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Athanasia crithmifolia (L.) L.
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Common names: samphire-leaf athanasia, thread-leaf klaas louw bush (Eng.); draadblaar-klaaslouwbos, klaaslouwbossie (Afr.)
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Muraltia spinosa (L.) F.Forest & J.C.Manning (=Nylandtia spinosa (L.) Dumort.)
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Common names: tortoise berry (Eng.); skilpadbessie, duinebessie, bokbessie (Afr.); mmaba (Tswana); cargoe (Nama)
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Agave americana L.
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Common names: American agave, American aloe, century plant (Eng.); Amerikaanse aalwee, Amerikaanse aalwyn, blou-aalwee, blougaringboom, gareboom, kaalgaarboom, makaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (Sesotho); xikwenga (Xitsonga)
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Ursinia nana DC.
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Common names: small ursinia, yellow margaret (Eng.); kleinbergmargriet, geelmagriet (Afr.); sehalikane (SS)
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Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.
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Common names: beach morning glory, goat’s foot (Eng.); strandpatat (Afr.)
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Tagetes minuta L.
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Common names: khaki bush, khaki weed, African marigold (Eng.); kakiebos, khakibos, langkakiebos, stinkbos, stinkkhakibos, transvaalse kakiebos (Afr.); mbanje (isiNdebele)
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Sesamum eriocarpum (Decne.) Byng & Christenh. (= Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels
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Common names: devil’s thorn (Eng.); beesdubbeltjie, duiwelsdoring, seepbos (Afr.); intekelane (Ndebele); makanagwe (Tswana)
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Barleria saxatilis Oberm.
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Common names: rock bush violet (Eng.); rotsbosviooltjie (Afr.)
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Gymnanthemum myrianthum (Hook.f.) H.Rob. (=Vernonia myriantha Hook.f., V. ampla O.Hoffm., V. podocoma Sch.Bip. ex Vatke, V. stipulacea Klatt, V. subuligera O.Hoffm.)
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Common names: blue bitter-tea, eared bitter-tea, blue vernonia, eared vernonia, poison tree-vernonia, wild lilac (Eng.); bloubittertee, bosbloutee (Afr.); uhluhlunga, umhlungahlunga (Zulu); linyatselo (Siswati)
SA Tree No: 723.2
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Kalanchoe sexangularis N.E.Br.
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Common names: bushveld kalanchoe, red-leaved kalanchoe (Eng.); bosveldplakkie, rooiblaarplakkie (Afr.)
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