Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Eucomis zambesiaca Baker
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Common names: Zambezi pineapple flower, tropical pineapple lily (Eng.); witpynappellelie (Afr.)
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Dianthus basuticus Burtt Davy subsp. basuticus
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Common names: Lesotho carnation, Lesotho pink, Drakensberg carnation (Eng.); Lesothose wilde-angelier (Afr.); hlokoa-la-tsela (Sesotho)
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Sansevieria pearsonii N.E.Br.
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Common names: spiky mother-in-law’s-tongue, gemsbok horns, elephant’s toothpick (Eng.); bobbejaan-se-dood, gemsbokhoring (Afr.)
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Plectranthus grallatus Briq.
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Common names: Drakensberg spurflower, tuberous spurflower (Eng.); Drakensberg spoorsalie, knolspoorsalie (Afr.); umnyamawempunzi (isiZulu)
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Erica alopecurus Harv.
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Common names: foxtail heath (Eng.); katstertheide (Eng.); chalbeke-e-nyenyane, chesa-litelu, molomo-oa-lekolo-kotoane (Sesotho)
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Encephalartos dyerianus Lavranos & D.L.Goode
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Common names: Lillie’s Cycad, Lowveld Cycad (Eng.); Broodboom, Lillie-se-broodboom, Lillie-broodboom (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 14.2
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Ledebouria reillyana (U.Müll.-Doblies & D. Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
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Common names: Reilly’s African hyacinth
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Elionurus muticus (Spreng.) Kuntze
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Common names: wire grass, wire lemongrass, lemon grass, lemon-scented grass, matrass grass, silky grass, simon grass, sour grass, wine grass (Eng.); elsgras, haasgras, kleinhaasgras, koperdraadgras, krulgras, laventalgras, lekkerruikgras, lemoengras, matrasgras, polgras, suurgras, suurpol, wildebeesgras (Afr.); hlooko, motintsane, sehloko (Sesotho); isinama, isitshube (IsiZulu).
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Drimia altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
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Common names: tall white squill (Eng.); jeukbol, maermanbol, maermanui (Afr.); lukhovu (Siswati), isiklenama, umahlokolosi, umgulube (isiZulu)
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Adromischus umbraticola C.A.Sm. subsp. umbraticola
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Common names: cliff adromischus (Eng); krans-brosplakkie (Afr)
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