Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
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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Limeum aethiopicum Burm.f.
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Common names: pest lizard’s-foot (Eng.); koggelmandervoet, koggelmandervoetkaroo, aarbossie, boesmandagga (Afr.)
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Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn subsp. foveolatus
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Common names: pock ironwood (Eng.); pokysterhout (Afr.); idlebedudu, idlabatheka (isiZulu); umdlebe, umqumaswele, isiduli (isiXhosa); musiri (Tshivenda); morasane (Sesotho)
SA Tree No: 615
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Gladiolus serpenticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
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Common names: serpentine sword lily, serpentine gladiolus
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Kniphofia ichopensis Schinz
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Common names: Ixopo red-hot poker (Eng.), Ixopovuurpyl (Afr.) icacane (isiZulu).
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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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Berkheya multijuga (DC.) Roessler
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Common names: spiny berg thistle, thorny mountain thistle (Eng.); doringrige-bergdissel (Afr.); mohatollo ntsoa-ntsane-ea-loti (seSotho); imboziso emhlophe, ukhakhasi (isiZulu)
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