Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Duvernoia adhatodoides E.Mey ex Nees
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Common names: pistol bush (Eng.); pistoolbos (Afr.); ihlwalane, isepheka, ihlwehlwe (Xhosa); uthabe, lothabe (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 681
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Cotyledon tomentosa Harv. subsp. ladismithiensis (Poelln.) Toelken
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Common names: Ladismith bear’s paw
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Asparagus virgatus Baker
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Common names: broom asparagus, slender asparagus, ‘Tiki’ fern, African broom fern (Eng.); makkatdoring, katstertjie (Afr.); ibutha, ihabiya, iphinganhloya, unwele (isiZulu)
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Ursinia calenduliflora (DC.) N.E.Br.
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Common names: Namaqua parachute daisy, Springbok rock-ursinia; bergmagriet, berggousblom (Afrikaans).
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Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce
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Common names: mother-in-law’s tongue, piles root, bowstring hemp (Eng.); skoonma-se-tong, aambeiwortel, haasoor (Afr.); kai, ghaiwortel (Khoi); isikholokotho (Xhosa, Zulu); isikwendle, isitokotoko (Zulu)
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud.
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Common names: commom reed; fluitjiesriet (Afr.); lehlaka (SeSotho.); umHlanga (isiZulu.); lutanga (Tshivenda.)
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Encephalartos cupidus R.A. Dyer
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Common names: Blyde River cycad
SA Tree No: 14.13
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Crassula orbicularis L.
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Common names: stonecrop (Eng.); klipblom (Afr.); umadinsane (isiZulu)
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Aloe mudenensis Reynolds
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Common names: Muden aloe (Eng.); kleinaalwyn (Afr.); icena (IsiZulu)
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Kniphofia rooperi (T.Moore) Lem.
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Common names: winter poker, Rooper's red-hot poker (Eng.); lentevuurpyl (Afr.); icacane (isiZulu)
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