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Plants of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A list of plant species found in the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site in Tanzania, Africa. The list also includes plants found throughout the broader Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Ekebergia capensis 1
Dogplum
Eleusine jaegeri 2
Enneapogon persicus 3
Euclea divinorum 4
Magic guarri
Euphorbia schimperi 5
Gutenbergia cordifolia 4
Vangueria madagascariensis 6
Eustachys paspaloides 2
Caribbean fingergrass
Grewia damine 3
Faidherbia albida 4
Winter thorn
Acacia gerrardii 7
Acacia hockii 7
Acacia lahai 5
Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana 8
Harpachne schimperi 4
Ozoroa insignis subsp. reticulata 4
tar baby
Helichrysum splendidum 9
Kultaolkikukka
Heliotropium steudneri 10
Digitaria milanjiana 11
Heteromorpha trifoliata 2
Sporobolus spicatus 12
Sporobolus ioclados 3
pan dropseed
Sporobolus sanguineus 13
Sporobolus fimbriatus 14
fringed dropseed
Sporobolus consimilis 3
Sporobolus angustus 15
rat-tail grass
Spilanthes mauritiana 4
Solanecio mannii 4
Sida ovata 16
spreading fanpetals
Hibiscus flavifolius 17
Hypoestes verticillaris 18
White ribbon bush
Indigofera arrecta 4
African indigo
Zanthoxylum chalybeum 1
Pluchea ovalis 3
Phragmites mauritianus 4
Reed grass
Trifolium rueppellianum 19
Rueppell's clover
Pennisetum sphacelatum 19
Pennisetum riparium 11
Justicia matammensis 4
Tinnea aethiopica 7
Pavonia burchellii 3
Terminalia brownii 3
Coptosperma graveolens 11
Lasiosiphon glaucus 1
Fish Poison Bush
Olea welwitschii
Stigmatorhynchus umbelliferus
Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa 3
Odyssea paucinervis 19
Melhania ovata 20
Lantana ukambensis 7
Lippia javanica 4
Lemon bush
Juniperus procera 21
African juniper
Crotalaria agatiflora subsp. imperialis 22
Crotalaria agatiflora imperialis
Albizia gummifera 4
Albizia harveyi 23
Sickle-leaved albizia
Albizia petersiana
Kimppualbitsia
Acacia abyssinica 23
Acacia drepanolobium 24
Acacia mearnsii 25
black wattle
Acacia mellifera 26
Acacia nilotica 20
Acacia oerfota 3
Acacia senegal 23
Senegal Gum
Acacia seyal 27
Acacia tortilis 28
umbrella thorn
Acacia xanthophloea 29
Caesalpinia decapetala 30
cats claw
Senna didymobotrya 31
African Wild Sensitive-plant
Medicago laciniata 3
Aeschynomene schimperi 5
Erythrina abyssinica 32
Red-hot-poker tree
Hagenia abyssinica 33
Kousso
Ziziphus 30
jujube
Ficus thonningii 1
Chinese banyan
Celtis africana 4
Rough-leaved white-stinkwood
Erica arborea 34
Tree Heath
Rauvolfia caffra 4
quinine tree
Anthospermum usambarense 3
Achyranthes aspera 28
Rough Chaff-flower
Vernonia auriculifera 35
Isovernonia
Aspilia mossambicensis 4
Galatella sedifolia 36
Bidens schimperi 28
Artemisia afra 37
Capparis fascicularis 38
Zizag caper-bush
Capparis tomentosa 23
Woolly caper-bush
Tagetes minuta 39
wild marigold
Bersama abyssinica 35
Vepris nobilis 35
Clausena anisata 4
Calodendrum capense 4
Cape Chestnut
Commiphora madagascariensis 3
Combretum apiculatum 4
Red bushwillow
Combretum molle 4
Velvet bushwillow
Cordia ovalis 11
Cordia sinensis 4
Grey-leaved saucer-berry
Nuxia congesta 40
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata 41
Olea europaea cuspidata
Markhamia zanzibarica 42
Ocimum gratissimum 43
African basil

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