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Portulaca oleracea L.

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Common names: purslane, common purslane, pigweed, pusley, wild purslane (Eng.); beesporselein, beesporslein, bobbejaandraad, gewone porslein, kanniedood, misbredie, porselane, porselein, porslein, postelein, rooipootjieporselein, rooipootjieporslein, snotterbel, varkkos, varkslaai (Afr.); selatsi (Sesotho); silele (siSwati); igwanitsha (isiXhosa), lenjana (isiZulu)

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Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus

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Common names: sour fig, Hottentot fig (Eng.); elandsvy, goenavy, gouna, rankvy, rankvye, strandvy, suurvy, vy, vyerank, vyeranke (Afr.).

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Helichrysum retortum (L.) Willd.

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Common names: coast strawflower, flask everlasting (Eng.); kus-sewejaartjie, strooiblom (Afr.)

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Tulbaghia maritima Vosa 

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Common names: Garden Route garlic, coast wild garlic (Eng), kuswildenoflok (Afr.)

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Crassula dependens Bolus. 

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Common names: slab stonecrop (Eng.); lengoako , sevelilenyana, setsosa (South Sotho)

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Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

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Common names: moss rose, moss-rose purslane, eleven-o’clock, rose moss, sun rose (Eng.); potjielekkers (Afr.).

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Gazania linearis (Thunb.) Druce

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Common names: narrow-leaved treasure flower, tufted gazania, bensli (Eng.) botterblom, gansblom, gousblom (Afr.); ubendle, uhlubi (isiXhosa); isiphepane, ububendle, ubuendle (isiZulu)

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Arctotis debensis R.J.Mckenzie

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Common names: kommetjie grassland butterflower, Debe Nek arctotis (Eng.), kommetjievlaktes-botterblom (Afr.)

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Ruellia patula Jacq.

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Common names: white veld violet (Eng); witveldviooltjie (Afr.)

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Felicia petiolata (Harv.) N.E.Br.

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Common names: Lesotho felicia, creeping blue marguerite (Eng.); khotolia-ea-thaba, morarana (Sesotho)

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