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Cymbopogon caesius

Plant
Common names: common turpentine grass, broad-leaved turpentine grass (Eng.); lemoengras, buchugras (Afr.); iMbanjana (Ndebele); muWaa (Kalanga); Moshanyna-oa-marallaneng (SeSotho); imBubu, imBanjane (isiZulu).
Family: Poaceae

... in pastures and cultivated fields, as well as in grasslands, savanna and forests, at altitudes ranging from 30 ...

19/01/2026 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Crabbea angustifolia

Plant
Common names: prickle head, sheep’s tail (Eng.); thotsanathunya (Setswana)
Family: Acanthaceae

... the ecology of this common, but rarely noticed, species of grasslands. Acanthaceae Crabbea angustifolia is not known as ...

19/01/2026 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Ledebouria remifolia

Plant
Common names: butterspoon African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... split open to release the small, dark brown seeds. The grasslands where this species occurs, are subjected to fires ...

19/01/2026 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Hilliardiella hirsuta

Plant
Common names: quilted-leaf vernonia (Eng.), wildesonsoekertjie (Afr.), ikhambi lenyongo (Zul.)
Family: Asteraceae

... KwaZulu-Natal NBG Grows up to 1m tall in colonies in grasslands. The woody rootstock gives rise to hairy stems ...

19/01/2026 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Hypoxis membranacea

Plant
Common names: small white star flower
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... (October to January in the southern hemisphere).  Grasslands are adapted to wild fires and, like many members ...

19/01/2026 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acalypha punctata

Plant
Common names: sticky brooms and brushes (Eng.); umsongo (Swa.); usunundu (Zul.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... grassland. Acalypha punctata var. punctata grows in the grasslands, which are highly susceptible to wildfires. ...

19/01/2026 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Encephalartos heenanii

Plant
Common names: woolly cycad (Eng.), wollerige broodboom (Afr.)
Family: Zamiaceae

... 32 mm in diameter. In the past, this cycad occurred in grasslands that were subjected to regular fires, however ...

19/01/2026 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Alepidea cordifolia

Plant
Common names: heart-leaf alepidea (Eng.); iqwili (isiXhosa); ikhathazo (isiZulu); lesoko (South Sotho), inkatsankatsa (Swazi)
Family: Apiaceae

... are withered and dry. It is an important component of the grasslands, which are subjected to regular burning, and the ...

19/01/2026 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Encephalartos humilis

Plant
Common names: dwarf cycad (Eng.); dwergbroodboom (Afr.); sijekwane (SiSwati)
Family: Zamiaceae

... grows in the subtropical biome, on grassy slopes in grasslands seasonal fires frequently occur, resulting in this ...

19/01/2026 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Imperata cylindrica

Plant
Common names: silver-spike, cogon grass, cottonwool grass, beady grass, bedding grass, Ramsammy grass, river grass, silky grass, susenke, sword grass (Eng.); donsgras, sygras, beddingsgras, lalanggras, palinggras, silweraargras (Afr.); kxokwane, mohlaba-lerumo, mohlorumo, mothlorumo, qheme, tlhoromo (Sesotho); umthente (isiZulu)
Family: Poaceae

... large areas of ground, and flourishes particularly well in grasslands that are frequently burned. It regrows vigorously ...

19/01/2026 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

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