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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

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

Caesalpinia pearsonii 1
Camel Thorn 2
Vachellia erioloba
sweet thorn 3
Vachellia karroo
Vachellia nebrownii 4
umbrella thorn 5
Vachellia tortilis
Genus Indigofera 6
Indigofera
Adenolobus garipensis 7
Adenolobus pechuelii 2
buffalo-thorn 8
Ziziphus mucronata
Ficus cordata 9
sycomore fig 10
Ficus sycomorus
Forsskaolea hereroensis 1
Black Ebony 11
Euclea pseudebenus
Kissenia capensis 12
Orthanthera albida 13
Hoodia gordonii 14
Pergularia daemia 15
Caustic Vine 16
Cynanchum viminale
Cryptolepis decidua 1
Gisekia africana 14
Brakslaai 7
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum
Lithops schwantesii 1
Commicarpus squarrosus 1
Wild Tamarisk 17
Tamarix usneoides
Genus Amaranthus 18
Amaranthus
Australian saltbush 19
Atriplex semibaccata
Salsola aphylla 20
Dyerophytum africanum 7
Limeum fenestratum 1
confetti spikethorm 21
Gymnosporia senegalensis
Launaea intybacea 1
Berkheya chamaepeuce 1
Berkheya spinosissima 22
Helichrysum roseo-niveum 23
Kleinia longiflora 7
Litogyne gariepina 24
Monsonia marlothii 1
Commiphora dinteri 1
Commiphora glaucescens 1
Commiphora saxicola 25
Commiphora tenuipetiolata 24
Aptosimum spinescens 26
Jamesbrittenia primuliflora 20
Trithorn 27
Rhigozum trichotomum
trumpet thorn 4
Catophractes alexandri
Acrotome fleckii 1
Horse Mint 28
Mentha longifolia
Chascanum garipense 13
Blepharis mitrata 20
Monechma cleomoides 2
Peristrophe paniculata 29
Petalidium setosum 7
Barleria lancifolia 6
Barleria rigida 30
blue water-speedwell 31
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Sesamum capense 2
Rogeria longiflora 32
yellow prickly poppy 33
Argemone ochroleuca
tree tobacco 34
Nicotiana glauca
downy thorn-apple 35
Datura inoxia
American black nightshade 36
Solanum americanum
Hermannia minimifolia 1
Hermannia modesta 32
Melhania damarana 1
Sida ovata 37
Grewia bicolor 38
Gossypium anomalum 39
Tapinanthus oleifolius 40
Plicosepalus undulatus 1
Osyris lanceolata
Adenia pechuelii 11
Euphorbia namibensis 41
Euphorbia virosa 2
Euphorbia avasmontana 42
castor bean 43
Ricinus communis
Codon royenii 44
Wellstedia dinteri 1
Tetraena cylindrifolia 1
Tetraena decumbens 12
Fagonia sinaica 1
Tribulus zeyheri 14
Cadaba aphylla 20
Maerua schinzii 7
Boscia foetida 7
Moringa Tree 45
Moringa ovalifolia
nara melon 1
Acanthosicyos horridus
Cucumis sagittatus 7
Watermelon 35
Citrullus lanatus
Myrothamnus flabellifolius 46

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