Medicinal plant species
The following species have medicinal value.
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Chasmanthe aethiopica | Small cobra lily |
Easy to grow It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This is a bird-friendly species Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Chasmanthe floribunda | Cobra lily |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Chironia baccifera | Christmas berry |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Dietes iridioides | Wood iris |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees Wind resistant |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Eriocephalus africanus | Wild rosemary |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Helichrysum patulum | Honeyeverlasting |
It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Kiggelaria africana | Wild peach |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow It can be used as a construction material It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Myrsine africana | Cape Myrtle |
Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge It can be used as a construction material It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This is a bird-friendly species |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Ornithogalum thyrsoides | Chincherinchee |
Easy to grow Good potplant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Pelargonium triste | Night-scented pelargonium |
Drought-resistant Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Salvia africana-caerulea | Blue sage |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Seriphium plumosum | Kooigoed |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fast-growing It can be used as a construction material It provides medicinal value Pioneer species |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Zantedeschia aethiopica | White arum lily |
Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Small cobra lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Cobra lily
Chasmanthe floribunda
Christmas berry
Chironia baccifera
Wood iris
Dietes iridioides
Wild rosemary
Eriocephalus africanus
Honeyeverlasting
Helichrysum patulum
Wild peach
Kiggelaria africana
Cape Myrtle
Myrsine africana
Chincherinchee
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Night-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium triste
Blue sage
Salvia africana-caerulea
Kooigoed
Seriphium plumosum
White arum lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica