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Vegetation

The area falls within the Cymbopogan – Themeda Veld areas and is considered one of the pure Grassland types. An extensive study of the flora of the conservancy area has not been conducted but surrounding areas have indicated the following grasses, trees and plants.Grasses:* Caterpillar Grass* Wire Lemon Grass * Weeping Love Grass* Thatch Grass* Turpentine Grass* Tassel Bristle Grass* Spear Grass* Gum Grass* Red Grass* Guinea Grass* Finger Grass* Crouch Grass* Cotton Wool Grass* Feathered Grass* Natal Redtop* Sour Grass* Common Paspalum* Normal Signal Grass* Common Carrot* Seed Grass

In the terrestrial ecosystem the plant communities form a grassland biome, which falls into Adcocks (1988) veld type number 48 (Cymbopogon/ Themeda veld). Only remnants of this veld type are still present,namely Cymbopogon plurinodes, Eragrostis plana, Setaria Erogrostis, Cynodon dactylon.* Other components are herbaceous plants,* reeds* trees – 6 indigenous species + and 20 exotic species+.* Many trees have been planted which has created an almost bushveld habitat.* Shrubs indigenous* Flowers* Ferns* Short and long grasses - 19 species identified * Succulents* Hydrophilous vegetation – 7 identified;

General description

In the transitional zone, seven species of water grasses can be identified: * Phragmites australis (reeds), * Typha capensis (bulrushes), * Cyperus * Esculentus (yellow nutsedge), * Cyperus rupestris var. rupestris, * Mariscus congestus, * Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. maculatum (spotted knotweed) and* Polygonum salicifolium (snake root).The major being Phragmites australis which covers most of the transitional zone. The second major grass is a band of the genera Cyperus / Mariscus which occurs at the edges of the transitional zone.

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