylum capense |
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Supports birds
Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: loam
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
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Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
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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
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Feb
Dec
Tree
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