|
Family |
Scientific name |
Common name(s) |
Type |
|
Acanthaceae |
Barleria lancifolia |
blue barleria |
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Barleria lanceolata |
|
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Barleria rigida |
scorpion thistle |
dwarf shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Blepharis grossa |
little desert thistle |
herb |
|
Acanthaceae |
Blepharis mitrata |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Blepharis pruinosa |
|
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Justicia guekeana |
|
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Monechma desertorum |
|
herb |
|
Acanthaceae |
Monechma cleomoides |
Namib perdebos |
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Monechma distichotrichum |
|
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Monechma divaricatum |
|
shrub |
|
Acanthaceae |
Petalidium setosum |
Namib petal-bush |
shrub |
|
Aizoaceae |
Galenia papulosa |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Aizoaceae |
Gisekia africana var. africana |
ostrich herb |
herb |
|
Aizoaceae |
Hypertelis salsoloides |
|
herb |
|
Aizoaceae |
Limeum arenicolum |
|
herb |
|
Aizoaceae |
Limeum argute-carinatum |
|
herb |
|
Aizoaceae |
Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum |
|
shrub |
|
Aizoaceae |
Trianthema triquetra |
|
herb |
|
Aloaceae/ Asphodelaceae |
Aloe dichotoma |
quiver tree / kokerboom |
tree |
|
Amaranthaceae |
Amaranthus dinteri |
|
herb |
|
Amaranthaceae |
Amaranthus praetermissus |
|
herb |
|
Amaranthaceae |
Calicorema capitata |
star of the Namib |
shrub |
|
Amaranthaceae |
Leucosphaera bainsii |
wolbos / silwerbossie |
shrub |
|
Amaranthaceae |
Sericorema sericea |
|
herb |
|
Amaryllidiaceae |
Boophane disticha |
fan leaved boophane / tumbleweed |
geophyte |
|
Amaryllidiaceae |
Nerine laticoma |
vlei lily |
succulent |
|
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus burchellii |
karoo kuni-bush |
tree |
|
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus lanceolata |
karee |
tree |
|
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus marlothi |
bitter karee |
tree |
|
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus undulata |
kuni bush |
tree |
|
Anarcadiaceae |
Ozoroa crassinervia |
Namib resin tree |
tree |
|
Anacardiaceae |
Ozoroa namaensis |
Nama resin-tree |
tree |
|
Apocynaceae |
Cryptolepis decidua |
|
|
|
Apocynaceae |
Microloma incanum |
|
|
|
Apocynaceae |
Hoodia currori |
Namib hoodia |
succulent |
|
Apocynaceae |
Orthanthera albida |
|
shrub |
|
Apocynaceae |
Sarcostemma viminale |
caustic / milk bush |
succulent |
|
Asphodelaceae |
Aloe namibensis (?) |
Namib aloe |
succulent |
|
Asphodelaceae |
Trachyandra taxa var. taxa |
|
geophyte |
|
Asteraceae |
Antiphiona fragrans |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Berkheya chamaepeuce |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Calostephane marlothiana |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Dicoma capensis |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Eriocephalus scariosus |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Euryops subcarnosus |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Felicia hirsuta |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Geigeria ornativa |
dune vermeerbossie |
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Helichrysum argyrosphaerum |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Helichrysum candolleanum |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Helichrysum herniarioides |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Helichrysum roseo-niveum |
South-west edelweiss / everlasting |
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Hiricium gazanioides |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Myxopappus acutilobus |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Pechuel-Loeschea leubnitziae |
wild sage |
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Pegolettia senegalensis |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Pentzia pinnatisecta |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Platycarpha carlinoides |
wild radish / rivierkool |
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Pteronia lucilioides |
|
shrub |
|
Asteraceae |
Pteronia polygalifolia |
|
|
|
Asteraceae |
Senecio eenii |
|
herb |
|
Asteraceae |
Tripteris microcarpa |
tall desert daisy |
herb |
|
Bignoniaceae |
Catophractes alexandri |
trumpet thorn |
shrub |
|
Bignoniaceae |
Rhigozum trichotomum |
driedoring |
shrub |
|
Boraginaceae |
Ehretia rigida(= alba) |
white puzzle-bush / deurmekaarbos |
shrub |
|
Boraginaceae |
Heliotropium ciliatum |
|
herb |
|
Boraginaceae |
Trichodesma africanum |
|
herb |
|
Brassicaceae |
Heliophila deserticola var. micrantha |
|
herb |
|
Brassicaceae |
Heliophila minima |
|
herb |
|
Burseraceae |
Commiphora glaucescens |
blue-leaved corkwood / tsaura |
tree |
|
Burseraceae |
Commiphora dinteri |
|
tree |
|
Burseraceae |
Commiphera namaensis |
Nama corkwood |
tree |
|
Burseraceae |
Commiphora saxicola |
rock corkwood |
tree |
|
Burseraceae |
Commiphora tenuipetiolata |
satin-bark corkwood |
tree |
|
Caesalpiniaceae |
Caesalpinia pearsonii |
|
|
|
Capparaceae |
Cadaba aphylla |
swartstorm |
tree |
|
Capparaceae |
Boscia albitrunca |
shepherd's tree / witgat |
tree / shrub |
|
Capparaceae |
Boscia foetida |
smelly shepherd's tree / noeniebos |
tree / shrub |
|
Capparaceae |
Cleome angustifolia subsp. diandra |
yellow mouse-whiskers |
herb |
|
Capparaceae |
Cleome gynandra |
spiders' wisp |
herb |
|
Capparaceae |
Cleome paxii |
|
herb |
|
Capparaceae |
Cleome rubella |
|
herb |
|
Capparaceae |
Cleome suffruticosa |
shrubby cleome |
herb |
|
Capparaceae |
Maerua parvifolia |
small-leaved maerua |
tree |
|
Capparaceae |
Maerua schinzii |
ringwood / lammerdrol |
tree |
|
Celastraceae |
Gymnosporia linearis |
narrow-leaved spike-thorn / smalblaarpendoring |
tree |
|
Chenopodiaceae |
Lophiocarpus polystachys |
|
herb |
|
Chenopodiaceae |
Salsola garubica |
|
shrub |
|
Chenopodiaceae |
Salsola spp. |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Colchicaceae |
Hexacyrtis dickiana |
|
geophyte |
|
Cucurbitaceae |
Acanthosicyos horridus |
!nara melon |
herb |
|
Cucurbitaceae |
Acanthosicyos naudinianus |
gemsbok cucumber |
herb |
|
Cucurbitaceae |
Citrullus lanatus |
tsamma melon |
herb |
|
Cucurbitaceae |
Cucumis africanus |
small wild cucumber |
herb |
|
Cucurbitaceae |
Cucumis sagittatus |
|
herb |
|
Ebenaceae |
Diospyros lycioides |
red star apple |
tree |
|
Ebenaceae |
Euclea pseudebenus |
wild ebony |
tree |
|
Ebenaceae |
Euclea undulata |
common guarri |
tree |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia avas-montana |
Avis mountain euphorbia / slender candelabra |
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia friedrichiae |
|
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia glanduligera |
Namib milkweed |
herb |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia lignosa (gariepina?) |
|
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia mauritanica |
|
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia phylloclada |
|
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia virosa |
candelabra euphorbia / gifboom |
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Kleina longifolia |
sjambokbos |
succulent |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
Ricinus communis |
caster oil plant / kasterolie |
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Adenolobus garipensis |
butterfly leaf / Gariep neat's foot / omukandakara |
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Adenolobus pechuelii |
Namib neat's foot |
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Crotalaria damarensis |
rattle bush / wild lucerne |
herb |
|
Fabaceae |
Crotalaria virgultalis |
|
herb |
|
Fabaceae |
Indigofera adenocarpa |
|
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Indigofera auricoma |
pink desert indigofera |
herb |
|
Fabaceae |
Indigofera fleckii (?) |
|
|
|
Fabaceae |
Indigofera heterotricha |
|
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Otoptera burchellii |
|
shrub |
|
Fabaceae |
Parkinsonia aculeata |
Jerusalem-thorn |
tree |
|
Fabaceae |
Parkinsonia africana |
wild green hair tree |
tree |
|
Fabaceae |
Ptycholobium biflorum subsp. biflorum |
|
herb |
|
Fabaceae |
Requienia sphaerosperma |
|
herb |
|
Fabaceae |
Tephrosia dregeana var. dregeana |
|
herb |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia = *Vachellia erioloba (*Aug 2011) |
camelthorn |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia = Vachellia hebeclada |
candlepod acacia |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia = Vachellia karoo |
sweet thorn |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia = Vachellia mellifera |
blackthorn / swarthaak |
tree / shrub |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia = Vachellia tortillis |
umbrella thorn |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Acacia hereroensis |
mountain thorn |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Albizia anthelmintica |
worm-cure albizia / aru |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Faidherba albida |
ana tree / anaboom |
tree |
|
Fabaceae / Mimosoideae |
Prosopis spp. |
mesquite |
tree |
|
Geraniaceae |
Monsonia luederitziana |
|
herb |
|
Geraniaceae |
Pelargonium desertorum |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Geraniaceae |
Sarcocaulon marlothii |
bushman's candle / boesmankers |
shrub |
|
Hyacinthaceae |
Dipcadi bakerianum |
Namib wild onion |
geophyte |
|
Hyacinthaceae |
Dipcadi platyphyllum |
|
|
|
Hyacinthaceae |
Ornithogalum stapfii |
|
geophyte |
|
Hydrophyllaceae |
Codon royenii |
soetdoringbos |
herb |
|
Hydrophyllaceae |
Codon sp. nova |
|
herb |
|
Iridaceae |
Lapeirousia littoralis subsp. littoralis |
|
geophyte |
|
Lamiaceae |
Acrotome inflata |
tumbleweed |
herb |
|
Lamiaceae |
Acrotome pallescens |
|
shrub |
|
Lamiaceae |
Stachys dinteri |
|
shrub |
|
Liliaceae |
Aloe asperifolia |
|
succulent |
|
Loasaceae |
Kissenia capensis |
sandpaper bush |
herb |
|
Loranthaceae |
Tapinanthus oliefolius |
mistletoe / vuurhoutjies |
parasite |
|
Malvaceae |
Hibiscus elliottiae |
|
shrub |
|
Malvaceae |
Pavonia rehmannii |
|
shrub |
|
Malvaceae |
Radyera urens |
Karoo pumpkin |
herb |
|
Meliaceae |
Nymania capensis |
Chinese lanterns / klapperbos |
tree |
|
Mesembryanthe-maceae |
Ebracteola derenbergiana |
|
succulent |
|
Montiniaceae |
Montinia caryophyllacea |
omutete |
tree |
|
Moraceae |
Ficus cordata |
Namaqua rock fig |
tree |
|
Moraceae |
Ficus ilicina |
rock-splitting fig / laurel fig |
tree |
|
Moraceae |
Ficus sycamorus |
cluster fig / sycamore fig |
tree |
|
Moringaceae |
Moringa ovalifolia |
African moringa / sprokiesboom |
tree |
|
Myrothamnaceae |
Myrothamnus fIabellifolius |
resurrection bush |
dwarf shrub |
|
Neuradaceae |
Grielum sinuatum |
|
herb |
|
Nyctaginaceae |
Phaeoptilum spinosum |
brosdoring |
shrub |
|
Passifloraceae |
Adenia pechuelii |
elephant's foot / desert kohlrabi |
herb |
|
Pedaliaceae |
Rogeria longiflora |
white-flowered rogaria |
herb |
|
Pedaliaceae |
Sesamum capense |
wild sesame |
herb |
|
Pedaliaceae |
Sesamum triphyllum |
wild sesame / thunderbolt flower |
herb |
|
Plumbaginaceae |
Dyerophytum africanum |
desert statice |
shrub |
|
Plumbaginaceae |
Plumbago wissii |
|
shrub |
|
Poaceae |
Anthephora pubescens |
wool-grass / borseltjiegras |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Aristida adscensionis |
annual bristle-grass / annual three-awn |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Aristida congesta |
tassel three awn / perennial bristle-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Aristida effusa |
spreading stick grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Aristida engleri var. engleri |
Engler's bristle grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Brachiaria deflexa |
annual brachiaria / false signal grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Brachiaria glomerata |
annual sweet grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Centropodia glauca |
dune grass / gha grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Chloris virgata |
feather-top chloris |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Cladoraphis spinosa |
spiny love grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Cynodon dactylon |
quick grass / couch grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Digitaria eriantha |
wooly finger grass / common finger grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Enneapogon cenchroides |
common nine-awned grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Enneapogon desvauxii |
eight day grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Enneapogon scaber |
rock nine-awned grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis anulata |
ringed love-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis bicolour |
speckled vlei grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis echinocloidia |
tick grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis nindensis |
perrenial love grass / Whether love-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis porosa |
blousoetgras / windgras |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis procumbens |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Eragrostis rotifer |
pearly love-grass / vlei love-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Fingerhuthia africana |
thimble grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Heteropogon contortus |
spear grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Melinis repens |
Natal red top |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Polypogon monspeliensis |
annual beard grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Rhynchelytrum repens |
red top |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Schmidtia kalihariensis |
annual bushman grass/Kalahari sour grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Schmidtia pappophoroides |
Kalahari sand quick |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Sericocoma heterochiton |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Seteria verticillata |
bur bristle-grass / rough bristle-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Sporobolus ioclados |
pan drop-seed |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis ciliata |
tall bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis garubensis |
ID at NBRI = S. brevifolia, but incorrect |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis gonatostachys (?) |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis hirtigluma subsp. pearsonii |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis lutescens |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis namaquensis |
river bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis obtusa |
small bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis sabulicola |
dune bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis uniplumis var. intermedia |
silky bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Stipagrostis uniplumis var. uniplumis |
silky bushman-grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Tragus berteronianus |
small carrot seed grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Tricholeana capensis |
|
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Tricholeana monachne |
blue seed grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Triraphis purpurea |
red honey grass |
grass |
|
Poaceae |
Triraphis ramoisissima |
branched needle-grass |
grass |
|
Polygalaceae |
Polygala leptophylla |
|
shrub |
|
Portulaceae |
Avonia albissima |
|
succulent |
|
Rhamnaceae |
Ziziphus mucronata |
buffalo-thorn |
tree |
|
Rubiaceae |
Amphiasma divaricatum |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Rubiaceae |
Kohautia caespitosa |
|
herb |
|
Rutaceae |
Thamnosma africana |
|
shrub |
|
Salvadoraceae |
Salvadora persica |
mustard tree |
tree |
|
Sapindaceae |
Cardiospermum pechuelii |
shrubby cleome |
|
|
Scrophulariaceae |
Aptosimum spinescens |
|
dwarf shrub |
|
Scrophulariaceae |
Jamesbrittenia hereroensis |
|
herb |
|
Scrophulariaceae |
Manulea dubia |
|
herb |
|
Scrophulariaceae |
Veronica anagallis-aquatica |
|
herb |
|
Selaginaceae |
Hebenstretia integrifolia |
|
herb |
|
Solanaceae |
Lycium bosciifolium |
|
shrub |
|
Solanaceae |
Lycium decumbens |
|
shrub |
|
Solanaceae |
Lycium eenii |
broad-leaved honey-thorn |
tree |
|
Solanaceae |
Lycium oxycarpum |
|
shrub |
|
Solanaceae |
Solanum rigescentoides |
wild tomato |
shrub |
|
Sterculiaceae |
Dombeya rotundifolia |
wild pear |
tree / shrub |
|
Sterculiaceae |
Hermannia comosa |
|
herb |
|
Sterculiaceae |
Hermannia minimifolia |
|
shrub |
|
Sterculiaceae |
Hermannia modesta |
|
herb |
|
Tiliaceae |
Grewia flava |
velvet raisin |
tree |
|
Tiliaceae |
Grewia tenax |
small-leaved white cross-berry |
shrub |
|
Urticaceae |
Forsskaolea hereroensis |
Namib nettle |
shrub |
|
Verbenaceae |
Chascanum garipense |
white chascanum |
herb |
|
Verbenaceae |
Plexipus garipensis (?) |
|
herb |
|
Vitaceae |
Cyphostemma bainesii |
gouty vine / Baines-kobas |
succulent |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Tribulus terrestris |
dubbeltjie / devil's thorn |
Herb |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Tribulus zeyheri |
dubbeltjie / vevil's thorn |
Herb |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Zygophyllum cylindrifolium |
|
shrub |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Zygophyllum decumbens |
|
shrub |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Zygophyllum pubescens |
|
shrub |
|
Zygophyllaceae |
Zygophyllum simplex |
|
succulent |
|
|
Triraphis purpurea |
|
|
|
|
Triraphis ramosissima |
|
|
|
|
Cheilanthes marlothii |
|
fern |
|
|
Psiadia punctulata |
|
tree |
