Locally Indigenous Plant Species for Knysna & Surrounds

These species are currently available in the trade or can be grown to order. This list will be updated as new species are offered for sale. For more information, please contact us on nannajoubert@gmail.com
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leatherleaf fern ¹
Rumohra adiantiformis

Outeniqua Yellowwood ²
Afrocarpus falcatus

real yellowwood ³
Podocarpus latifolius

Okie bean ⁴
Dipogon lignosus

Myrtle Capesweetpea ⁵
Podalyria myrtillifolia

Gardenroute Keurboom ⁶
Virgilia divaricata

Spike Dottypea ⁷
Psoralea stachyera

Tall Fountainbush ⁸
Psoralea affinis

Heartleaf Falsepea ⁹
Polygala fruticosa

Sweet Pea Shrub ¹⁰
Polygala myrtifolia

Purple Broom ¹¹
Polygala virgata

Cone River Caperose ¹²
Cliffortia strobilifera

Axil Hardleaf ⁵
Phylica axillaris

Beach Hardleaf ¹³
Phylica litoralis

Shiny-leaf ¹⁴
Rhamnus prinoides

Scrambling Fig ¹⁵
Ficus burtt-davyi

Cape Fig ⁵
Ficus sur

African Elm ⁵
Celtis africana

Bottle Green Heath ¹⁶
Erica sessiliflora

Discolorous Heath ¹⁵
Erica discolor

Spartan Heath ¹⁷
Erica sparsa

Cape beech ¹⁸
Rapanea melanophloeos

White Milkwood ¹⁹
Sideroxylon inerme

Poison Starapple ²⁰
Diospyros dichrophylla

Bladder Nut ²¹
Diospyros whyteana

Assegai tree ²²
Curtisia dentata

num-num ²³
Carissa bispinosa

bushmans poison ¹⁸
Acokanthera oppositifolia

Knysna Boxwood ¹²
Gonioma kamassi

Creeping Flowerseed ⁵
Anthospermum prostratum

black bird-berry ²⁴
Psychotria capensis

Wild Pomegranate ²⁵
Burchellia bubalina

Slender Knotweed ²⁶
Persicaria decipiens

African dream root ²⁷
Silene undulata

heart-leaf ice plant ²⁸
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

Coast Solfig ²⁹
Mesembryanthemum aitonis

Coast Seacoral ⁵
Tetragonia decumbens

Sprawling Seacoral ⁵
Tetragonia fruticosa

Purple Dewplant ³⁰
Disphyma crassifolium

Delicious Sourfig ³¹
Carpobrotus deliciosus

sea fig ³²
Carpobrotus edulis

Pale dewplant ³³
Drosanthemum floribundum

Forest Saffron ¹²
Elaeodendron croceum

Common Spikethorn ¹²
Gymnosporia buxifolia

Kooboo-berry ³⁴
Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Candlewood ¹²
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

Dune Koko Tree ⁵
Maytenus procumbens

Gymnanthemum capense ⁶

Prostrate Capeweed ³⁵
Arctotheca prostrata

Sprawling Snakethistle ³⁶
Cullumia decurrens

Coastal Camphorbush ¹²
Tarchonanthus littoralis

Bankrupt Bush ³⁷
Seriphium plumosum

Pointy Blombush ¹²
Metalasia acuta

White bristle bush ³⁸
Metalasia muricata

Fume Everlasting ⁵
Helichrysum cymosum

Fynbos Everlasting ⁵
Helichrysum dasyanthum

Strawberry Everlasting ³⁹
Helichrysum felinum

Stinking Everlasting ¹²
Helichrysum foetidum

Kooigoed Everlasting ⁴⁰
Helichrysum odoratissimum

Honey Everlasting ¹²
Helichrysum patulum

Licorice plant ⁴¹
Helichrysum petiolare

Needle Everlasting ⁶
Helichrysum teretifolium

petite-licorice ⁴²
Plecostachys serpyllifolia

African wormwood ⁴³
Artemisia afra

Cape Snow Bush ⁴⁴
Eriocephalus africanus

Tooth Kanniedood ¹²
Athanasia dentata

Scrambling Stinkals ⁴⁵
Hippia frutescens

Schistostephium umbellatum ⁵

Dune Felicia ²
Felicia echinata

creeping groundsel ⁴⁶
Senecio angulatus

Red-purple Ragwort ⁴⁷
Senecio elegans

Kowanna Ragwort ⁵
Senecio ilicifolius

Kammie Ragwort ⁴⁸
Senecio lanceus

Canary creeper ⁴⁹
Senecio tamoides

Cape-ivy ⁵⁰
Delairea odorata

Hairy Cineraria ¹²
Cineraria geifolia

Virgin True-Eye ⁵
Euryops virgineus

Bietou ¹²
Osteospermum moniliferum moniliferum

trailing African daisy ⁴
Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Monopsis unidentata unidentata ⁵¹

Punakuru ⁵²
Lobelia anceps

carpet crane's-bill ³
Geranium incanum

Camphor Storksbill ⁵
Pelargonium betulinum

rose-scented geranium ⁵³
Pelargonium capitatum

Heartleaf Storksbill ⁵
Pelargonium cordifolium

Peppermint-scented geranium ⁵⁴
Pelargonium tomentosum

ivy geranium ³⁹
Pelargonium peltatum

Crowberry ⁵
Searsia crenata

Blue Kunibush ⁵⁵
Searsia glauca

Glossy Currantrhus ⁵
Searsia lucida

Wild currant ⁵⁶
Searsia tomentosa

white-ironwood ⁵⁷
Vepris lanceolata

Cape Chestnut ⁵⁸
Calodendrum capense

Garlic Buchu ⁶
Agathosma apiculata

Cape Buchu ⁵⁹
Agathosma capensis

False Buchu ¹³
Agathosma ovata

Pink Breath of Heaven ⁶⁰
Coleonema pulchellum

Cape Ash ⁶¹
Ekebergia capensis

Bastard Currant ¹²
Allophylus decipiens

Varnishleaf ⁶²
Dodonaea viscosa

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Locally Indigenous Plant Species for Knysna & Surrounds

leatherleaf fern 1 Rumohra adiantiformis

Outeniqua Yellowwood 2 Afrocarpus falcatus

real yellowwood 3 Podocarpus latifolius

Okie bean 4 Dipogon lignosus

Myrtle Capesweetpea 5 Podalyria myrtillifolia

Gardenroute Keurboom 6 Virgilia divaricata

Spike Dottypea 7 Psoralea stachyera

Tall Fountainbush 8 Psoralea affinis

Heartleaf Falsepea 9 Polygala fruticosa

Sweet Pea Shrub 10 Polygala myrtifolia

Purple Broom 11 Polygala virgata

Cone River Caperose 12 Cliffortia strobilifera

Axil Hardleaf 5 Phylica axillaris

Beach Hardleaf 13 Phylica litoralis

Shiny-leaf 14 Rhamnus prinoides

Scrambling Fig 15 Ficus burtt-davyi

Cape Fig 5 Ficus sur

African Elm 5 Celtis africana

Bottle Green Heath 16 Erica sessiliflora

Discolorous Heath 15 Erica discolor

Spartan Heath 17 Erica sparsa

Cape beech 18 Rapanea melanophloeos

White Milkwood 19 Sideroxylon inerme

Poison Starapple 20 Diospyros dichrophylla

Bladder Nut 21 Diospyros whyteana

Assegai tree 22 Curtisia dentata

num-num 23 Carissa bispinosa

bushmans poison 18 Acokanthera oppositifolia

Knysna Boxwood 12 Gonioma kamassi

Creeping Flowerseed 5 Anthospermum prostratum

black bird-berry 24 Psychotria capensis

Wild Pomegranate 25 Burchellia bubalina

Slender Knotweed 26 Persicaria decipiens

African dream root 27 Silene undulata

heart-leaf ice plant 28 Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

Coast Solfig 29 Mesembryanthemum aitonis

Coast Seacoral 5 Tetragonia decumbens

Sprawling Seacoral 5 Tetragonia fruticosa

Purple Dewplant 30 Disphyma crassifolium

Delicious Sourfig 31 Carpobrotus deliciosus

sea fig 32 Carpobrotus edulis

Pale dewplant 33 Drosanthemum floribundum

Forest Saffron 12 Elaeodendron croceum

Common Spikethorn 12 Gymnosporia buxifolia

Kooboo-berry 34 Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Candlewood 12 Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

Dune Koko Tree 5 Maytenus procumbens

Gymnanthemum capense 6

Prostrate Capeweed 35 Arctotheca prostrata

Sprawling Snakethistle 36 Cullumia decurrens

Coastal Camphorbush 12 Tarchonanthus littoralis

Bankrupt Bush 37 Seriphium plumosum

Pointy Blombush 12 Metalasia acuta

White bristle bush 38 Metalasia muricata

Fume Everlasting 5 Helichrysum cymosum

Fynbos Everlasting 5 Helichrysum dasyanthum

Strawberry Everlasting 39 Helichrysum felinum

Stinking Everlasting 12 Helichrysum foetidum

Kooigoed Everlasting 40 Helichrysum odoratissimum

Honey Everlasting 12 Helichrysum patulum

Licorice plant 41 Helichrysum petiolare

Needle Everlasting 6 Helichrysum teretifolium

petite-licorice 42 Plecostachys serpyllifolia

African wormwood 43 Artemisia afra

Cape Snow Bush 44 Eriocephalus africanus

Tooth Kanniedood 12 Athanasia dentata

Scrambling Stinkals 45 Hippia frutescens

Schistostephium umbellatum 5

Dune Felicia 2 Felicia echinata

creeping groundsel 46 Senecio angulatus

Red-purple Ragwort 47 Senecio elegans

Kowanna Ragwort 5 Senecio ilicifolius

Kammie Ragwort 48 Senecio lanceus

Canary creeper 49 Senecio tamoides

Cape-ivy 50 Delairea odorata

Hairy Cineraria 12 Cineraria geifolia

Virgin True-Eye 5 Euryops virgineus

Bietou 12 Osteospermum moniliferum moniliferum

trailing African daisy 4 Dimorphotheca fruticosa