Pooley, E. 1998. A field guide to wild flowers Kwazulu-Natal and the eastern region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
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Common names: Cape smilax, African asparagus smilax, baby smilax, bridal creeper, bridal veil creeper (Eng.); breȅblaarklimop, krulkransie, gnarboola, narbass (Afr.); isicakathi (isiXhosa); ibutha, inkunzimbili (isiZulu); khopananyane, likhopa, sethota-sa-matuela (Sesotho)
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Asparagus microraphis (Kunth) Baker
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Common names: needles wild-asparagus (Eng.), katdoring (Afr.), lala-tau, lehonyeli, lelala-tau, leu-nyeli, mankoe (Sesotho)
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Stachys tubulosa MacOwan
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Common names: mauve sage, mauve stachys
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Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora (S.Moore) Lindau (Syn.: Calophanes thunbergiiflora S.Moore)
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Common names: purple bells (Eng.); persklokkies (Afr.)
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Watsonia pillansii L.Bolus
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Common names: Pillans’ watsonia, summer watsonia, bugle lily, Beatrice watsonia (Eng.); suurkanol, knolpypie, lakpypie (Afr.); igotyibe (isiXhosa)
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Xyris capensis Thunb.
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Common names: Cape yellow-eyed grass, common xyris (Eng.); hloho-tsa-makaka, kaka-hlothona (Sesotho); umuzi (SiSwati); udoyi oluncane (isiZulu)
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Salpinctium natalense (C.B.Clarke) T.J.Edwards (=Asystasia natalensis C.B.Clarke)
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Common names: none
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Selago tarachodes Hilliard
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Common names: trouble selago
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Searsia glauca (Thunb.) Moffett
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Common names: blue kunibush (Engl.); bloukoeniebos (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 383.2
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Dumasia villosa DC. var. villosa
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Common names: black bean (Eng.); ukhalimele (isiZulu)
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