Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
Euphorbia meloformis Aiton
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Common names: melon spurge, donkey food (Eng), bobbejaankos, eselkos, eselpol, pol, skilpadkos (Afr)
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Portulaca oleracea L.
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Common names: purslane, common purslane, pigweed, pusley, wild purslane (Eng.); beesporselein, beesporslein, bobbejaandraad, gewone porslein, kanniedood, misbredie, porselane, porselein, porslein, postelein, rooipootjieporselein, rooipootjieporslein, snotterbel, varkkos, varkslaai (Afr.); selatsi (Sesotho); silele (siSwati); igwanitsha (isiXhosa), lenjana (isiZulu)
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Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br.
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Common names: Cooper’s milkweed
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Syncolostemon albiflorus (N.E.Br) D.F.Otieno
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Common names: white sagebush, ericoid sagebush
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Delosperma purpureum H.E.K.Hartmann
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Common names: purple delosperma
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Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
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Common names: diamond-leaved rhombophyllum, rhomboid ice plant, (Eng.); slaapvygie (Afr.)
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Coleus hereroensis (Engl.) A.J. Paton
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Common names: herero coleus, herero hullwort, herero spur-flower (Eng.); herero spoorsalie (Afr.); tshinwedzi (Tshivenda); mphendhle (Xitsonga).
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Crassula rupestris Thunb. subsp. marnierana (H.E.Huber & H.Jacobsen) Toelken
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Common names: string of buttons, worm plant (Eng.), kraleplakkie (Afr.)
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Bergeranthus addoensis L.Bolus
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Common names: Addo vygie (Eng.); Addo-polvygie (Afr.); intshawu (isiXhosa)
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Crassula cymbiformis Toelken
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Common names: Waterberg crassula (Eng.), Waterberg-crassula, bootjieblaar-plakkie (Afr.)
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