Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Chloris gayana Kunth
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Common names: Hunyani grass, Rhodes grass, Rhodesian blue grass (Eng.); bruinvingergras, rhodes-gras, rooiklossiegras (Afr.); nyankomo, umyaka (isiZulu)
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Senecio coronatus (Thunb.) Harv.
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Common names: woolly grassland senecio (Eng.); sybossie (Afr.); lehlomanyane/lehlomane, moremoholo, motabo (Southern Sotho); ikhubalo lesikhova, indlebe yebokwe (isiXhosa); izonkozonko, ubulibazi (isiZulu)
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Wurmbea elatior B.Nord.
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Common names: pepper-and-salt flower (Eng.); sout-en-peper-blommetjie (Afr.); khahlana-ea-loti (seSotho)
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Encephalartos hirsutus P.J.H.Hurter
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Common names: Venda cycad (Eng.); Venda-broodboom (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 14.6
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Dicoma capensis Less.
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Common names: karmedik, fever bush (Eng.); karmedik, koorsbossie, melktoubos, melktou, bietou (Afr.)
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Bulbine angustifolia Poelln.
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Common names: narrow-leaved bulbine, slender bulbine, golden lily (Eng.); rooistamper, kopieva, katstert, koorsbossie (Afr.)
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Ornithogalum viridiflorum (I.Verd.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (= Galtonia viridiflora I.Verd.)
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Common names: green berg lily
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Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze
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Common names: anchor karoo bush, common karoo bush, good karoo, sheep karoo, sheep bush, sweet karoo (Eng.); alsbossie, alsbos, ankerkaroo, bewerasie, gansie, gansogiebos, goedkaroo, goeie-karoo, grootkaroo, karoobos, karoobossie, karoo, kleingansie, kortbeenkaroo, skaapbos, skaapbossie, skaapkaroo, soetkaroo, vaalkaroo, vleikaroo, witkaroobos (Afr.); mohantsoana (SS)
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Ornithogalum princeps (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (= Galtonia princeps (Baker) Decne.)
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Common names: berg lily, summer hyacinth (Eng.); berglelie (Afr.)
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Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy
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Common names: wild morning glory, Boqo morning glory (Eng); krismisblom (Afr); ubhoqo (isiZulu); mothokgo (Sesotho)
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