Less than 50 cm – Page 12 – Steenbok Nature Reserve

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia
Posted on 21st June 201830th June 2026 by s2An upright, slender tree or shrub, usually multi-stemmed with many plants in the Wandelpad. Its bark is dark grey and stringy and its droopy, shiny new leaves are covered in a resinous substance. Small yellow/green flowers are followed by decorative... Read more »
Diospyros dichrophylla
Posted on 21st June 20187th August 2018 by s2A large rounded evergreen shrub or small tree with tough grey-green leaves and creamy white flowers. The round distinguishing fruits are 20mm across covered with greenish-velvety hairs. Good example can be found at the east end of the Park on... Read more »
Dais cotinifolia
Posted on 21st June 20187th August 2018 by s2Found naturally in coastal thicket of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. Masses of pinkish-mauve pompon-like flowerheads grace this tree in flowering season lasting up to two weeks. The fruit is a very small reddish-brown nutlet. Stripped bark can be plaited... Read more »
Nuxia floribunda
Posted on 21st June 201822nd May 2021 by s2A small to medium-sized very attractive tree. It usually has a single trunk and branches fairly low down into a dense, rounded canopy. It flowers profusely in winter producing much-branched white and fragrant flower sprays. The wood has been used... Read more »
Crotalaria capensis
Posted on 21st June 201822nd May 2021 by s2Small, upright, fast growing tree with drooping branches. They are pollinated mainly by carpenter bees which make a soothing buzz as they collect pollen and nectar. The name ‘Rattle pod’ refers to the dried seed pods which rattle in the... Read more »
Osteospermum moniliferum
Posted on 21st June 201822nd May 2021 by s2Previously known as Chrysanthemoides monilifera This large rounded shrub is seen all over the Reserve and is predominant during the winter and spring months on the N2 from Knysna towards Cape Town. The young branches are thinly woolly. The leaves... Read more »
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Posted on 21st June 201812th January 2019 by s2Evergreen, pine-like tree invading coastal dunes. A native of Australia that has been cultivated in South Africa for dune stabilization, ornament and shelter. Considered one of the best fuel woods in the world. All of these trees have been removed... Read more »
Cassine tetragona
Posted on 21st June 20187th August 2018 by s2Woody climber, scrambling shrub or a small tree with short side shoots pointing backwards to assist in climbing. Flowers in clusters, small, creamy white. Fruit fleshy about 8mmin diameter, green ripening red to purplish black. Read more »
Buddleja saligna
Posted on 21st June 20187th August 2018 by s2Shrub or small tree with grayish-green, somewhat drooping crown. The heartwood is dark brown, tough, hard, heavy and very durable. Sweet scented flowers grow in large, creamy-white heads. The tree is important in the production of honey as it produces... Read more »
Brachylaena nerifolia
Posted on 21st June 20187th August 2018 by s2A scraggly, small tree that is usually multi-stemmed, with an irregular to roundish canopy. The masses of flowers attract bees and other insects, which bring insect eating birds in search of food. The dense foliage provides suitable nesting sites. Larvae... Read more »