Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
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PlantZAfrica

The PlantZAfrica website (pza.sanbi.org) is an authoritative online resource dedicated to celebrating and providing information about the plants of southern Africa. It is run by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and is a valuable resource for gardeners, botanists, students, and anyone interested in the region's diverse flora.

It was started in 2000 and accessed in 2025.
Content is developed by the horticultural and scientific staff of SANBI

Linked species

The following 148 species were imported from this document.

Common Hook-thorn Acacia

Acacia caffra
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Common Hook-thorn Acacia

Acacia caffra
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Sweet Thorn

Acacia karoo
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Splendid Thorn

Acacia robusta robusta
  • Flowering:
    Jul Aug Sep Oct
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Paperbark Thorn

Acacia sieberiana woodii
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Umbrella Thorn

Acacia tortilis

Curly-Pod Acacia

Acacia tortilis heteracantha
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Dec
    Sun
    Supports mammals

Forest False Nettle

Acalypha glabrata glabrata

Bushmans poison

Acokanthera oppositifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Bushmans poison

Acokanthera oppositifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Velvet Rock-alder

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Rock Alder

Afrocanthium mundianum

Kranz aloe

Aloe arborescens
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Aloe greatheadii davyana
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports bees

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii marlothii
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports bees

Grassveld Tree Fern

Alsophila dregei
  • Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow

Snowflake Grass

Andropogon eucomus

Stab Grass

Andropogon schirensis

White Pear

Apodytes dimidiata
  • Supports bees

Cats Whiskers

Becium obovatum

Red-Topped Signal Grass

Brachiaria serrata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade

Red-Topped Signal Grass

Brachiaria serrata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade

Mountain Silver-oak

Brachylaena rotundata
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Hedge
    Supports bees

False olive

Buddleja saligna
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports bees

Cape Chestnut

Calodendrum capense
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Num-num

Carissa bispinosa
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports butterflies

White Stinkwood

Celtis africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers

Rhodes Grass

Chloris gayana
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds

Feather Finger Grass

Chloris virgata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds

River Bushwillow

Combretum erythrophyllum
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Velvet Bushwillow

Combretum molle
  • Sun
    Easy to grow

Southern Cabbagetree

Cussonia paniculata
  • Flowering:
    Feb
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Showy Blue Ear

Cyanotis speciosa
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Showy Blue Ear

Cyanotis speciosa
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass

Cymbopogon caesius
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass

Cymbopogon caesius
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers

Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers

Pompon tree

Dais cotinifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports bees

Small-leaf Sicklebush

Dichrostachys cinerea africana
  • Sun Semi-shade
    Supports mammals Supports bees

Grassveld Karmedik

Dicoma anomala
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun Semi-shade

Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Transvaal Bluebush

Diospyros lycioides guerkei

Bladder-nut

Diospyros whyteana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade
    Hedge
    Supports birds Supports bees

Bladder-nut

Diospyros whyteana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade
    Hedge
    Supports birds Supports bees

South African Wild Pear

Dombeya rotundifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

South African Wild Pear

Dombeya rotundifolia rotundifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jul Aug Sep
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Wild Apricot

Dovyalis zeyheri
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Puzzle Bush

Ehretia rigida
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Hedge
    Supports birds

Cape-Lilac

Ehretia rigida nervifolia
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies

Broadpod Elephantroot

Elephantorrhiza burkei
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports bees

Dwarf Elephantroot

Elephantorrhiza elephantina
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Supports bees

Dwarf Elephantroot

Elephantorrhiza elephantina
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Supports bees

Wire Grass

Elionurus muticus
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Wire Grass

Elionurus muticus
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Stamvrug

Englerophytum magalismontanum
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Stamvrug

Englerophytum magalismontanum
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Cape Love Grass

Eragrostis capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds

Blue Gwarrie

Euclea crispa crispa

Large-leaved rock fig

Ficus abutilifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow

Large-leaved rock fig

Ficus abutilifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow

Red-Leaved Fig

Ficus ingens
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Red-Leaved Fig

Ficus ingens
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Snowberrytree

Flueggea virosa
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Cross-berry Raisin

Grewia occidentalis
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Cross-berry Raisin

Grewia occidentalis
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Common Spikethorn

Gymnosporia buxifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Common Spikethorn

Gymnosporia buxifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Milk-ball

Halleria lucida
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Caterpillar Grass

Harpochloa falx
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Caterpillar Grass

Harpochloa falx
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Parsleytree

Heteromorpha arborescens arborescens

Tanglehead

Heteropogon contortus
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers

Tanglehead

Heteropogon contortus
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers

Thatching Grass

Hyparrhenia hirta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Thatching Grass

Hyparrhenia hirta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Cogon Grass

Imperata cylindrica
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Fast-growing
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Wild Peach

Kiggelaria africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Wild Peach

Kiggelaria africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Live Long

Lannea discolor
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Live Long

Lannea discolor
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Ouhout

Leucosidea sericea
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports bees

Bush Maerua

Maerua cafra
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds

Bush Maerua

Maerua cafra
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds

Koko Tree

Maytenus undata
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports bees

Bristle-Leaved Red-Top Grass

Melinis nerviglumis
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow

Natal grass

Melinis repens
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports bees

Natal grass

Melinis repens repens
  • Flowering:
    Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds Supports bees

Boat Grass

Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow

Boat Grass

Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow

Cork Bush

Mundulea sericea
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Hedge
    Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Cork Bush

Mundulea sericea sericea
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

African Boxwood

Myrsine africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Hedge
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Kooboo-berry

Mystroxylon aethiopicum
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports bees

Highveld Koobooberry

Mystroxylon aethiopicum burkeanum

Brittlewood

Nuxia congesta
  • Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Brittlewood

Nuxia congesta
  • Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Cats Whiskers

Ocimum obovatum obovatum
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports butterflies

African Olive

Olea europaea africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

African Olive

Olea europaea africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Olive

Olea europaea europaea

Mountain Hardpear

Olinia emarginata
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports bees

American Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis
  • Shade Sun Semi-shade

African Sandalwood

Osyris lanceolata
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

African Sandalwood

Osyris lanceolata
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Bushveld Ozoroa

Ozoroa paniculosa
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun

Bushveld Ozoroa

Ozoroa paniculosa
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun

Jacket plum

Pappea capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Jacket plum

Pappea capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Hairy Bride's Bush

Pavetta gardeniifolia subtomentosa

Weeping wattle

Peltophorum africanum
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports bees

Weeping wattle

Peltophorum africanum
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports bees

Pentanisia prunelloides latifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jan Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports butterflies

Cape Cheesewood

Pittosporum viridiflorum
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Hedge
    Supports birds

Cape Cheesewood

Pittosporum viridiflorum
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Hedge
    Supports birds

Common Protea

Protea caffra caffra

Wild Gardenia

Rothmannia capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb
    Sun Semi-shade

Wild Gardenia

Rothmannia capensis
  • Flowering:
    Feb
    Sun Semi-shade

Crimson Bluestem

Schizachyrium sanguineum
  • Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Thorn Pear

Scolopia zeyheri

African Sumac

Searsia lancea
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports bees

African Sumac

Searsia lancea
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports bees

Mountain Karree

Searsia leptodictya
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Mountain Karree

Searsia leptodictya
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Ribbed Kunirhus

Searsia pallens

Firethorn Rhus

Searsia pyroides gracilis
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Mountain Firethorn Crowberry

Searsia pyroides integrifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Common currant-rhus

Searsia pyroides pyroides
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals

Hooked Bristle Grass

Setaria verticillata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Supports grazers/browsers

Parramatta Grass

Sporobolus africanus
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Parramatta Grass

Sporobolus africanus
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds

Wild-Medlar

Vangueria infausta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Wild-Medlar

Vangueria infausta
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Wild-Medlar

Vangueria infausta infausta

Smooth Sourplum

Ximenia caffra caffra
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun Semi-shade
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies

Small knobwood

Zanthoxylum capense
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Small knobwood

Zanthoxylum capense
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Supports birds Supports butterflies

Buffalo-thorn

Ziziphus mucronata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Buffalo-thorn

Ziziphus mucronata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun Semi-shade
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Dwarf Buffalothorn

Ziziphus zeyheriana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Dwarf Buffalothorn

Ziziphus zeyheriana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

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