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Pelargonium luridum (Andrews) Sweet
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Common names: starburst pelargonium, waving pelargonium, stalk-flowered pelargonium (Eng.); wildemalva, rabassam (Afr.); inyonkulu, isandla sonwabu, umsongelo, unyawolwenkuku, uvendle, ishaqa (Zul.)
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Talinum caffrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Common names: porcupine root (Eng.); osbossie, ystervarkwortel, ystervarkkos, wildevygie (Afr.); mphunyaka, kgalahete, punyuka bamphethe (Tsw.); impunyu, inkucula (Zul.); khutsana (S.So.); ondindiwa (Pedi)
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Grewia flava DC.
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Common names: velvet raisin, wild currant, brandybush (Eng.); rosyntjiebos, brandewynbos, wilderosyntjie (Afr.); mothetlwa (Nso.); umlalampunzi, unhlwampunzi (Zul.)
SA Tree No: 459.1
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Obetia tenax (N.E.Br.) Friis
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Common names: mountain nettle, rock tree-nettle, tree nettle, giant nettle, stinging nettle tree (Eng.); bergbrandnetel, rotsbrandnetel (Afr.); lebati (Northern Sotho); lutiya, lusotfo (Swazi); mbhadzwa (Tsonga); mmabi, moralejwe, more-walentswê (Tswana.); muvhazwi, dyambila, gukhunya, muendana-thavha, muungana muvhazwi (Venda); umbabazane, uluza (Xhosa); uluzi, umdadi-omkhulu, impongozembe, imbati (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 70
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Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. pugioniformis
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Common names: giant clockplant, pigroot, pig salad, narrow-leaved ice plant (Eng.); groot vetkousie, varkslaai, gansies, varkwortel, snotwortel (Afr.)
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Lantana rugosa Thunb.
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Common names: bird’s beer, bird’s brandy (Eng.); voëlbrandewyn, wildesalie (Afr.); sekwebetane (isiNdebele); utyani-bentaka, utywala bentaka (isiXhosa); impema, ubukhwebezane, ubungungundwane, uguguvama, umkhukhuthwane, utshwala benyoni (isiZulu); mabele-mabutsoa-pele, molutoane (Sesotho).
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Prenia vanrensburgii L.Bolus
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Common names: Cape spinach, sea pumpkin (Eng.); seepampoen, strandspinasie (Afr.)
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Papaver aculeatum Thunb.
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Common names: bristle poppy, orange poppy (Eng.); doringpapawer, koringpapawer, wildepapawer (Afr.); sehlohlo (South Sotho)
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
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Common names: common ice plant, crystalline ice plant, rosa de jericho (Eng.); brakslaai, brakvy, noeta, olifantslaai, slaai, slaaibos, slaaibossie, soutslaai, volstruisslaai (Afr.)
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Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. var. edulis
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Common names: grape lannea, wild grape (Eng.); wildedruif (Afr.); umgabunkhomo (isiZulu); mutsambatsi (siSwati); phepo (Setswana).
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