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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

A quick guide to Flora and Fauna of the Sossusvlei area and surroundings.

Genus Agonoscelis 1
Agonoscelis
Two-striped Skimmer 2
Orthetrum caffrum
Red-veined Dropwing 3
Trithemis arteriosa
Kirby's Dropwing 4
Trithemis kirbyi
Family Rhiniidae 5
Rhiniidae
Subfamily Chrysomyinae 6
Chrysomyinae
Family Tephritidae 7
Tephritidae
Family Tabanidae 8
Tabanidae
Empusa guttula 9
Giant cone-headed mantis 10
Hemiempusa capensis
Family Chrysopidae 11
Chrysopidae
Family Myrmeleontidae 12
Myrmeleontidae
Northern Harvester Termite 13
Hodotermes mossambicus
Namib River Crab 14
Potamonautes warreni
Family Armadillidae 15
Armadillidae
Order Anostraca 16
Anostraca
Asian Tadpole Shrimp 17
Triops granarius
Subclass Hirudinea 18
Hirudinea
Caesalpinia pearsonii 19
Camel Thorn 20
Vachellia erioloba
sweet thorn 21
Vachellia karroo
Vachellia nebrownii 22
umbrella thorn 23
Vachellia tortilis
Genus Indigofera 24
Indigofera
Adenolobus garipensis 25
Adenolobus pechuelii 20
buffalo-thorn 26
Ziziphus mucronata
Ficus cordata 27
sycomore fig 28
Ficus sycomorus
Forsskaolea hereroensis 19
Black Ebony 29
Euclea pseudebenus
Kissenia capensis 30
Orthanthera albida 31
Hoodia gordonii 32
Pergularia daemia 33
Caustic Vine 34
Cynanchum viminale
Cryptolepis decidua 19
Gisekia africana 32
Brakslaai 25
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum
Lithops schwantesii 19
Commicarpus squarrosus 19
Wild Tamarisk 35
Tamarix usneoides
Genus Amaranthus 36
Amaranthus
Australian saltbush 37
Atriplex semibaccata
Salsola aphylla 38
Dyerophytum africanum 25
Limeum fenestratum 19
confetti spikethorm 39
Gymnosporia senegalensis
Launaea intybacea 19
Berkheya chamaepeuce 19
Berkheya spinosissima 40
Helichrysum roseo-niveum 41
Kleinia longiflora 25
Litogyne gariepina 42
Monsonia marlothii 19
Commiphora dinteri 19
Commiphora glaucescens 19
Commiphora saxicola 43
Commiphora tenuipetiolata 42
Aptosimum spinescens 44
Jamesbrittenia primuliflora 38
Trithorn 45
Rhigozum trichotomum
trumpet thorn 22
Catophractes alexandri
Acrotome fleckii 19
Horse Mint 46
Mentha longifolia
Chascanum garipense 31
Blepharis mitrata 38
Monechma cleomoides 20
Peristrophe paniculata 47
Petalidium setosum 25
Barleria lancifolia 24
Barleria rigida 48
blue water-speedwell 49
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Sesamum capense 20
Rogeria longiflora 50
yellow prickly poppy 51
Argemone ochroleuca
tree tobacco 52
Nicotiana glauca
downy thorn-apple 53
Datura inoxia
American black nightshade 54
Solanum americanum
Hermannia minimifolia 19
Hermannia modesta 50
Melhania damarana 19
Sida ovata 55
Grewia bicolor 56
Gossypium anomalum 57
Tapinanthus oleifolius 58
Plicosepalus undulatus 19
Osyris lanceolata
Adenia pechuelii 29
Euphorbia namibensis 59
Euphorbia virosa 20
Euphorbia avasmontana 60
castor bean 61
Ricinus communis
Codon royenii 62
Wellstedia dinteri 19
Tetraena cylindrifolia 19
Tetraena decumbens 30
Fagonia sinaica 19
Tribulus zeyheri 32
Cadaba aphylla 38

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