Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3140_2320: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3140_2320 representative of the Eastern Upper Karoo vegetation type in the Upper Karoo Bioregion. This Pentad is off the R63 between Victoria West and the N1.

All 226

Sweet Thorn ¹
Vachellia karroo

Firesticks ²
Diospyros austro-africana

Diospyros austro-africana microphylla ³

Bluebush ⁴
Diospyros lycioides

Diospyros lycioides lycioides ⁵

Caustic Vine ⁶
Cynanchum viminale

Cynanchum viminale viminale ⁷

tree cholla ⁸
Cylindropuntia imbricata

Dianthus micropetalus ⁹

Bush Preenfig ¹⁰
Prenia tetragona

Brakslaai ⁵
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum

Tetragonia microptera ¹¹

Late Crownfig ¹²
Trichodiadema pomeridianum

Chasmatophyllum maninum ¹³

Pale dewplant ¹⁴
Drosanthemum floribundum

Mouse Dewfig ¹⁵
Drosanthemum hispidum

Barbed Tentfig ¹⁶
Ruschia intricata

Manyflowered Sheepfig
Delosperma multiflorum

Sour Saltsorrel ¹¹
Kewa salsoloides

Kewa salsoloides salsoloides ¹

Lindley's Saltbush ¹⁷
Atriplex lindleyi

Atriplex lindleyi inflata ¹

berry saltbush ¹⁸
Atriplex semibaccata

Atriplex semibaccata appendiculata

Atriplex vestita ⁵

Yellow Gazania ¹⁹
Gazania lichtensteinii

Bitterbush ²⁰
Chrysocoma ciliata

Pteronia adenocarpa ²¹

Buchu Gumbush ⁵
Pteronia glauca

String-of-Bananas ¹¹
Senecio radicans

Euryops lateriflorus ¹⁹

spiny cocklebur ⁵
Xanthium spinosum

Osteospermum leptolobum ²²

Osteospermum calendulaceum ²⁰

Osteospermum sinuatum ²³

Geigeria filifolia ²⁴

Pegolettia retrofracta ²²

Pelargonium sidoides ⁹

Touch-me-not
Melianthus comosus

Common currant-rhus ²⁰
Searsia pyroides

Searsia pyroides pyroides ²⁵

Karoo Violet ²⁶
Aptosimum indivisum

Salvia disermas ²⁷

yellow prickly poppy ²⁸
Argemone ochroleuca

Argemone ochroleuca ochroleuca ²⁹

Radyera urens ⁵

Lacomucinaea lineata ³⁰

Tetraena chrysopteros ¹

Skeletonbush ¹³
Roepera incrustata

Zygophyllum turbinatum

Oxalis depressa ³¹

Crassula capitella ¹

Crassula capitella thyrsiflora ¹

Silver-beads ³²
Crassula deltoidea

lizard's-tail ¹¹
Crassula muscosa

Crassula muscosa muscosa ¹¹

Afroscirpoides dioeca ⁵

African bur-grass ³³
Tragus berteronianus

hooked bristle grass ³⁴
Setaria verticillata

Digitgrass ³⁵
Digitaria eriantha

African love grass ³⁶
Eragrostis curvula

Lehmann's lovegrass ³⁷
Eragrostis lehmanniana

Eragrostis lehmanniana lehmanniana ⁹

Eragrostis obtusa ⁹

Eragrostis rigidior ⁹

Dallis grass ³⁸
Paspalum dilatatum

feather finger grass ³⁹
Chloris virgata

Stipagrostis obtusa ⁴⁰

sixweeks three-awn ⁴¹
Aristida adscensionis

Aristida congesta ⁴²

Aristida congesta congesta ⁴³

Aristida diffusa ⁴³

Aristida diffusa burkei ⁵

Drimia anomala ¹

Zigzag Asparagus ³⁰
Asparagus retrofractus

Catthorn Asparagus ¹
Asparagus suaveolens

Karoo Tulp ⁴⁴
Moraea polystachya

Poison-bulb ¹
Boophone disticha

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3140_2320: Species List

Sweet Thorn 1 Vachellia karroo

Firesticks 2 Diospyros austro-africana

Bluebush 4 Diospyros lycioides

Caustic Vine 6 Cynanchum viminale

tree cholla 8 Cylindropuntia imbricata

Bush Preenfig 10 Prenia tetragona

Brakslaai 5 Mesembryanthemum guerichianum

Late Crownfig 12 Trichodiadema pomeridianum

Pale dewplant 14 Drosanthemum floribundum

Mouse Dewfig 15 Drosanthemum hispidum

Barbed Tentfig 16 Ruschia intricata

Manyflowered Sheepfig Delosperma multiflorum

Sour Saltsorrel 11 Kewa salsoloides

Lindley's Saltbush 17 Atriplex lindleyi

berry saltbush 18 Atriplex semibaccata

Yellow Gazania 19 Gazania lichtensteinii

Bitterbush 20 Chrysocoma ciliata

Buchu Gumbush 5 Pteronia glauca

String-of-Bananas 11 Senecio radicans

spiny cocklebur 5 Xanthium spinosum

Touch-me-not Melianthus comosus

Common currant-rhus 20 Searsia pyroides

Karoo Violet 26 Aptosimum indivisum

yellow prickly poppy 28 Argemone ochroleuca

Skeletonbush 13 Roepera incrustata

Silver-beads 32 Crassula deltoidea

lizard's-tail 11 Crassula muscosa

African bur-grass 33 Tragus berteronianus

hooked bristle grass 34 Setaria verticillata

Digitgrass 35 Digitaria eriantha

African love grass 36 Eragrostis curvula

Lehmann's lovegrass 37 Eragrostis lehmanniana

Dallis grass 38 Paspalum dilatatum

feather finger grass 39 Chloris virgata

sixweeks three-awn 41 Aristida adscensionis

Zigzag Asparagus 30 Asparagus retrofractus

Catthorn Asparagus 1 Asparagus suaveolens

Karoo Tulp 44 Moraea polystachya

Poison-bulb 1 Boophone disticha