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Vegetation
| Where to find | Density |
| P = Plains | R = Rare |
| FP = Flood Plains | C = Common |
| DVV = Doring Vygie Veld | W = Widespread |
| Specie Name | Common Name | Where to find | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Plants | |||
| Aptosimum indivisum |
Karooviooltjie | FP | R |
| Asparagus multituberosum |
DVV | R | |
| Asparagus spp. |
DVV | C | |
| Berkheya fruticosa |
Vaaldissel | DVV | R |
| Berkheya spinosa |
Perdebos | DVV | R |
| Eberlanzia ferox |
Doringvygie | DVV | C |
| Eriocephalus capitellatus |
Kapokbos | FP | R |
| Eriocephalus spinescens |
Doringkapok | P | C |
| Eriocephalus spinosa | DVV | W | |
| Felicia lasiocarpa | DVV | W | |
| Forsskaolea candida | DVV | R | |
| Galenia Africana | Kraalbos | P | C |
| Galenia fruticosa | Vanwyksbos | FP | C |
| Galenia sp. DVV R |
DVV | R | |
| Hermannia cuneifolia |
Agt-dae-geneesbos | DVV | R |
| Hermannia spinosa |
Steekbossie | DVV | R |
| Hirpicium alienatum |
Kleihaarbossie | DVV | R |
| Lessertia pauciflora var. pauciflora |
Fyn-ertjie | FP | R |
| Limeum aethiopicum | Koggelmandervoetkaroo | DVV | R |
| Lycium bosciifolium |
DVV | R | |
| Lycium cinereum | Kriedoring | P | C |
| Lycium ferocissimum | Slangbessie | FP | C |
| Lycium horridum |
FP | C | |
| Lycium oxycarpum |
Wolwedoring | FP | C |
| Melolobium microphylum |
FP | C | |
| Microloma saggitatum | DVV | R | |
| Monechma spartioides | Sandsuikerbos | DVV | W |
| Osteospermum sinuatum | Geelbietou | DVV | C |
| Othonna arbuscula |
DVV | R | |
| Othonna multicaulis | DVV | R | |
| Othonna protecta |
DVV | R | |
| Othonna pteronioides |
FP | R | |
| Pelargonium magentium |
Persmalva | DVV | R |
| Pentzia incana |
Ankerkaroo | DVV | R |
| Pentzia spp. |
DVV | R | |
| Protasparagus capensis |
FP | W | |
| Pteronia glabrata |
DVV | C | |
| Pteronia intermedia |
FP | R | |
| Pteronia leucoclada |
DVV | W | |
| Pteronia mucronata |
Kersbossie | DVV | R |
| Pteronia pallens |
Scholtzbos | FP | W |
| Pteronia paniculata (cf.) |
Gombossie | DVV | R |
| Pteronia scariosa |
DVV | R | |
| Pteronia spp. |
P | R | |
| Pteronia villosa |
DVV | R | |
| Pteronia viscosa |
Gombos | DVV | R |
| Rosenia oppositifolia |
DVV | R | |
| Salsola aphylla |
Loog-asganna | FP | C |
| Salsola contrariifolia |
FP | C | |
| Salsola cryptoptera |
DVV | R | |
| Salsola dealata |
Ganna | FP | C |
| Salsola glabrescens |
Rivierganna | P | C |
| Salsola kali |
Rolbos | ||
| Salsola nigrescens |
P | R | |
| Salsola sp. | P | C | |
| Salsola tuberculata | Blomkoolganna | DVV | C |
| Salvia disermas |
Grootsalie | FP | R |
| Selago albida |
Berg-aar | DVV | R |
| Sericocoma avolans |
DVV | R | |
| Stachys aurea |
Geelteebossie | DVV | R |
| Stachys rugosa |
Kattekruie | DVV | C |
| Sutherlandia microphylla |
Kankerbos | FP | R |
| Tetragonia echinata |
DVV | W | |
| Tetragonia fruticosa |
Kleinsaadklappiesbrak | DVV | W |
| Thesium lineatum |
Witstorm | FP | C |
| Trichodesma africanum |
DVV | R | |
| Tripterus oppositifolia | Stinkskaapbos | FP | C |
| Tripteris sinuatum | P | C | |
| Zygophyllum lichtensteinianum | Skilpadbos | DVV | R |
| Zygophyllum meyeri |
Slymbos | DVV | R |
| Zygophyllum microcarpum | Ouooibos | P | C |
| Zygophyllum microphyllum P C |
P | C | |
| Zygophyllum morgsana |
DVV | R | |
| Zygophyllum retrofractum |
Hondepisbos | DVV | R |
| Zygophyllum sp. | DVV | F | |
| Succulents | |||
| Aridaria noctiflora |
Brakveldwitvygie | FP | C |
| Aridaria splendens |
Donkievy | DVV | R |
| Aridaria spp. | DVV | C | |
| Augea capensis | Kinderpiel | P | W |
| Brownanthus ciliatus |
Not listed | DVV | R |
| Cephalophyllum namaquanum | Namakwavygie | DVV | R |
| Cheiridopsis acuminata |
DVV | R | |
| Codon royenii |
DVV | R | |
| Crassula barbata subsp. Barbata | DVV | R | |
| Crassula deltoidea |
Kata-kisu | DVV | R |
| Crassula muscosa | Skoenveterbos | DVV | R |
| Crassula subaphylla |
Louhout | DVV | R |
| Crassula umbella |
DVV | R | |
| Cyrtanthus herrei | Vuurlelie | ||
| Drosanthemum archeri |
FP | R | |
| Drosanthemum eburneum |
FP | R | |
| Drosanthemum hispidum |
Bergvygie | FP | C |
| Drosanthemum liqui |
DVV | R | |
| Drosanthemum sp. |
P | R | |
| Drosanthemum spp. |
DVV | R | |
| Drosanthemum subcompressum | DVV | C | |
| Drosanthemum wittenbergense |
FP | C | |
| Drosanthemum wittenbergensis |
FP | R | |
| Euphorbia decussata |
DVV | W | |
| Euphorbia hamata |
Olifantsmelkbos | DVV | W |
| Euphorbia mauritanicum | Gifmelkbos | DVV | R |
| Euphorbia restituta |
DVV | R | |
| Haworthia arachnoidea |
Spinnekopbolletjie | DVV | R |
| Hereroa fimbriata |
DVV | R | |
| Hoodia bainii |
Bitterghaap | P | R |
| Lampranthus diffusus |
DVV | C | |
| Leipoldtia constricta |
DVV | R | |
| Leipoldtia schultzei | Kussingvygie | DVV | R |
| Leipoldtia spp. | DVV | R | |
| Malephora luteola |
FP | C | |
| Mesembryanthemum pachypus |
DVV | R | |
| Mesembryanthemum sp. |
FP | R | |
| Othonna arbuscula |
DVV | R | |
| Pelargonium crithmifolium |
Dikbasmalva | DVV | R |
| Phyllobolus spp. | FP | C | |
| Psilocaulon absimile |
Asbos | FP | C |
| Psilocaulon pageae |
FP | C | |
| Psilocaulon sp. | FP | R | |
| Psilocaulon spp. | FP | R | |
| Psilocaulon utile |
Loogbos | DVV | R |
| Ruschia cf. herrei |
DVV | R | |
| Ruschia cf. karooica |
DVV | R | |
| Ruschia robusta |
DVV | R | |
| Ruschia spinosa |
P | C | |
| Ruschia spp. |
P | C | |
| Ruschia wittenbergensis |
DVV | R | |
| Sarcocaulon crassicaule |
DVV | R | |
| Sarcocaulon salmoniflorum |
DVV | R | |
| Sceletium emarcidium | Kanna (Kougoed) | DVV | R |
| Stapelia spp. |
DVV | R | |
| Tylecodon reticularis |
DVV | R | |
| Tylecodon wallichii | Krimpsiektebos | DVV | R |
| Zygophyllum sp. | DVV | R | |
| Grass species | |||
| Bromus pectinatus | Japanese brome | DVV | R |
| Cenchrus cilliaris | Bloubuffelgras | DVV | R |
| Cladoraphis spinosa | Spiny lovegrass | FP | C |
| Enneapogon scaber | Rock nine-awned grass | FP | R |
| Enneapogon scabra | DVV | R | |
| Fingerhutia africana | Vingerhoedgras | DVV | R |
| Karoochloa purpurea | DVV | R | |
| Stipagrostis cilliata | Langbeenboesmangras | P | C |
| Stipagrostis namaquensis | Steekkweek | FP | C |
| Stipagrostis obtusa Fyntwa | Kortbeenboesmangras | P | C |
| Annuals in park | |||
| Amellus tridactylus |
FP | R | |
| Arctotis hirsuta |
FP | R | |
| Atriplex lindleyi ssp. inflata |
Blasiebrak | P | C |
| Euryops annuus | Wildeharpuisbos | P | W |
| Felicia lasiocarpa | DVV | R | |
| Galenia crystallina | DVV | W | |
| Galenia sarcophylla |
Vanwyksbrak | FP | R |
| Gazania crystallina |
DVV | R | |
| Gazania lichtensteinii | Botterblom | P | C |
| Hebenstretia parviflora | Skraalslakblom | DVV | |
| Heliophila deserticola | DVV | R | |
| Heliophila digitata | DVV | ||
| Heliophila herniarioides | DVV | R | |
| Lasiospermum brachyglossum |
DVV | R | |
| Lessertia annularis | FP | R | |
| Lotononis falcatus | DVV | R | |
| Lotonis pungens | FP | R | |
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Brakvy | FP | R |
| Mesembryanthemum cf.stenandrum | FP | R | |
| Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum |
DVV | ||
| Nemesia karroensis | DVV | ||
| Nemesia ligula | DVV | ||
| Nemesia spp. | DVV | R | |
| Oncosiphon grandiflorum | FP | R | |
| Osteospermum pinnatum | Jakkalsbos | P | R |
| Oxalis namaquensis | DVV | C | |
| Oxalis pes-caprae |
Geelsuring | DVV | |
| Oxalis sp. |
DVV | ||
| Pentzia pilulifera |
DVV | R | |
| Senecio arenarius |
Hongerblom | DVV | R |
| Senecio ardaminifolius |
DVV | ||
| Sutera tristis |
DVV | ||
| Trichodesma africanum |
P | C | |
| Ursinia nana |
Kleinbergmagriet | DVV | |
| Zaluzianskya bella |
DVV | ||
| Zaluzianskya mirabilis | FP | R | |
| Zaluzianskya villosa | DVV | ||
| Zygophyllum retrofractum | Hondepisbos | DVV | R |
| Wahlenbergia arenaria | DVV | R | |
| Geophytes in park | |||
| Albuca cooperi |
Geldbeursie | DVV | W |
| Albuca sp. | DVV | R | |
| Androcymbium capense |
DVV | R | |
| Bulbine alooides |
Aalwynkopieva | DVV | W |
| Cyanella hyacinthoides | Blouraaptol | DVV | R |
| Dipcadi brevifolium | DVV | R | |
| Gethyllis cf.verticillata |
Fraaikukumakranka | DVV | W |
| Lachenalia mutabilis |
Bontviooltjie | DVV | R |
| Lachenalia anguinea |
DVV | R | |
| Lapeirousia arenicola |
DVV | W | |
| Lapeirousa pyramidalis |
DVV | W | |
| Moraea speciosa |
DVV | W | |
| Ornithogalum apertum |
DVV | W | |
| Ornithogalum xanthochlorum |
FP | R | |
| Herbs | |||
Berula erecta |
DVV | R | |
| Othonna amplexifolia |
DVV | R | |
| Othonna protecta | DVV | R |
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