Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Plant List for Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Most Common Plant Species Of Golden Gate Highlands National Park

TREES/BOME

Buddleja saligna: False Olive (Eng); Witolienhout, Witsalie (Afr)
Buddleja salviifolia : Lelothwane (SS), Sagewood (Eng); Wildesalie (Afr)
Cussonia paniculata: Motsetse, Cabbage ya dipela (SS); Mountain Cabbage (Eng); Bergkiepersol (Afr)
Diospyros whyteana: Bladder Nut (Eng); Swartbas (Afr); Umkhaza (Zulu)
Euclea crispa: Blue Guarri (Eng); Bloughwarrie (Afr)
Gymnosporia buxifolia: Common Spike-Thorn (Eng); Gewone Pendoring (Afr)
Halleria lucida: Lebetsa (SS); Tree Fuchsia (Eng); Notsung (Afr)
Heteromorpha trifoliate: Parsley Tree (Eng); Wildepieterseliebos (Afr); Makatlala (SS)
Kiggelaria africana: Wild Peach (Eng); Wildeperske (Afr)
Leucosidea sericea: Tjhetjhe (SS); Oldwood (Eng); Ouhout (Afr)
Maytenus acuminata: Tepo (SS); Silky Bark (Eng); Sybas (Afr)
Olinia emarginata: Mountain Hard Pear (Eng); Berghardepeer (Afr)
Pittosporum viridiflorum: Motsosanku, Mohatollo, Mosetla (SS); Cheesewood (Eng);
Kasuur (Afr)
Podocarpus latifolius: Real Yellowwood (Eng); Opregte Geelhout (Afr); Umkhoba (Zulu)
Protea caffra: Sekila (SS); Common Sugarbush (Eng); Gewone Suikerbos (Afr)
Protea roupelliae: Silver Sugarbush (Eng); Silwersuikerbos (Afr); Uqhambathi (Zulu)
Rhus dentata: Mabelebele (SS); Nana-berry (Eng); Nanabessie (Afr)
Scolopia mundii: Thorn Par (Eng); Doringpeer (Afr)

SHRUBS/STRUIKE

Artemisia afra: Lengana (SS); Wormwood (Eng); Wildeals (Afr)
Calpurnia villosa: Tlwele (SS); Mountain Laburnum (Eng)
Cassinopsis ilicifolia: Lemon Thorn (Eng); Lemoentjiedoring (Afr); Ihlazane (Zulu)
Chrysanthemoides monilifera: Ntlo ya Lekgwaba (SS); Bush-tick Berry (Eng); Bietou (Afr)
Clutia pulchella: Lightning Bush (Eng); Oumeisieknie (Afr); Ungwaleni (Zulu)
Diospyros austro-africana: Kersbos, Kraaibos (Afr)
Diospyros whyteana: Cape blackwood, African bladder-nut (Eng); Kraaibessie, Bostolbos (Afr); Umkhaze (Zulu)
Erica cerinthoides: Red Hairy Heath (Eng); Rooihaartjie (Afr)
Felicia filifolia: Sehalahala sa matlaka (SS); Bloudraaibos, Ghombos (Afr); Blue karoo daisy, Karoobush (Eng)
Indigofera hedyantha: Mmusapelo wa mafika (SS); Aambeibossie (Afr)
Melolobium microphyllum: Honey Bush (Eng); Heuningbossie (Afr)
Myrsine africana: Cape Myrtle (Eng); Mirting (Afr)
Polygala virgata: Hlokwalelelle (SS); Bloukappie (Afr)
Rhamnus prinoides: Mofifi (SS); Dogwood (Eng); Blinkbaar (Afr)
Rhus discolor: Koptjwane (SS); Gwarrie (Afr)
Rhus erosa: Broom karee, Fine-leaved karee (Eng); Besemkaree (Afr); Tshilabele (SS)
Sutherlandia frutescens: Kalkoenbelletjie (Afr), Mahloko (SS)
Tarchonanthus camphorates: Camphor bush (Engl); Vaalbos (Afr); Mofahlana (SS)

CLIMBERS/RANKERS

Clematis brachiata: Morarana wa mafehlo (SS); Bridal Wreath, Traveller’s Joy (Eng);
Klimop (Afr)
Rhoicissus tridentata ssp. cuneifolia: Wildedruif, Bobbejaantou (Afr)
Littonia modesta: Climbing Christmas Bell (Eng); Geelklokkie (Afr)

GRASSES/GRASSE

Andropogon appendiculatus: Marotlo a mafubedu (SS); Vlei Blue Stem (Eng);
Vleiblougras (Afr)
Aristida diffusa ssp. burkei: Bohlanya ba dipere (SS); Iron Grass (Eng); Ystergras (Afr)
Aristida congesta ssp. barbicollis: Phutha mahlaswa, Bolepo, Mohlolohadi (SS); Spreading Three-awn (Eng); Lossteekgras (Afr)
Aristida junciformis: Phuthadikgoba, Lefielo (SS); Ngongoni Three-awn (Eng); Ngongoni-steekgras (Afr)
Cymbopogon excavatus: Broad-leaved Turpinetine Grass (Eng); Breëblaarterpentyngras (Afr)
Cymbopogon plurinodis: Narrow-leaved Turpentine Grass (Eng); Smalblaarterpentyn (Afr)
Cymbopogon validus: Giant Turpentine Grass (Eng); Reuse Terpentyngras (Afr)
Digitaria eriantha: Finger Grass (Eng); Vingergras (Afr)
Digitaria monodactyla: Bohobe ba dinonyana (SS); One Finger Grass (Eng);
Eenvingergras (Afr)
Diheteropogon filifolius Sehloko sa matlapa, Tlhoko (SS); Threadleaved bluestem (Eng); Smalblaarblougras (Afr)
Elionurus muticus: Thloko (SS); Wire grass (Eng); Koperdraad (Afr)
Eragrostis curvula: Moseka, Seritswana (SS); Weeping Love Grass (Eng); Oulandsgras (Afr)
Eragrostis plana: Modula (SS); Tough Love Grass (Eng); Taaipol (Afr)
Harpochloa falx: Lefokolodi, Maraptjwana (SS); Caterpillar Grass (Eng); Ruspergras (Afr)
Heteropogon contortus: Seloka (SS); Speargrass (Eng); Assegaaigras (Afr)
Hyparrhenia hirta: Qokwa, Mofulatshepe (SS); Common Thatch Grass (Eng); Dekgras (Afr)
Imperata cylindrical: Mohlabalerumo (SS); Cottonwool Grass (Eng); Donsgras (Afr)
Koeleria capensis: Letsiri (SS); June Grass (Eng); Polgras (Afr)
Melinis nerviglumis: Mohlahapele, Boleyane (SS); Bristle Leaved Red-top (Eng);
Fluweelgras (Afr)
Microchloa caffra: Jwang ba matlapa (SS); Pincushion Grass (Eng); Elsgras (Afr)
Monocymbopogon ceresiiforme: Mobeseletso (SS); Wild Oat Grass (Eng);
Wildehawergras (Afr)
Rendlia altera: Mohlatswa lehano (SS); Mohem’s Crest, Toothbrush Grass (Eng),
Kleinrolblaar (Afr)
Sporobolus centrifuges: Mabele a dinonyana (SS); Olive Dropseed (Eng)
Setaria nigrirostris: Black-seed Bristle Grass (Eng); Swartsaadgras (Afr)
Setaria sphacelata var. torta: Thusane (SS); Creeping Bristle Grass (Eng);
Kruipmannagras (Afr)
Themeda triandra: Setjhaba, Seboku (SS); Red Grass (Eng); Rooigras (Afr)
Trachypogon spicatus: Ledutla (SS); Giant Spear Grass (Eng); Bokbaardgras (Afr)
Tristachya leucothrix: Letswalle (SS); Trident Grass (Eng); Harige Drieblomsaadgras (Afr)
Urochloa panicoides: Kgola (SS); Garden Signal Grass (Eng); Tuinbeesgras (Afr)

HERBS/KRUIDE

Alepidea amatymbica: Lesoko (SS); Slangwortel, Kalmoes (Afr)
Cycnium racemosum: Umahlabazihlangane (Zulu)
Euphorbia clavaroides: Sehloko (SS); Grootvingerpol (Afr)
Gazania krebsiana ssp. serrulata: Tshikitlane (SS); Kleingousblommetjie (Afr)
Papaver aculeatum: Sehlohlo (SS); Californian Poppy (Eng); Rooipapawer, Koringroos (Afr)
Pentanisia prunelloides: Setimamollo (SS); Wild Verbena (Eng); Umakuphole (Zulu)

GEOPHYTES/BOLPLANTE

Boophane disticha: Leshoma (SS); Poison Plant (Eng); Gifbol, Seeroogblom (Afr)
Cyrtanthus tuckii: Brandlelie (Afr)
Gladiolus papilio: Ibutha Igulusha (Zulu)
Kniphofia porphyrantha: Red-hot Poker (Eng)
Rhodohypoxis baurii var. confecta: Rooisterretjie (Afr)
Scilla natalensis: Kgerere (SS); Maerman (Afr)
Zantedeschia albomaculata: Mohaladitwe (SS); Kleinvarkblom (Afr)

FERNS/VARINGS

Adiantum capillus-venerus: Maiden Hair Fern (Eng); Vrouehaar (Afr)
Pellaea calomelanos: Lepata-maoa (SS); Hard-Fern (Eng)
Pteridium aquilinum: Bracken Fern, Eagle Fern (Eng); Adelaarsvaring (Afr)
Selaginella caffrorum: Phate ya badimo (SS); Resurrection Plant (Eng)
Mohria caffrorum (M. vestita): Scented Fern (Eng)
Cheilanthes eckloniana: Mathomeng (SS)
Cheilanthes hirta: Lethotho, Mamaoaneng (SS); Parsley Fern (Eng)
Cheilanthes quadripinnata: Lehorometso (SS)
Cheilanthes viridis:
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum: Lehorometso (SS)
Asplenium aethiopicum: