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Vegetation type: Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

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38 species found
Name Vegetation type(s) Features Flowers & type
Capeweed
Arctotheca calendula
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports butterflies Supports bees
Good for coastal areas
Easy to grow
Pioneer species
Divided Kanniedood
Athanasia crithmifolia
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports monkey beetles Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Dec
Shrub
Three-tooth Kanniedood
Athanasia trifurcata
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports butterflies Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shrub
Weed African Thistle
Berkheya rigida
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Grey Bietou
Chrysanthemoides incana
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Cotula coronopifolia Group
Cotula coronopifolia
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Easy to grow
Useful
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Annual
Fine Marsh Buttons
Cotula filifolia
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cotula turbinata Group
Cotula turbinata
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports bees
Easy to grow
Attractive
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • white
  • yellow
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Annual
Common Marsh Buttons
Cotula vulgaris
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Rain Daisy
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports bees
Common Scaly Sewejaartjie
Edmondia sesamoides
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports monkey beetles Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Sun
Soil: sandy
  • cream
  • pink
  • white
  • yellow
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Shrub
Renosterbush
Elytropappus rhinocerotis
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Pureblue Felicia
Felicia heterophylla
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports butterflies Supports bees
Soil: sandy
Bristle Felicia
Felicia tenella
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports bees
Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Cockscomb Gazania
Gazania pectinata
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports monkey beetles Supports bees
Honey Everlasting
Helichrysum crispum
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Fume Everlasting
Helichrysum cymosum
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
White bristle bush
Metalasia muricata
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal Edible Fragrant
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
Bietou
Osteospermum moniliferum
  • Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports monkey beetles Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees
Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas
Easy to grow Hedge
Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Shrub
Petite-Licorice
Plecostachys serpyllifolia
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Useful Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • cream
  • white
  • yellow
Feb Mar Apr May
Ground cover Perennial Scrambler
Cape Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium undulatum
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Yellow Starvation Ragwort
Senecio abruptus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Kill Ragwort
Senecio burchellii
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Red-purple Ragwort
Senecio elegans
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports birds Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal Edible Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • mauve/lilac
  • pink
  • purple
  • white
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Annual
Tobacco Ragwort
Senecio halimifolius
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Coast Ragwort
Senecio littoreus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Annual
Ridgestem Ragwort
Senecio pubigerus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Purple Ragwort
Senecio purpureus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hard Ragwort
Senecio rigidus
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Common Snakebush Complex
Seriphium plumosum
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports birds Supports bees
Drought-resistant Good potplant
Easy to grow Fast-growing
Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
Jun Jul Aug
Ground cover Shrub
Common Snakebush
Stoebe capitata
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Cone Snakebush
Stoebe fusca
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
One-Eye Monster
Tripteris clandestina
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Star of the Veldt
Ursinia anthemoides
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports bees
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports bees
Fire Paraseed
Ursinia paleacea
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Drought-resistant Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • yellow
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Shrub Perennial
White Cudweed
Vellereophyton dealbatum
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

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