Flora of the Witteberg Private Nature Reserve

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Notes
Agathosma capensis
Anchusa capensis
Aspalathus costulata		High plains and mountains in Vanrhynsdorp, Calvinia, Ceres, Worcester, Laingsburg bordering Karoo
Aspalathus nigra
Aspalathus subtingens
Chaetobromus dregeanus
Cliffortia amplexistipula
Cliffortia baccans
Cliffortia ruscifolia
Diosma acmaeophylla
Erhartha calycina
Erica leucopelta
Erica mammosa	Ninepin heath; rooiklossieheide (Afrikaans)	Highly variable flower colours – orange variety seen in the Witteberg
Erica quadrangularis
Erica selaginifolia
Erica syngenesia		Witteberg to Swartberg Mountains
Lachenalia whitehillensis		An uncommon species occurring from Sutherland to the western Klein Karoo. This species is named after Whitehill, located just east of Matjiesfontein. (Whitehill was so named because of the abundant white quartzite found there and on the nearby Witteberg mountain range.)
Leucadendron touwsbergensis (allied to tinctum)	Toffeeapple Conebush, Toffeeappel
Leucadendron album	Linearleaf Conebush, Arbeitolsilwerbos
Leucadendron barkerae	Swartberg Conebush
Leucadendron brunioides	Foetid Conebush, Tolletjies
Leucadendron cadens	Witteberg Sunbush	Witteberg endemic – not on Anysberg
Leucadendron comosum	Ridgecone Conebush
Leucadendron osbornei	Laingsburg Conebush, Astolbos	Witteberg endemic – also on Anysberg
Leucadendron pubescens	Grey Conebush, Syhaartolbos
Leucadendron rubrum	Spinningtop Conebush, Tolletjiesbos
Leucadendron salignum	Common Sunshine Conebush, Knoppiesgeelbos
Leucadendron teretifolium	Needleleaf Conebush, Waterbossie
Leucospermum calligerum	Arid Pincushion, Luisiebossie
Leucospermum wittebergense	Swartberg Pincushion
Lotononis comptonii		Endemic
Lotononis longicephala
Ornithogalum hispidum
Paranomus dregei	Scented Sceptre
Pelargonium crispum
Pelargonium glutinosum
Phylobolus sp.nov.
Polycarena aurea
Protea canaliculata	Grooveleaf Sugarbush, Bergroossuikerbos	Flowers from March to June, mainly in May
Protea convexa	Largeleaf Sugarbush	Flowers from August to November, mainly in October
Protea eximia	Broadleaf Sugarbush, Breeblaarsuikerbos	Flowers from July to December, mainly August to October
Protea humiflora	Patentleaf Sugarbush, Rottesuikerbos	Flowers from July to September, mainly in August
Protea laurifolia	Greyleaf Sugarbush, Louriersuikerbos	Flowers from April to November, mainly May to July
Protea lorifolia	Strapleaf Sugarbush, Riemblaarsuikerbos	Flowers from April to October, mainly April to June
Protea magnifica	Queen Sugarbush, Baardsuikerbos	Flowers from June to January
Protea pendula	Nodding Sugarbush, Knikkopsuikerbos	Flowers from May to August, mainly May & June
Protea punctata	Water Sugarbush, Waterwitsuikerbos	Flowers from December to June, mainly March & April
Protea repens	Common Sugarbush, Suikerbos	Flowers all year round, mainly May to October in Western parts
Protea revoluta	Rolledleaf Sugarbush	Flowers from November to January, mainly November & December
Protea scolopendriifolia	One of the 4 snow sugarbushes	Flowers from September to December
Protea scorzonerifolia	Channeleaf Sugarbush	Flowers from August to December, mainly September & October
Protea sulphurea	Sulphur Sugarbush, Swaelsuikerbos	Flowers from April to August, mainly May & June
Relhania relhanioides
Rhodocoma fruticosa
Satyrium erectum
Satyrium humile
Spatalla confusa	Longtube Triplespoon
Thamnochorus platypterus
Vexatorella obtusata albomontana	Witteberg Vexator
Wurmbea spicata
Zaluzianskya synaptica

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Visit their website at http://www.proteaatlas.org.za/

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(Page last updated 2013-09-01)