Africa
Native Plants of Cape Provinces
142 plants are native to Cape Provinces in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Cape Provinces's native flora
- Abrus precatoriusrosary peaFabaceae
- Adiantum aethiopicumcommon maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Agapanthus africanuslily of the NileAmaryllidaceae
- Agapanthus praecoxblue lilyAmaryllidaceae
- Aizoon pubescensCoastal GaleniaAizoaceae
- Aloe arborescenscandelabra aloeAsphodelaceae
- Amaryllis belladonnabelladonna lilyAmaryllidaceae
- Aponogeton distachyoswater hawthornAponogetonaceae
- Asparagus aethiopicusAfrican asparagusAsparagaceae
- Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'foxtail fernAsparagaceae
- Asparagus scandensclimbing asparagusAsparagaceae
- Asparagus setaceusAsparagus Plumosa FernAsparagaceae
- Asplenium adiantum-nigrumblack spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Asplenium platyneuronebony spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Atriplex cinereagrey saltbushAmaranthaceae
- Atriplex patulacommon oracheAmaranthaceae
- Avicennia marinagrey mangroveAcanthaceae
- Bellardia trixagoMediterranean lineseedOrobanchaceae
- Blechnum tabularetable mountain fernBlechnaceae
- Bolboschoenus maritimussea clubrushCyperaceae
- Calamagrostis epigejosbushgrassPoaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Cardiospermum grandiflorumshowy balloon vineSapindaceae
- Carex acutiformislesser pond sedgeCyperaceae
- Carissa macrocarpanatal plumApocynaceae
- Carpobrotus edulissea figAizoaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Cenchrus ciliarisbuffelgrassPoaceae
- Centella asiaticaIndian pennywortApiaceae
- Ceropegia woodiistring of heartsApocynaceae
- Chloris gayanarhodes grassPoaceae
- Chlorophytum comosumspider plantAsparagaceae
- Commelina diffusaclimbing dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Commelina erectawhitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Cotula australiscommon cotulaAsteraceae
- Cotula coronopifoliabrass buttonsAsteraceae
- Crassocephalum crepidioidesredflower ragleafAsteraceae
- Crassula decumbensScilly pigmyweedCrassulaceae
- Crassula ovatajade plantCrassulaceae
- Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Lucifer'red crocosmiaIridaceae
- Cynodon dactylonbermuda grassPoaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus rotunduspurple nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Delairea odorataCape-ivyAsteraceae
- Dierama pulcherrimumAngel's fishing rodIridaceae
- Dietes bicoloryellow fortnight lilyIridaceae
- Dietes grandifloralarge fortnight lilyIridaceae
- Dipogon lignosusokie beanFabaceae
- Disa bracteatabract disaOrchidaceae
- Disphyma crassifoliumpurple dewplantAizoaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Echinochloa crus-gallibarnyardgrassPoaceae
- Ehrharta erectapanic veldtgrassPoaceae
- Ehrharta longifloralongflower veldtgrassPoaceae
- Eleusine indicagoose grassPoaceae
- Epilobium hirsutumgreat willowherbOnagraceae