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Species List: Plants Appendix 3 - Species list: Plants Plant species recorded in the Garden Route National Park. Source: Courtney-Latimer et al. (1967); Grindley (1985); Hanekom et al. (1989); Jacot Guillarmod (1982); Millenium Seed Bank collection (SANBI); Morant & Bickerton (1983); Rycroft (1980); Von Breitenbach (1974). Suid-Kaapse bosse en bome. Staatsdrukker, Pretoria. Key: * = * indicates alien species CYANOBACTERIA OSCILLATORIACEAE Lyngbya spp. CHLOROPHYTA COLEOCHAETACEAE Coleochaete sp. ZYGNEMATACEAE Spirogyra sp. ULVACEAE Enteromorpha spp. CLADOPHORACEAE Cladophera spp. CLADOPHORACEAE Rhizoclonium spp. CHAROPHYTA CHARACEAE Chara vulgaris CHARACEAE Chara globularis CHARACEAE Lamprothamnium papulosum CHARACEAE Nitella furcata PHAEOPHYTA ECTOCARPACEAE Ectocarpus sp. RHODOPHYTA RHODOMELACEAE Chondria sp. RHODOMELACEAE Polysiphonia sp. HYPNEACEAE Hypnea sp. BRYOPHYTA SPHAGNACEAE Sphagnum truncatum PTERIDOPHYTA ASPLENIACEAE Asplenium aethiopicum Asplenium erectum Asplenium gemmiferum Asplenium lunulatum Asplenium rutifolium BLECHNACEAE Blechnum attenuatum Blechnum australe DENNSTAEDTIACEAE Blotiella glabra Hypolepis sparsisora Pteridium aquilinum DRYOPTERIDACEAE Polystichum pungens Rumohra adiantiformis PTERIDACEAE Pteris buchananii Pteris dentata SALVINIACEAE Salvinia molesta* SCHIZAEACEAE Schizaea pectinata THELYPTERIDACEAE Thelypteris confluens Thelypteris totta GLEICHENIACEAE Gleichenia polypodioides LOMARIOPSIDACEAE Elaphoglossum angustatum LYCOPODIACEAE Abutilon austro-africanum Anisodontea scabrosa Hibiscus diversifolius Hibiscus pedunculatus Hibiscus trionum Lycopodiella cernua OSMUNDACEAE Todea barbara Cheilanthes bergiana GYMNOSPERMS PODOCARPACEAE Podocarpus falcatus Podocarpus latifolius MONOCOTYLEDONS ALLIACEAE Allium triquetrum* Tulbaghia violacea AMARYLLIDACEAE Amaryllis belladonna Brunsvigia orientalis Cyrtanthus elatus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus puniceus ANTHERICACEAE Chlorophytum comosum ARACEAE Zantedeschia aethiopica ARALIACEAE Cussonia thyrsiflora Schefflera umbellifera ASPARAGACEAE Asparagus aethiopicus Asparagus asparagoides Asparagus asparagoides Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus plumosus Asparagus rubicundus Asparagus setaceus Asparagus suaveolens ASPHODELACEAE Aloe arborescens Aloe sp. Bulbine sp. Gasteria acinacifolia Kniphofia linearifolia Kniphofia uvaria Trachyandra sp. CYPERACEAE Bulbostylis sp. Carex aethiopica Carex clavata Carex ecklonii Carpha capitellata Carpha glomerabilis Cladium mariscus Cyperus congestus Cyperus congestus Cyperus denudatus Cyperus durus Cyperus laevigatus Cyperus thunbergii Eleocharis schlechteri Epischoenus adnatus Ficinia fascicularis Ficinia nodosa Ficinia nodosa Ficinia sp. Ficinia trispicata Fuirena coerulescens Fuirena stricta Isolepis cernua Isolepis cernua var. setiformis Isolepis diabolica Isolepis ludwigii Isolepis prolifera Pycreus polystachyos Pycreus sp. cf. macranthus Schoenoxiphium lanceum Schoenoxiphium lehmannii Schoenus nigricans Tetraria bromoides Tetraria capillacea Tetraria involucrata Tetraria secans Tetraria sp, Tetraria sp.2 Tetraria triangularis DIOSCOREACEAE Dioscorea sylvatica HAEMODORACEAE Wachendorfia thyrsiflora HYACINTHACEAE Lachenalia sp. Lachenalia unifolia Ornithogalum dubium Ornithogalum longibracteatum HYDROCHARITACEAE Halophila ovalis HYPOXIDACEAE Hypoxis villosa IRIDACEAE Aristea capitata Aristea confusa Aristea ecklonii Aristea ensifolia Aristea sp. cf. ecklonii Bobartia macrospatha Bobartia orientalis Chasmanthe aethiopica Crocosmia aurea Dietes iridioides Dietes iridioides Freesia corymbosa Geissorhiza inconspicua Gladiolus huttonnii Gladiolus liliaceus Gladiolus rogersii Gladiolus sempervirens Gladiolus tristis Ixia orientalis Ixia polystachya Melasphaerula ramosa Moraea miniata Moraea ramosissima Moraea sp. Moraea sp. cf. collina Moraea spathacea Romulea rosea Sparaxis sp. Tritoniopsis caffra Tritoniopsis triticea Watsonia galpinii Watsonia knysnana Watsonia longifolia Watsonia meriana JUNCACEAE Juncus capensis Juncus dregeanus Juncus effusus Juncus kraussii Juncus lomatophyllus Juncus rigidus Juncus sp. cf. effusus JUNCAGINACEAE Triglochin bulbosa NAJADACEAE Najas marina ORCHIDACEAE Bartholina etheliae Bonatea speciosa Calanthe sylvatica Ceratandra grandiflora Disa aconitoides Disa barbata Disa bivalvata Disa cernua Disa chrysostachya Disa cornuta Disa hians Disa racemosa Disa sagittalis Disa sp. Eulophia aculeata Liparis bowkeri? Pterygodium acutifolium? Satyrium acuminatum Satyrium coriifolium Satyrium humile Satyrium ligulatum Satyrium membranaceum Schizodium bifidum POACEAE Agrostis bergiana Agrostis bergiana Agrostis lachnantha Agrostis lachnantha Andropogon appendiculatus Andropogon eucomus Avena fatua* Brachypodium flexum Briza minor Bromus catharticus Chloris virgata Cortaderia selloana* Cymbopogon Cymbopogon marginatus Cynodon dactylon Cynodon dactylon Digitaria sanguinalis Echinochloa crus-galli Ehrharta erecta Ehrharta ramosa Ehrharta rehmannii Ehrharta sp. Eleusine indica Epischoenus quadrangularis Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis heteromera Eragrostis plana Eustachys paspaloides Helictotrichon turgidulum Imperata cylindrica Leptochloa fusca Lolium multiflorum* Lolium perenne* Lolium temulentum* Melinis repens repens Merxmuellera cincta Merxmuellera stricta Oplismenus hirtellus Panicum deustum Panicum gilvum Paspalum dilatatum Paspalum distichum Pennisetum clandestinum* Pennisetum macrourum Pentaschistis malouinensis Phragmites australis Phragmites australis Poa annua* Poa pratensis Poa pratensis* Polypogon monspeliensis Polypogon monspeliensis* Polypogon strictus Puccinellia acroxantha Puccinellia angusta Spartina maritima Sporobolus africanus Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus virginicus Stenotaphrum secundatum Stenotaphrum secundatum Streblochaete longiarista Themeda triandra Vulpia bromoides* POTAMOGETONACEAE Potamogeton pectinatus RESTIONACEAE Elegia equisetacea Elegia fistulosa Elegia juncea Elegia sp. Hypodiscus albo-aristatus Hypodiscus argenteus Hypodiscus striatus Hypodiscus synchroolepis Restio triticeus Rhodocoma gigantea Thamnochortus cinereus STRELITZIACEAE Strelitzia alba TYPHACEAE Typha capensis ZANNICHELLIACEAE Pseudalthenia aschersoniana palustris ZOSTERACEAE Zostera capensis DICOTYLEDONS ACANTHACEAE Hypoestes forskaolii Isoglossa ciliata Justicia capensis Justicia protracta Siphonoglossa leptantha leptantha AGAPANTHACEAE Agapanthus praecox AIZOACEAE Tetragonia decumbens Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia sp? AMARANTHACEAE Achyranthes aspera* ANACARDIACEAE Laurophyllus capensis Rhus chirindensis Rhus crenata Rhus glauca Rhus laevigata Rhus longispina Rhus lucida Rhus rehmanniana var. glabrata Rhus tomentosa Rhus undulata APIACEAE Alepidea capensis Anginon difforme Apium graveolens* Centella asiatica Centella virgata Ciclospermum leptophyllum* Heteromorpha arborescens Hydrocotyle verticillata Peucedanum capense APOCYNACEAE Carissa bispinosa Cynanchum ellipticum Gomphocarpus fruticosus fruticosus Gonioma kamassi Sarcostemma viminale Secamone alpini Vinca major* APONOGETONACEAE Aponogeton distachyos AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex mitis ASTERACEAE Arctotheca calendula Arctotheca populifolia Arctotis acaulis Aster bakerianus Aster squamatus* Athanasia dentata Athrixia heterophylla Brachylaena glabra Brachylaena neriifolia Chrysanthemoides monilifera Chrysanthemoides sp. Cineraria geifolia Conyza albida* Conyza bonariensis* Conyza canadensis* Conyza scabrida Corymbium glabrum Cotula coronopifolia Cotula nigellifolia Cotula sericea Cotula sp. Cotula turbinata Cullumia decurrens Dimorphotheca fruticosa Disparago ericoides Dittrichia graveolens Eriocephalus africanus Euryops virgineus Felicia aethiopica Felicia amelloides Felicia echinata Gazania linearis Gazania rigens Gerbera ambigua Gerbera cordata Gerbera serrata Helichrysum asperum Helichrysum cymosum Helichrysum dasyanthum Helichrysum felinum Helichrysum herbaceum Helichrysum nudifolium Helichrysum odoratissimum Helichrysum petiolare Helichrysum spiralepis Helichrysum teretifolium Hippia frutescens Hypochaeris radicata Metalasia muricata Metalasia pulcherrima forma pallescens Metalasia pulcherrima forma pulcherrima Osteospermum herbaceum Osteospermum monmifera Othonna quinquedentata Plecostachys serpyllifolia Pulicaria scabra Relhania calycina Schistostephium umbellatum Senecio angulatus Senecio arniciflorus Senecio crenatus Senecio elegans Senecio glastifolius Senecio halimifolius Senecio ilicifolius Senecio inaequidens Senecio lanceus Senecio lineatus Senecio pterophorus Senecio purpureus Senecio speciosus Seriphium plumosum Stoebe alopecuroides Syncarpha eximia Syncarpha paniculata Tarchonanthus littoralis Ursinia anethoides Ursinia anthemoides Ursinia chrysanthemoides Ursinia heterodonta Ursinia scariosa Ursinia trifida Vernonia mespilifolia BALSAMINACEAE Impatiens hochstetteri hochstetteri BRASSICACEAE Heliophila linearis Heliophila subulata Lepidium africanum divaricatum Lepidium capense Raphanus raphanistrum* Sisymbrium turczaninowii BRUNIACEAE Berzelia intermedia Brunia nodiflora BUDDLEJACEAE Buddleja saligna Buddleja salviifolia Nuxia floribunda CAMPANULACEAE Wahlenbergia desmantha Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis var. uitenhagensis CAPPARACEAE Capparis sepiaria var. citrifolia Maerua racemulosa CARYOPHYLLACEAE Cerastium capense Silene bellidioides Silene gallica* Silene sp. Silene undulata Spergularia media* Stellaria media CELASTRACEAE Cassine parvifolia Cassine peragua Cassine schinoides Elaeodendron croceum Gymnosporia heterophylla Gymnosporia nemorosa Lauridia tetragona Maytenus heterophylla Maytenus peduncularis
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