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Monilaria chrysoleuca
An eye-catching succulent with unusual jointed stems that resemble a beaded necklace, and leaves that sparkle in sunlight....
Muraltia spinosa
The tortoise berry is a striking plant when covered in its masses of dainty purple flowers. Attractive and unusual spiny foliage, pretty red edible fruits...
Muraltia scoparia
Identifying the species Muraltia spinosa and M. scoparia (formerly in the genus Nylandtia) using herbarium material only, can be misleading, as the habit...
Melinis repens
An attractive, yet hardy tufted grass, which requires little maintenance for a showy display in spring and summer....
Maytenus procumbens
As the species name suggests, Maytenus procumbens is a tidy and procumbent coastal shrub or small tree. It is very pleasing to the eye especially with...
Mimetes splendidus
A gorgeous, shimmering, silver-foliaged shrub, that vibrates with luminescent light on its salmon-pink flowerheads, during the winter season....
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
This is an extremely stress-tolerant, prostrate, succulent annual with distinctive, glistening bladder cells on its leaves and stems, that look like ice...
Marasmodes trifida
This little known and not so beautiful plant is highly threatened; it is easily identifiable from other members of the genus by its leaves that split into...
Melasphaerula graminea
This attractive, winter-growing, bulbous plant, with its lax sprays of half-nodding, long lasting, grass-like flowers, is ideal for hanging baskets....
Manulea tomentosa
This is a perennial herb that can blossom in the seedling stage. It has grey, woolly, fleshy leaves, conspicuous finger-like heads of brownish yellow or...
Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis
This frost and drought resistant tree, with its scented flowers from mid-winter until early summer, will attract butterflies and insect-eating birds, in...
Microloma sagittatum
The uniquely attractive flowers of Microloma sagittatum draw attention to this otherwise insignificant, plain looking, slender climber that grows in between...
Monsonia vanderietiae
A beautiful, stunted, low growing, tough-looking perennial with shiny leaves, succulent greyish stems and large, delicate-looking, creamy white flowers...
Monoculus monstrosus
This plant is now called Osteospermum monstrosum (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt...
Moraea hiemalis
A threatened species that is endemic to the grasslands of central KwaZulu-Natal, its striking, rich golden yellow flowers stand out in the winter landscape...
Marasmodes dummeri
The extremely small, adpressed leaves of Marasmodes dummeri and the terminal, clustered flower heads make it distinct from other species of the same genus....
Mentha aquatica
A splendorous plant with purple flowers clustered in balls on the internodes of the stems, to entice anyone passing by the marshy field. Not only are you...
Melianthus elongatus
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Macledium spinosum
Cushion-forming, grey-felted shrublet with involucral bracts forming stout, spreading spines....
Maclura africana
A dioecious, evergreen, spiny, climbing shrub whose stems provide a yellow dye....