PRESCRIBED PLANT LIST
Latin Name Common Name Picture
Apple-ring acacia, Acacia albida Winterthorn
Acacia erioloba Camel thorn
Acacia gerrardii Red Thorn
Grey camel thorn Acacia haematoxylon (Vaalkameel)
Candle thorn Acacia hebeclada (Trassiebos) Latin Name Common Name Picture
Acacia hereroensis Bergdorn
Acacia karroo Sweet thorn
Acacia luederitzii Kalahari Acacia
Acacia mellifera Black thorn
Acacia robusta River-thorn
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Acacia senegal Driehaakdoring
Acacia tortilis Umbrella-thorn
Aloe variegate Kanniedood
Buddleja glomerata Sneezebush
Cadaba aphylla Swartstorm
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Carissa haematocarpa Karoo Num-num
Catophractes alexandri Ghabbabos
Celtis africana Witstinkhout
Combretum River bushwillow erythrophyllum
Combretum hereroense Mutumba
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Mountain cabbage tree Cussonia paniculata (Bergkiepersol)
Diospyros lycioides Bluebush
Dovyalis caffra Kei apple
Euclea crispa blue guarri
Euclea pseudobenus Wild Ebony
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Euclea undulate Common Guarri
Ficus ilicina Rock-splitting Fig
Grewia flava Velvet Raisin
Grewia flavescens Sandpaper Raisin
Grewia retinervis Mupundu
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Gumnospora buxifolia
Heteromorpha trifoliata parsley tree
Lycium sp Matrimony vine
Maytenus heterophylla spike-thorn
Mundulea sericea Visgif
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Nymannia capensis Klapperbos
Olea Africana Wild Olive
Osyris lanceolata Bergbas
Parkinsonia africana Green-hair Tree
Phaeoptilum spinosum Brosdoring
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Plumbago capensis Cape Leadwort
Rhigozum brevispinosum Gelber Kurzdorn
Rhus lancea Karee
Rhus leptodictya Rock Karee
Rhus pyroides Fire-thorn Rhus
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Rhus quartiniana River Rhus
Rhus tenuinervis Kalahari-taaibos
Salvadora persica Mustard bush
Bowstring hemp Sanseveria aethiopica (Wildewortel)
Schotia afra Karoo Schotia
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Latin Name Common Name Picture
Sutherlandia Cancer bush frutescens/microphylla
Tarchonanthus Camphor Bush camphoratus
Terminalia sericea Silver Cluster-leaf
Vangueria infausta Nombumbu
Buffalo thorn (“Wag ‘n Ziziphus mucronata Bietjie”)
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