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Plants of Kenilworth Racecourse Nature Reserve

A field guide to the plants recorded from the Kenilworth Racecourse Nature Reserve

Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (KRCA) is an area of 52 ha situated in the centre of Kenilworth Racecourse. KRCA is regarded as one the best example of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos remaining in the Cape ...more ↓

Tetraria cuspidata
Carex clavata 1
Cyperus mundii 1
Bunchy flat-sedge 2
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus sphaerospermus 3
Cyperus textilis 4
Cyperus thunbergii
Chrysitrix capensis
Hellmuthia membranacea
Isolepis bulbifera
Isolepis hystrix
Isolepis levynsiana 5
Isolepis marginata 6
Isolepis prolifera 7
Isolepis rubicunda
black bog-rush 8
Schoenus nigricans
Pentaschistis pallida 6
Hare Grass 9
Tribolium uniolae
Koeleria capensis 10
Sporobolus capensis
Cymbopogon marginatus 4
Greater Quaking Grass 11
Briza maxima
Eragrostis capensis 12
African love grass 13
Eragrostis curvula
Bermuda grass 14
Cynodon dactylon
kikuyu grass 15
Pennisetum clandestinum
Hare's Tail Grass 16
Lagurus ovatus
long-flowered veldt grass
Ehrharta longiflora
Ehrharta villosa 17
common reed 18
Phragmites australis
Cogon Grass 19
Imperata cylindrica
Saint Augustine grass 13
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Typha capensis 4
Toad rush 20
Juncus bufonius
Juncus capensis 21
Juncus cephalotes 4
Juncus dregeanus 4
Soft Rush 22
Juncus effusus
Juncus oxycarpus
Juncus rigidus
Restio micans 23
Restio bifurcus 4
Restio quinquefarius 24
Restio quadratus 4
Restio tetragonus 25
Restio triticeus 3
Restio duthieae 26
Restio paludosus 27
Elegia asperiflora 4
Elegia coleura 25
Elegia ebracteata
Elegia filacea 4
Elegia nuda 4
Elegia recta 28
Elegia squamosa 4
Cape Thatching Reed
Elegia tectorum
Elegia vaginulata 27
Elegia verreauxii
Platycaulos compressus 29
Thamnochortus fruticosus 25
Thamnochortus spicigerus 3
Hypodiscus aristatus 30
Willdenowia glomerata 4
Willdenowia sulcata 26
Staberoha cernua 24
Staberoha distachyos
Holothrix villosa 31
Tridactyle bicaudata 32
Cowled-friar 33
Pterygodium catholicum
South African Weed Orchid 17
Disa bracteata
Beard Disa 34
Disa barbata
Satyrium bicorne 3
Bracket Satyre 24
Satyrium bracteatum
Satyrium ligulatum
Scented Orchid
Satyrium odorum
Drimia filifolia 35
Lachenalia reflexa
Albuca canadensis 36
Soldier-in-the-box
Albuca flaccida
Albuca juncifolia
Ornithogalum dregeanum
Ornithogalum juncifolium
Chincherinchee 37
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Cape Smilax 38
Asparagus asparagoides
Asparagus capensis
Asparagus rubicundus
African Capeblue 9
Aristea africana
Tall Capeblue 39
Aristea bakeri
Aristea cuspidata 40
Aristea glauca 41
Bobartia filiformis
Bobartia indica 25
Geissorhiza brehmii
Cream Satin
Geissorhiza imbricata
Blue-sequins
Geissorhiza aspera
Geissorhiza geminata 26
Geissorhiza hispidula
Rush Satin 24
Geissorhiza juncea
Babiana villosula 9
Hesperantha falcata

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