Species list

399 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Agrostis lachnantha var. calycina Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aizoon sarmentosum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Albuca flaccida Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Albuca juncifolia Slime lily Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Albuca maxima Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Amaryllis belladonna March lily Easy to grow
Fragrant
Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Anisodontea scabrosa rough-leaf African mallow, sand rose, pink mallow, hairy mallow Attracts butterflies
Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Fast-growing
Fragrant
Good potplant
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Wind resistant
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
Anthospermum aethiopicum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aponogeton angustifolius Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Aponogeton distachyos Cape pond weed Easy to grow
Edible
Fast-growing
Fragrant
Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Arctopus echinatus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Arctotheca calendula Capeweed Attracts butterflies
Easy to grow
Good for coastal areas
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Aristea africana It provides medicinal value
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aristea bakeri Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aristea cuspidata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aristea glauca Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus acuminata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus angustifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus cordata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus ericifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus filicaulis This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus hispida This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Aspalathus retroflexa This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus sericea This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus spinosa This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus ternata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aspalathus tridentata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Asparagus asparagoides This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Asparagus capensis Wild Asparagus Edible
Fragrant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Asparagus rubicundus This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Athanasia crithmifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Athanasia trifurcata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Babiana ambigua Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Babiana fragrans fragrant blue babiana Attracts butterflies
Drought-resistant
Edible
Fragrant
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Babiana villosa Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Baeometra uniflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Berkheya rigida This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Berzelia abrotanoides Redlegs Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia indica Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia sp. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bryum argenteum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bulbine favosa Fragrant
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bulbinella triquetra Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Caesia contorta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Calopsis rigorata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Campylopus sp. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Carpanthea pomeridiana carpanthea Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Carpobrotus acinaciformis Elands sour fig Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Carpobrotus edulis Sour fig Easy to grow
Edible
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Cassytha ciliolata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Centella asiatica Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Centella macrocarpa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Centella tridentata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cerastium capense Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cerastium glomeratum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chironia c.f tetragona Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chlorophytum rangei Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chondropetalum nudum Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chrysanthemoides incana This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chrysitrix capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cliffortia hirta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cliffortia juniperina Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cliffortia polygonifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cliffortia ruscifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Corycium orobanchoides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cotula coronopifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Cotula filifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cotula turbinata Easy to grow
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Cotula vulgaris Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Crassula ciliata Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Crassula decumbens var. brachyphylla Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Crassula dejecta doily crassula Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Crassula glomerata Easy to grow
Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Crassula natans Good potplant
Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Crassula thunbergiana subsp. thunbergiana Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Crotalaria excisa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cymbopogon marginatus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Cynodon dactylon Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Cyperus cf. sphaerospermus Schrad. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyperus lanceus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyperus longus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyperus mundtii Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyperus sphaerospermus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyperus textilis Umbrella sedge It can be used as a construction material
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Cyphia bulbosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Cyphia digitata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cyphia incisa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Diastella proteoides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Dimorphotheca pluvialis This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Disa barbata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Disa bracteata Sensitive roots
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Disa bracteata Sw. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Dischisma capitatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Disperis villosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drimia filifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drimia minor Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera cistiflora Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera hilaris Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera trinervia Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera trinervia Spreng. Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Edmondia sesamoides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ehrharta calycina Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Ehrharta erecta Lam. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ehrharta longiflora J.E.Sm. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ehrharta villosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia asperiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia nuda Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia recta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elytropappus rhinocerotis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Empodium plicatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Eragrostis brizoides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eragrostis capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eragrostis curvula Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erepsia aspera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erepsia gracilis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica corifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica hispidula Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica imbricata Good potplant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica lasciva Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica mammosa Nine-pin Heath Sensitive roots
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica margaritaceae Easy to grow
Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica mauritanica Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica multumbellifera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica muscosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica pulchella Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica simils Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica subdivaricata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica tristis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica turgida Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica verticillata Attracts butterflies
Easy to grow
Good potplant
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Will attract sunbirds
Will attract the Orange-breasted Sugarbird
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eriospermum cordiforme Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eriospermum lanceifolium Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eriospermum pumilum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eriospermum spirale Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Euphorbia tuberosa milk-ball, wild charlock Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Good potplant
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eustegia filiformis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Eustegia minuta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Falkia repens Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Felicia heterophylla Attracts butterflies
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Felicia tenella This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia bulbosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia capitella Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia filiformis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia india Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia indica Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia nodosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ficinia oligantha Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Fuirena hirsuta Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gazania pectinata This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza aspera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Geissorhiza geminata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza hispidula Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza imbricata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geranium incanum This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Gethyllis afra Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gladiolus undulatus Painted Lady Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gnidia juniperifolia Lam. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gnidia subulata Lam. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gomphocarpus physocarpus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gomphocarpus sp. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Helichrysum crispum (H. patulum?) Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Helichrysum cymosum This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Heliophila africana Flax Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Heliophila pursila Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Heliophila pusilla Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hellmuthia membranacea Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Hemimeris sabulosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hermannia cuneifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hermannia diffusa This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hesperantha falcata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Hesperantha radiata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hessea cinnamomea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Holothrix villosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Holothrix villosa Lindl. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Imperata arundinacea Attracts butterflies
Easy to grow
Suitable for sandy soil
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Indigofera capillaris Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isoetes stellenbossiensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis bulbifera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis hystrix Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis levynsiana Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis marginata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis prolifera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Isolepis rubicunda Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia dubia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia maculata var maculata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia monadelpha Fast-growing
Good potplant
Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia paniculata Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus bufonius Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus capensis Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus cephalotes Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Juncus drageanus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus effusus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus kraussii Hochst. subsp. kraussii Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus oxycarpus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Koeleria capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lachenalia contaminata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lachenalia reflexa Yellow soldier Easy to grow
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lachenalia unifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lachenalia variegata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lachnaea grandiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus aurantiacus Ice Plant Bush Drought-resistant
Good for coastal areas
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus bicolor Bicoloured lampranthus Good potplant
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus calcaratus Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus filicaulis Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus glaucus Yellow noon flower Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld
Lampranthus reptans Creeping Brightfig Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Lampranthus stenus Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos
Lampranthus tegens mat-lampranthus Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Laurembergia repens Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lebeckia plukenetiana Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lemna gibba Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lepidium africanum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Leucadendron levisanus Attracts butterflies
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Leucadendron salignum Common Sunshine Conebush Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Leucospermum conocarpodendron Grey tree pincushion It provides medicinal value
Sensitive roots
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lichtensteinia obscura Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lobelia erinus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Lobelia quadrisepala Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lobelia setacea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lotononis involucrata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lotononis oxyptera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lotononis parviflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Mariscus thunbergii Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Merxmuellera cincta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Metalasia muricata White Bristle Bush Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Micranthus alopecuroides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Micranthus junceus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Monopsis debilis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Monopsis lutea This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Monopsis simplex Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea angusta Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea cf. fugax Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea collina Cape Tulip Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea elsiae Sticky Sand Tulip Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea flaccida One-leaf Cape Tulip Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea fugacissima Lunch Clockflower Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis Threadstalk Tulp Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea gawleri Crisp Tulp Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea lewisiae Ostrich Threadstar Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea lewisiae subsp lewisiae Ostrich Bulb Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea lugubris Crown Tulp Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea miniata Two-leaved Cape Tulip Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea miniata Andrews Poison Bulb This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea papilionacea Hairy Iris Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea ramosissima Giant Iris Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea tripetala Blue Tulp Drought-resistant
Good for coastal areas
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Moraea viscaria Trailing Tulp Fragrant
Good for coastal areas
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Morella cordifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Morella quercifolia Oak-leafed waxberry It provides medicinal value
This is a bird-friendly species
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Muraltia ericoides This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Muraltia filiformis This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Muraltia heisteria This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Muraltia macropetala Harv. This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Nemesia affinis Benth. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Nenax acerosa Gaertn. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Nerine humilis This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Nylandtia spinosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Onixotis punctata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ornithogalum dregeanum Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ornithogalum fragrans Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ornithogalum juncifolium Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Orphium frutescens This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Osteospermum moniliferum Tickberry Attracts butterflies
Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Good for coastal areas
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Otholobium bracteolatum Cape Town pea Attracts butterflies
Good potplant
Pioneer species
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Otholobium virgatum This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis caprina Goat's foot This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis eckloniana This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis eckloniana var. sonderi This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis glabra This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis hirta Hairy sorrel This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis livida var. altior This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis luteola This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis minuta This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis monophylla This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis nidulans var. denticulata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis obtusa This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda-buttercup This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis purpurea This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Oxalis pusilla This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Oxalis versicolor This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Pauridia minuta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium auritum var. auritum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium betulinum Camphor-scented pelargonium Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Fragrant
Good for coastal areas
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Wind resistant
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium capitatum Rose-scented pelargonium Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Pelargonium cucullatum Hooded-leaf pelargonium Attracts butterflies
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium multicaule Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium myrrhifolium Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium tabulare Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pelargonium triste Night-scented pelargonium Drought-resistant
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Pentaschistis pallida Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Persicaria decipiens Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pharnaceum elongatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pharnaceum incanum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pharnaceum lineare Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Phragmites australis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Platycaulos c.f. compressus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Plecostachys serpyllifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Podalyria calyptrata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Podalyria montana Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Polygala garcinii Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Protea burchellii Suitable for clay soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Protea repens Sugarbush 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
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pseudognaphalium undulatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea alata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea ensifolia Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea laxa Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea pinnata Fountain bush Easy to grow
Fragrant
Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pteridium aquilinum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pterygodium catholicum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Pycreus polystachyos Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Roella ciliata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Roella prostrata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Romulea flava Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea rosea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Rumex lativalvis Meisn. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ruschia geminiflora This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ruschia macowanii Sea Tentfig Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Salvia lanceolata Rusty sage It provides medicinal value
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Satyrium bicorne Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Satyrium odorum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Schoenus nigricans Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Scirpoides thubergii Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Searsia angustifolia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Searsia glauca This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Searsia laevigata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Searsia lucida This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Sebaea aurea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Senecio abruptus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Senecio burchellii Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Senecio elegans This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Senecio halimifolius This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Senecio littoreus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Senecio pubigerus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Senecio purpureus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Senecio rigidus This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Serruria glomerata Cluster Spiderhead Easy to grow
Fragrant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Sparaxis bulbifera Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Sparaxis grandiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene alba White Capestar Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene aquatica Water Capestar Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene canaliculata Browneye Capestar Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene capensis Peacock Flower Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene minuta Pygmy Capestar Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene ovata Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene schlechteri Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene serrata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Sporobolus africanus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Sporobolus capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Staberoha cernua Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Staberoha cf. cernua Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Staberoha cf. distachyos Cape grass Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Stenotaphrum secundatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Stentotaphrum familiatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Stentotaphrum secundatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Stoebe capitata This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Stoebe fusca This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Struthiola dodecandra Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Struthiola striata Roemenaggie Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tetraria cuspidata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tetraria sp. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Themeda triandra Forssk. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Thesium spicatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra ciliata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Trachyandra divaricata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra filiformis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra hirsutiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra hispida Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra revoluta Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Trianoptiles capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trianoptiles solitaria Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tribolium uniolae Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tridactyle bicaudata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Triglochin bulbosa Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tripteris clandestina Less. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tulbaghia alliacea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ursinia anthemoides This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Ursinia paleacea This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Utricularia bisquamata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Utricularia bisquamata Schrank Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Vellereophyton dealbatum Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wachendorfia brachyandra Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wachendorfia paniculata Kofffiepit Easy to grow
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Wachendorfia thyrsiflora Suitable for wet sites
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wahlenbergia capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wahlenbergia fruticosa Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wahlenbergia subulata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia borbonica Pink watsonia Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia meriana Bugle lily Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Wimmerella secunda Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Wurmbea capensis Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Wurmbea spicata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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

Agrostis lachnantha var. calycina

Aizoon sarmentosum

Albuca flaccida

Slime lily

Albuca juncifolia

Albuca maxima

March lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Anthospermum aethiopicum

Aponogeton angustifolius

Cape pond weed

Aponogeton distachyos

Arctopus echinatus

Capeweed

Arctotheca calendula

Aristea africana

Aristea bakeri

Aristea cuspidata

Aristea glauca

Aspalathus acuminata

Aspalathus angustifolia

Aspalathus cordata

Aspalathus ericifolia

Aspalathus filicaulis

Aspalathus hispida

Aspalathus retroflexa

Aspalathus sericea

Aspalathus spinosa

Aspalathus ternata

Aspalathus tridentata

Asparagus asparagoides

Wild Asparagus

Asparagus capensis

Asparagus rubicundus

Athanasia crithmifolia

Athanasia trifurcata

Babiana ambigua

fragrant blue babiana

Babiana fragrans

Babiana villosa

Baeometra uniflora

Berkheya rigida

Redlegs

Berzelia abrotanoides

Bobartia indica

Bobartia sp.

Bryum argenteum

Bulbine favosa

Bulbinella triquetra

Caesia contorta

Calopsis rigorata

Campylopus sp.

carpanthea

Carpanthea pomeridiana

Elands sour fig

Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Sour fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Cassytha ciliolata

Centella asiatica

Centella macrocarpa

Centella tridentata

Cerastium capense

Cerastium glomeratum

Chironia c.f tetragona

Chlorophytum rangei

Chondropetalum nudum

Chrysanthemoides incana

Chrysitrix capensis

Cliffortia hirta

Cliffortia juniperina

Cliffortia polygonifolia

Cliffortia ruscifolia

Corycium orobanchoides

Cotula coronopifolia

Cotula filifolia

Cotula turbinata

Cotula vulgaris

Crassula ciliata

Crassula decumbens var. brachyphylla

doily crassula

Crassula dejecta

Crassula glomerata

Crassula natans

Crassula thunbergiana subsp. thunbergiana

Crotalaria excisa

Cymbopogon marginatus

Cynodon dactylon

Cyperus cf. sphaerospermus Schrad.

Cyperus lanceus

Cyperus longus

Cyperus mundtii

Cyperus sphaerospermus

Umbrella sedge

Cyperus textilis

Cyphia bulbosa

Cyphia digitata

Cyphia incisa

Diastella proteoides

Dimorphotheca pluvialis

Disa barbata

Disa bracteata

Disa bracteata Sw.

Dischisma capitatum

Disperis villosa

Drimia filifolia

Drimia minor

Drosera cistiflora

Drosera hilaris

Drosera trinervia

Drosera trinervia Spreng.

Edmondia sesamoides

Ehrharta calycina

Ehrharta erecta Lam.

Ehrharta longiflora J.E.Sm.

Ehrharta villosa

Elegia asperiflora

Elegia nuda

Elegia recta

Elytropappus rhinocerotis

Empodium plicatum

Eragrostis brizoides

Eragrostis capensis

Eragrostis curvula

Erepsia aspera

Erepsia gracilis

Erica corifolia

Erica hispidula

Erica imbricata

Erica lasciva

Nine-pin Heath

Erica mammosa

Erica margaritaceae

Erica mauritanica

Erica multumbellifera

Erica muscosa

Erica pulchella

Erica simils

Erica subdivaricata

Erica tristis

Erica turgida

Erica verticillata

Eriospermum cordiforme

Eriospermum lanceifolium

Eriospermum pumilum

Eriospermum spirale

milk-ball, wild charlock

Euphorbia tuberosa

Eustegia filiformis

Eustegia minuta

Falkia repens

Felicia heterophylla

Felicia tenella

Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia

Ficinia bulbosa

Ficinia capitella

Ficinia filiformis

Ficinia india

Ficinia indica

Ficinia nodosa

Ficinia oligantha

Fuirena hirsuta

Gazania pectinata

Geissorhiza aspera

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza geminata

Geissorhiza hispidula

Geissorhiza imbricata

Geranium incanum

Gethyllis afra

Painted Lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Gnidia juniperifolia Lam.

Gnidia subulata Lam.

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Gomphocarpus sp.

Helichrysum crispum (H. patulum?)

Helichrysum cymosum

Flax

Heliophila africana

Heliophila pursila

Heliophila pusilla

Hellmuthia membranacea

Hemimeris sabulosa

Hermannia cuneifolia

Hermannia diffusa

Hesperantha falcata

Hesperantha radiata

Hessea cinnamomea

Holothrix villosa

Holothrix villosa Lindl.

Imperata arundinacea

Indigofera capillaris

Isoetes stellenbossiensis

Isolepis bulbifera

Isolepis hystrix

Isolepis levynsiana

Isolepis marginata

Isolepis prolifera

Isolepis rubicunda

Ixia dubia

Ixia maculata var maculata

Ixia monadelpha

Ixia paniculata

Juncus bufonius

Juncus capensis

Juncus cephalotes

Juncus drageanus

Juncus effusus

Juncus kraussii Hochst. subsp. kraussii

Juncus oxycarpus

Koeleria capensis

Lachenalia contaminata

Yellow soldier

Lachenalia reflexa

Lachenalia unifolia

Lachenalia variegata

Lachnaea grandiflora

Ice Plant Bush

Lampranthus aurantiacus

Bicoloured lampranthus

Lampranthus bicolor

Lampranthus calcaratus

Lampranthus filicaulis

Yellow noon flower

Lampranthus glaucus

Creeping Brightfig

Lampranthus reptans

Lampranthus stenus

mat-lampranthus

Lampranthus tegens

Laurembergia repens

Lebeckia plukenetiana

Lemna gibba

Lepidium africanum

Leucadendron levisanus

Common Sunshine Conebush

Leucadendron salignum

Grey tree pincushion

Leucospermum conocarpodendron

Lichtensteinia obscura

Lobelia erinus

Lobelia quadrisepala

Lobelia setacea

Lotononis involucrata

Lotononis oxyptera

Lotononis parviflora

Mariscus thunbergii

Merxmuellera cincta

White Bristle Bush

Metalasia muricata

Micranthus alopecuroides

Micranthus junceus

Monopsis debilis

Monopsis lutea

Monopsis simplex

Moraea angusta

Moraea cf. fugax

Cape Tulip

Moraea collina

Sticky Sand Tulip

Moraea elsiae

One-leaf Cape Tulip

Moraea flaccida

Lunch Clockflower

Moraea fugacissima

Threadstalk Tulp

Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis

Crisp Tulp

Moraea gawleri

Ostrich Threadstar

Moraea lewisiae

Ostrich Bulb

Moraea lewisiae subsp lewisiae

Crown Tulp

Moraea lugubris

Two-leaved Cape Tulip

Moraea miniata

Poison Bulb

Moraea miniata Andrews

Hairy Iris

Moraea papilionacea

Giant Iris

Moraea ramosissima

Blue Tulp

Moraea tripetala

Trailing Tulp

Moraea viscaria

Morella cordifolia

Oak-leafed waxberry

Morella quercifolia

Muraltia ericoides

Muraltia filiformis

Muraltia heisteria

Muraltia macropetala Harv.

Nemesia affinis Benth.

Nenax acerosa Gaertn.

Nerine humilis

Nylandtia spinosa

Onixotis punctata

Ornithogalum dregeanum

Ornithogalum fragrans

Ornithogalum juncifolium

Chincherinchee

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Orphium frutescens

Tickberry

Osteospermum moniliferum

Cape Town pea

Otholobium bracteolatum

Otholobium virgatum

Goat's foot

Oxalis caprina

Oxalis eckloniana

Oxalis eckloniana var. sonderi

Oxalis glabra

Hairy sorrel

Oxalis hirta

Oxalis livida var. altior

Oxalis luteola

Oxalis minuta

Oxalis monophylla

Oxalis nidulans var. denticulata

Oxalis obtusa

Bermuda-buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

Oxalis purpurea

Oxalis pusilla

Oxalis versicolor

Pauridia minuta

Pelargonium auritum var. auritum

Camphor-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium betulinum

Rose-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium capitatum

Hooded-leaf pelargonium

Pelargonium cucullatum

Pelargonium multicaule

Pelargonium myrrhifolium

Pelargonium tabulare

Night-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium triste

Pentaschistis pallida

Persicaria decipiens

Pharnaceum elongatum

Pharnaceum incanum

Pharnaceum lineare

Phragmites australis

Platycaulos c.f. compressus

Plecostachys serpyllifolia

Podalyria calyptrata

Podalyria montana

Polygala garcinii

Protea burchellii

Sugarbush

Protea repens

Pseudognaphalium undulatum

Psoralea alata

Psoralea ensifolia

Psoralea laxa

Fountain bush

Psoralea pinnata

Pteridium aquilinum

Pterygodium catholicum

Pycreus polystachyos

Roella ciliata

Roella prostrata

Romulea flava

Romulea rosea

Rumex lativalvis Meisn.

Ruschia geminiflora

Sea Tentfig

Ruschia macowanii

Rusty sage

Salvia lanceolata

Satyrium bicorne

Satyrium odorum

Schoenus nigricans

Scirpoides thubergii

Searsia angustifolia

Searsia glauca

Searsia laevigata

Searsia lucida

Sebaea aurea

Senecio abruptus

Senecio burchellii

Senecio elegans

Senecio halimifolius

Senecio littoreus

Senecio pubigerus

Senecio purpureus

Senecio rigidus

Kooigoed

Seriphium plumosum

Cluster Spiderhead

Serruria glomerata

Sparaxis bulbifera

Sparaxis grandiflora

White Capestar

Spiloxene alba

Water Capestar

Spiloxene aquatica

Browneye Capestar

Spiloxene canaliculata

Peacock Flower

Spiloxene capensis

Pygmy Capestar

Spiloxene minuta

Spiloxene ovata

Spiloxene schlechteri

Spiloxene serrata

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus capensis

Staberoha cernua

Staberoha cf. cernua

Cape grass

Staberoha cf. distachyos

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stentotaphrum familiatum

Stentotaphrum secundatum

Stoebe capitata

Stoebe fusca

Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella

Struthiola dodecandra

Roemenaggie

Struthiola striata

Tetraria cuspidata

Tetraria sp.

Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans

Themeda triandra Forssk.

Thesium spicatum

Trachyandra ciliata

Trachyandra divaricata

Trachyandra filiformis

Trachyandra hirsutiflora

Trachyandra hispida

Trachyandra revoluta

Trianoptiles capensis

Trianoptiles solitaria

Tribolium uniolae

Tridactyle bicaudata

Triglochin bulbosa

Tripteris clandestina Less.

Tulbaghia alliacea

Ursinia anthemoides

Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides

Ursinia paleacea

Utricularia bisquamata

Utricularia bisquamata Schrank

Vellereophyton dealbatum

Wachendorfia brachyandra

Kofffiepit

Wachendorfia paniculata

Wachendorfia thyrsiflora

Wahlenbergia capensis

Wahlenbergia fruticosa

Wahlenbergia subulata

Pink watsonia

Watsonia borbonica

Bugle lily

Watsonia meriana

Wimmerella secunda

Wurmbea capensis

Wurmbea spicata

White arum lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica