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Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
The Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand & Pretoria Region by Braam van Wyk is an innovative guide that helps identify the immense variety of local wildflowers by first grouping them into six color categories, making identification easier. It covers 763 species with full-color photos, diagnostic features, and information on life cycles, height, and distribution, serving as an essential tool for discovering the rich flora of areas like the Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand.Linked species
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| Name | Form | Wildlife | Aspect | Habitats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brooms-an-brushes
Acalypha angustata |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
| Acalypha peduncularis | Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Cockatoo grass
Alloteropsis semialata |
Birds | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Spotted aloe
Aloe greatheadii |
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Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis |
Rocky habitat | |||
| Anthospermum hispidulum | Rocky habitat | |||
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Sixweeks three-awn
Aristida adscensionis |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta congesta |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
| Aristida scabrivalvis borumensis | Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Perennial Tufted Grass
Aristida transvaalensis |
Rocky habitat | |||
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Catthorn Asparagus
Asparagus suaveolens |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Buff Bushmanland Bobbejaantjie
Babiana hypogea |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | ||
| Berkheya insignis | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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False Love Grass
Bewsia biflora |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Australian Bluestem
Bothriochloa insculpta |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Red-Topped Signal Grass
Brachiaria serrata |
Sun Semi-shade | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: disturbed Soil: sandy | ||
| Bulbostylis burchellii | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: sandy | |
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Napier Millet
Cenchrus geniculatus |
Grazers/browsers | Near water | ||
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Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana |
Grazers/browsers Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Spider Web Chloris
Chloris pycnothrix |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Feather Finger Grass
Chloris virgata |
Grazers/browsers Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Hairy Pricklehead
Crabbea hirsuta |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa |
Mammals Butterflies Bees | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon caesius |
Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Soil: sandy | |
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Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon excavatus |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Bermuda grass
Cynodon dactylon |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Grassveld Karmedik
Dicoma anomala |
Sun Semi-shade | Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | ||
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Broad-Leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Wire Grass
Elionurus muticus |
Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | |
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Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Cape Love Grass
Eragrostis capensis |
Grazers/browsers Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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African love grass
Eragrostis curvula |
Grazers/browsers | Rocky habitat | ||
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Gum grass
Eragrostis gummiflua |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Narrow Heart Love Grass
Eragrostis racemosa |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Caterpillar Grass
Harpochloa falx |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Wrinkly Everlasting
Helichrysum rugulosum |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica |
Birds Butterflies | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
| Justicia anagalloides | Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Charm Trembletop
Kohautia amatymbica |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
| Kohautia lasiocarpa | Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Bristle-Leaved Red-Top Grass
Melinis nerviglumis |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy | ||
| Melinis repens grandiflora | Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Natal grass
Melinis repens repens |
Grazers/browsers Birds Bees | Sun Semi-shade | Soil: disturbed | |
| Microchloa afra | Rocky habitat | |||
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Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme |
Sun Semi-shade | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: sandy | ||
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Grassland Vleiweed
Nidorella hottentotica |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Cats Whiskers
Ocimum obovatum obovatum |
Butterflies | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
| Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia | Butterflies | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Purple Spike Grass
Perotis patens |
Sun Semi-shade | Soil: sandy | ||
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Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteo-album |
Sun Semi-shade | Near water | ||
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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Broom Ragwort
Senecio venosus |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Vlei bristle grass
Setaria nigrirostris |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Soil: clay | |
| Setaria pumila pallidefusca | Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | ||
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Golden Bristle Grass
Setaria sphacelata sericea |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Near water | |
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African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata sphacelata |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
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Hooked Bristle Grass
Setaria verticillata |
Grazers/browsers | Shade Sun Semi-shade | Soil: loam | |
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Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus |
Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy | |
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Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra |
Grazers/browsers Birds | Sun Semi-shade | Near water Rocky habitat Soil: clay Soil: sandy | |
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Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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African bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Rolling Grass
Trichoneura grandiglumis |
Sun Semi-shade | |||
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Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix |
Grazers/browsers | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | |
| Tristachya rehmannii | Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat | ||
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Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides |
Sun Semi-shade | Rocky habitat |