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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.

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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
Cockatoo grass Alloteropsis semialata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
Spotted aloe Aloe greatheadii	Egoli Granite Grassland		pale pink May Jun Jul Aug Forb
Transvaal Aloe Aloe transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	pale pink Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb
Stab Grass Andropogon schirensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat	green yellow Shrub Perennial
Anthospermum hispidulum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat	green Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Shrub
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
Perennial Tufted Grass Aristida transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat	green yellow Perennial 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
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
Napier Millet Cenchrus geniculatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Near water	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
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
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
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
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species	green yellow Annual Grass
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
African love grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Pioneer species	green yellow 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
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
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
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
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
Microchloa afra	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Pioneer species	green yellow 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
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
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Egoli Granite Grassland	Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
Crimson Bluestem Schizachyrium sanguineum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Useful Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Climax species	green yellow Perennial Grass
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

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Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand

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