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| Name | Vegetation type(s) | Features | Flowers & type |
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Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
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| Acalypha peduncularis |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
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Black maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris |
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Medicinal
Near water
Shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Mexican maidenhair fern
Adiantum poiretii poiretii |
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Attractive
Near water
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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Spotted aloe
Aloe greatheadii |
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Forb
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| Aloe greatheadii davyana |
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Supports birds
Supports bees
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Pioneer species
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Forb
|
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
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Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Nov
Dec
Forb
|
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Scented Fern
Anemia caffrorum |
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Drought-resistant
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens |
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Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
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| Asplenium adiantum-nigrum |
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Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Ethiopian spleenwort
Asplenium aethiopicum |
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Medicinal
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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Scaly Fern
Asplenium cordatum |
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Drought-resistant
Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Buff Bushmanland Bobbejaantjie
Babiana hypogea |
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Edible
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
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| Berkheya insignis |
|
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Forb
Perennial
|
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Pointed Hard Fern
Blechnum attenuatum giganteum |
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Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Southern Hard Fern
Blechnum australe |
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Attractive
Near water
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Silver Fern
Cerosora argentea |
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Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Dolomite Lipfern
Cheilanthes dolomiticola |
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Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Resurrection Fern
Cheilanthes eckloniana |
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Drought-resistant
Medicinal
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
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| Cheilanthes involuta involuta |
|
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Hard Lip Fern
Cheilanthes viridis glauca |
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Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Hairy Pricklehead
Crabbea hirsuta |
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Sun
Semi-shade
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
|
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Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa |
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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
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ground cover
Forb
Perennial
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Grassveld Karmedik
Dicoma anomala |
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Medicinal
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Forb
Perennial
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Grassland Fern
Dryopteris athamantica |
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Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Thin-Stemmed Forest Fern
Dryopteris inaequalis inaequalis |
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Medicinal
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum |
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Medicinal
Near water
Shade
Semi-shade
|
Fern
Forb
|
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Wrinkly Everlasting
Helichrysum rugulosum |
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Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
|
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Woolly Lipfern
Hemionitis hirta |
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Drought-resistant
Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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Cluster Fern
Hemionitis multifida |
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Near water
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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Four-Pinnate Lip Fern
Hemionitis quadripinnata |
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Medicinal
Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
|
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Green Cliff Brake
Hemionitis viridis viridis |
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Drought-resistant
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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| Justicia anagalloides |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
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Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Forb
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| Kohautia lasiocarpa |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Forb
Perennial
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Staghorn Clubmoss
Lycopodiella cernua |
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Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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| Marsilea macrocarpa |
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Supports grazers/browsers
Edible
In water
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
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Grassland Vleiweed
Nidorella hottentotica |
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Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
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Cats Whiskers
Ocimum obovatum obovatum |
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Supports butterflies
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
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Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum |
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Medicinal
Near water
Sun
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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Southern Adder'S-Tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum |
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Near water
Sun
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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American Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis |
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Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
In water
Rocky habitat
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
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Fern
Forb
Perennial
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Hard Fern
Pellaea calomelanos calomelanos |
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Medicinal
Edible
Attractive
Rocky habitat
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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| Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia |
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Supports butterflies
Useful
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
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Jan
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
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Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteo-album |
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Near water
Sun
Semi-shade
Pioneer species
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Nov
Dec
Annual
Forb
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Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum aquilinum |
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Edible
Shade
Semi-shade
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Fern
Forb
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Cretan brake
Pteris cretica |
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Attractive
Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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Ladder brake
Pteris vittata |
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Near water
Shade
|
Fern
Forb
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Drege's Spikemoss
Selaginella dregei |
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Rocky habitat
Sun
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Fern
Forb
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Mitten's Spikemoss
Selaginella mittenii |
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Near water
Rocky habitat
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus |
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Rocky habitat
Sun
Semi-shade
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Forb
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Swamp Fern
Thelypteris confluens |
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Attractive
Near water
Shade
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Fern
Forb
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