Plant Height: Less than 50 cm

  • Nidorella ivifolia

    Posted on by s2This is a slender, pale-stemmed shrub with willowy branches that grows wild in the Park even among the aggressive Cotton grass. It has lanceolate shaped leaves which are toothed. The small flowers are relatively insignificant in comparison to the size... Read more »

  • Moraea polyanthos

    Posted on by s2This cormous perennial, slightly taller than M. bulbillifera and with an often much branched stem. The outer tepals (i.e. the outer whorl in a flower) of the flowers are distinctively larger and angular whilst the inner three are narrower with... Read more »

  • Moraea bulbillifera

    Posted on by s2Name has been changed from “Homeria”. This cormous perennial can be found in small patches in the Park but also can be seen along the N2 and near the Lakes from the Wilderness to Tsitsikamma reserve and inland on the... Read more »

  • Metalasia densa

    Posted on by s2This erect white-woolly shrub grows vigorously on the Northern shores of Leisure Isle and at Bollard Bay. Its leaves are often reflexed, lanceolate to ovate, twisted, 2-15mm long, with axillary tufts. The flowerheads are disc shaped, several in terminal clusters... Read more »

  • Melilotus indica

    Posted on by s2Widespread weed from Europe and Asia. Found in the thicket west of the boat club. The little leaves are heart shaped and occur in fours, squarely arranged along the stalk. The whole feels like sand paper when you touch it. Read more »

  • Melianthus major

    Posted on by s2This striking perennial plant with thick, bamboo like stems and large, bluish-green leaves can be found growing in the Indigenous Garden. The deeply divided leaves cannot be missed and its imposing shape, roughly 3.5m wide is a definite show stopper.... Read more »

  • Medicago polymorpha

    Posted on by s2Not listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. Annual weed from Europe and known in South Africa for over 130 years. Growing immediately west of tennis courts and easily distinguished by many, many... Read more »

  • Mariscus congestus

    Posted on by s2The perennial sedge has a tufted habit. It blooms between July and March produces brown flowers. The sedge has a short rhizome connecting plants together. The culms (i.e. hollow stem of the grass) are smooth and triangular in cross section, they are... Read more »

  • Lobelia tomentosa

    Posted on by s2This tufted shrublet branches from the base and has hairy stems. The hard, hairy leaves are long and narrow, up to 5 mm in width. They are toothed with margins that are rolled under. The exquisite tiny flowers are borne... Read more »

  • Lobelia anceps

    Posted on by s2Erect or sprawling hairless perennial with prostrate branches that root at the nodes which loves to grow in warm, damp conditions. The leaves are ovate-elliptical are toothed. The exquisite tiny flowers appear in the axils of the upper leaves. The... Read more »