Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3225_2455: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3225_2455 representative of the Southern Karoo Riviere vegetation type in the Inland Saline Vegetation Bioregion. This Pentad is about 23 Km NW of Pearston, north of the R63.

All 234

Sweet Thorn ¹
Vachellia karroo

Indigofera pungens ²

Polygala asbestina ¹

Polygala leptophylla ³

Polygala leptophylla leptophylla ³

Carissa bispinosa ⁴

Echinopsis oxygona ⁵

eastern prickly pear ⁶
Opuntia humifusa

Mesembryanthemum aitonis

Hard Baconfig
Aizoon rigidum

Mound Dewfig ¹
Drosanthemum lique

Thorn Tentfig
Ruschia cradockensis

Ruschia cradockensis cradockensis

Ash Saltwort ⁷
Caroxylon aphyllum

common spikethorn ³
Gymnosporia buxifolia

Variable African Thistle ¹
Berkheya heterophylla

Oedera humilis ³

Helichrysum rosum ¹

Helichrysum rosum rosum ⁸

Eriocephalus ericoides ⁹

Eriocephalus ericoides ericoides ¹⁰

Pentzia incana ⁷

Garuleum bipinnatum ¹

Geraniums ¹¹
Pelargonium

Bushman's Candle ¹²
Monsonia crassicaulis

Pelargonium sidoides ¹³

Saffron Jaybee ¹⁴
Jamesbrittenia atropurpurea

Jamesbrittenia atropurpurea atropurpurea ¹⁵

Chaenostoma halimifolium ¹⁶

Karoo Gold ⁷
Rhigozum obovatum

Blepharis capensis ¹

Blepharis mitrata ⁷

Barleria rigida ¹⁷

Brownstem Honeythorn
Lycium cinereum

African boxthorn ¹⁸
Lycium ferocissimum

flower of an hour ¹⁹
Hibiscus trionum

Crossberry ²⁰
Grewia occidentalis

Grewia occidentalis occidentalis ²¹

Cadaba aphylla ⁷

Crassula montana ¹²

Crassula montana montana ¹²

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3225_2455: Species List

Sweet Thorn 1 Vachellia karroo

eastern prickly pear 6 Opuntia humifusa

Hard Baconfig Aizoon rigidum

Mound Dewfig 1 Drosanthemum lique

Thorn Tentfig Ruschia cradockensis

Ash Saltwort 7 Caroxylon aphyllum

common spikethorn 3 Gymnosporia buxifolia

Variable African Thistle 1 Berkheya heterophylla

Geraniums 11 Pelargonium

Bushman's Candle 12 Monsonia crassicaulis

Saffron Jaybee 14 Jamesbrittenia atropurpurea

Karoo Gold 7 Rhigozum obovatum

Brownstem Honeythorn Lycium cinereum

African boxthorn 18 Lycium ferocissimum

flower of an hour 19 Hibiscus trionum

Crossberry 20 Grewia occidentalis