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Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae (), or fig-marigold family, are a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly named ice plants or carpet weeds. The Aizoaceae are also referred to as vygies in South Africa. Some of the unusual Southern African genera—such as Conophytum, Lithops, Titanopsis, and Pleiospilos (among others)—resemble gemstones, rocks, or pebbles, and are sometimes called living stones or mesembs (short for mesembryanthemums).
Aspalathus linearis
thumb|Flowers thumb|Plant Rooibos ( ; , ), or , is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's Fynbos biome. The leaves are used to make a caffeine-free herbal infusion that has been popular in Southern Africa for generations. Since the 2000s, rooibos has gained popularity internationally, with an earthy flavour and aroma that is similar to those of yerba mate or tobacco.
Damaliscus pygargus
The bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies (D. p. pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld.
Cape Floristic Kingdom
one of the Earth's six floristic kingdoms
Carpobrotus edulis
species of plant
Protea cynaroides
species of plant
fynbos
thumb|Mountain fynbos on the Cape Peninsula thumb|A toollabs:panoviewer/#Fynbos 18 months after fire - 360 degree photo.jpg|360 degree photograph of fynbos in the [[Groot Winterhoek section of the Cape Fold Mountains about 18 months after a fire. New plants can be seen in various stages of growth. The infertile white soil that fynbos tends to grow in can also be clearly seen]]
Aloe succotrina
medicinal aloe
Leucadendron
thumb|Leucadendron salignum
Sylvietta rufescens
species of bird
Aloe plicatilis
species of plant
Fynbos golden mole
species of mammal
Cryptillas victorini
species of bird
Leucadendron argenteum
species of plant
Bradypodion pumilum
species of reptile
Salvia aurea
species of plant
Carpobrotus acinaciformis
species of plant
Haemanthus coccineus
species of plant
Freesia refracta
species of plant
Cape Sand Frog
species of amphibian
Disa uniflora
species of plant
Babiana fragrans
species of plant
Restio
Restio is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772. The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
species of plant
Rose's rain frog
species of amphibian
Haworthia blackburniae
species of plant
Jordaaniella
Jordaaniella is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. The plants of this genus are indigenous to Namibia and South Africa's Cape Provinces in southern Africa. Seven species are accepted: Jordaaniella anemoniflora (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv. Jordaaniella clavifolia (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann Jordaaniella cuprea (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann Jordaaniella dubia (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann Jordaaniella maritima (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv. Jordaaniella spongiosa (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann Jordaaniella uniflora (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
Drosera cuneifolia
species of plant
Haworthia marumiana
species of plant
Erica lutea
species of plant
Chasmanthe aethiopica
species of plant
Erica mammosa
species of plant
Cape Legless Skink
species of reptile
Erica coccinea
species of plant
Haworthia variegata
species of plant
Lycium ferocissimum
species of plant
Freesia viridis
species of plant
Disa cylindrica
species of plant
Erica fastigiata
species of plant
Haworthia semiviva
species of plant
Babiana nana
species of plant
Freesia verrucosa
species of plant
Erica cylindrica
species of plant
Arctotis stoechadifolia
species of plant
orange heath
species of plant
Erica glauca
species of plant
Erica melanthera
species of plant
Erica heliophila
species of plant
Crassula dichotoma
species of plant
Erica mucronata
species of plant
Haworthia maculata
species of plant
Erica bolusiae
species of plant
Haworthia monticola
species of plant
Erica pubescens
species of plant
Erica gracilis
species of plant
Erica paucifolia
species of plant
Haworthia wittebergensis
species of plant
Leucadendron discolor
species of plant
Erica cordata
species of plant
Haworthia heidelbergensis
species of plant