More than 1 Metre – Steenbok Nature Reserve

Calodendrum capense
Posted on 20th April 2024 by Di StrombergIn a forest environment, this tree can reach heights of up to 20 m, but at the forest margin or in the open it is shorter, approx. 7 m, with a more spreading canopy. It generally has a single, smooth... Read more »
Buddleja salviifolia (L). Lam.
Posted on 20th August 202320th April 2024 by Di StrombergBuddleja salviifolia is a semi-evergreen bushy shrub that grows up to 4m high. An example of this tree can be found bordering the gardens at the Main Entrance to Steenbok Nature Reserve. Its long narrow leaves are dark green, wrinkled... Read more »
Lycium ferocissimum
Posted on 12th February 2023 by Di StrombergThis erect, woody shrub grows 2–3 m tall and spreads about 3 m wide. The red berries, that are borne sporadically throughout the year and make it a perfect plant to attract birds, small animals and insects to the Reserve.... Read more »
Pelargonium panduriforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
Posted on 16th January 2023 by Di StrombergPelargonium panduriforme is a shrub that is well branched and erect. The young stems are considered to be soft and herbaceous but as the plant matures, the stem starts to develop a woody feature. The genus name for Pelargonium... Read more »
halleria lucida
Posted on 27th October 2022 by Di StrombergThis evergreen, multi-stemmed tree with attractive glossy bright green foliage can reach heights of 2 – 5m. The bark is longitudinally grooved and pale grey and brown in colour. The flowers are tubular, orange to brick-red, or yellow, very rich... Read more »
Dovyalis caffra
Posted on 27th October 202227th October 2022 by Di StrombergThe flowers of this thorny tree are creamy green. Male flowers are 3 mm long in dense clusters of 5-10 flowers. Female flowers are found in groups of up to three on stalks 4-10 mm long in leaf axils. The fruits... Read more »
Curtisia dentata
Posted on 26th October 2022 by Di StrombergA medium to tall evergreen tree, 2-12 m and up to 20 m in height. The leaves are simple, egg-shaped with pointed tips and coarsely toothed edges, and are arranged in opposite pairs. The leaf’s upper surface is smooth and... Read more »
Pittosporum viridiflorum
Posted on 26th October 2022 by Di StrombergPittosporum viridiflorum varies in size from a shrub of about 4m in height to a large forest tree of up to 30m. The bark is pale brown to greyish with distinctive white dots (lenticels). The leaves are usually wider above... Read more »
Zygophyllum L.
Posted on 31st May 2022 by Di StrombergDescription Zygophyllum is derived from the Greek words, zygos, meaning joined, and phyllon, meaning leaf, referring to the paired leaves of many of the species. This many-stemmed dwarf shrub usually grows to a height of ± 1 m to ±... Read more »
Artemisia afra
Posted on 10th May 2022 by Di StrombergThis perennial shrub is a very popular medicinal plant in South Africa. It can look slightly scruffy with its long stems but the soft, aromatic leaves more than make up for this. The leaves resemble those of ferns in shape,... Read more »