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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Sandrose Mallow Anisodontea scabrosa	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Wind-resistant Fast-growing Hedge Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Capeweed Arctotheca calendula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Pioneer species
Redstem Asparagus Asparagus rubicundus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Edible Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Divided Kanniedood Athanasia crithmifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Monkey beetles 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	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Sally-my-handsome Carpobrotus acinaciformis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Pioneer species
Sea Fig Carpobrotus edulis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Ground cover
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Grass Ground cover Perennial
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Cape Snow Bush Eriocephalus africanus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus fruticosus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus physocarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Butterflies Sunbirds Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
Honey Everlasting Helichrysum patulum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white yellow Dec Ground cover Shrub
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Fire Viooltjie Lachenalia fistulosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Sun Pioneer species	blue mauve/lilac red white yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Common Lionspaw Leonotis leonurus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream orange white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Cape Silver Tree Leucadendron argenteum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
White bristle bush Metalasia muricata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: sandy
Dune Waxberry Morella cordifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	brown red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Prickly Purplegorse Muraltia heisteria	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	purple white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Chincherinchee Ornithogalum thyrsoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	white Dec Bulb
Bietou Osteospermum moniliferum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Strand Dottypea Otholobium bracteolatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Common Gonna Passerina corymbosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Easy to grow Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Camphor Storksbill Pelargonium betulinum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Good potplant Wind-resistant Easy to grow Fast-growing Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub
Rose-Scented Geranium Pelargonium capitatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Wild Mallow Pelargonium cucullatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Fragrant Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink white Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Petite-Licorice Plecostachys serpyllifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown cream white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Ground cover Perennial Scrambler
Sweet Pea Shrub Polygala myrtifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Brown Sage Salvia africana-lutea	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Blue Kunibush Searsia glauca	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Glossy Currantrhus Searsia lucida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Red-purple Ragwort Senecio elegans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Common Snakebush Complex Seriphium plumosum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Shrub
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Common Hare Grass Tribolium uniolae	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass

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