Flora of Northern Provinces

Frithia is a genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to several small rocky areas in the vicinity of Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Aloe peglerae (the Magaliesberg aloe or fez aloe) is a small, stemless South African aloe. This unique succulent plant is classed as an endangered species. The species was listed by CITES as an Appendix II species, requiring special trade protections to prevent the further endangerment of the current wild population due to the plant trade.

Frithia pulchra, the fairy elephant's feet, is a species of flowering plant in the fig‑marigold family Aizoaceae, endemic to Gauteng Province, South Africa (where it is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List). Its natural habitat is temperate grassland with high summer rainfall. A tiny stemless succulent growing to just 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 20 cm (7.9 in) broad, it has bulbous oblong leaves with leaf windows at the tip; and magenta and white daisy-like flowers in summer. During periods of drought it has the ability to shrink beneath the soil surface, thus avoiding excessive

Aloe petricola belongs to the genus Aloe in the family Asphodelaceae, and is commonly known as a stone aloe. This particular aloe is a flowering species with unique and distinct inflorescences, which make the plant easy to identify and distinguish from other Aloe plants. Aloe petricola is very popular for gardening because of its beautiful and radiant colors. Like many Aloe species, Aloe petricola is used for medical purposes, as it aids in healing wounds and minor burns.

Aloe angelica (Wylliespoort Aloe) is a species of aloe endemic to the Soutpansberg and Blouberg mountains in the Northern Province of South Africa. It is a large, single-stemmed plant, 3–4 meters in height, with green, succulent leaves, bent backward, and red-budded flowers in compact bunches on much-branched racemes, turning yellow as they flower.

Zantedeschia elliottiana, golden arum or golden calla lily, yellow calla lily, is an ornamental herbaceous plant in the family Araceae. It grows from a bulb. It is said to occur in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa, although other sources say that it is not found in the wild but appears to be a hybrid of garden origin.

Euphorbia aeruginosa is a succulent member of the spurge family native to northern Limpopo Province of South Africa. It grows as a small shrub, in sandy soils and in the fractures of rocks sending up multiple spiny blue-green photosynthetic stems. The plant produces yellow cyathia or flowering heads. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

Aloe vossii is a plant that belongs to the genus Aloe that is part of the Asphodelaceae family. The species is endemic to the Soutpansberg in Limpopo.

Salvia dolomitica (the dolomite sage or Pilgrim's Rest pink sage) is a perennial shrub native to the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, typically growing at 900–1500 m elevation. Profusely covered with grey leaves, it grows to 2 m in height and width in the wild, with pale lilac flowers.

Protea curvata (Serpentine sugarbush, Afrikaans: Serpentynsuikerbos) is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, and it is a protected tree there.

Lithops coleorum is a small flowering succulent plant of the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is named for the botanical collectors Desmond Thorne Cole and his wife Naureen Adele Cole.

Euphorbia barnardii, commonly known as mokgwakgwatha, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to southern Africa.

Aloe verecunda, the Gauteng grass aloe, rand grass aloe and Witwatersrand grass aloe, is an aloe that is endemic to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and Limpopo. The plant's leaves look almost like grass and the flowers are orange-red. The aloe loses its leaves during the winter and flowers in November to December.

Aloe mutabilis, commonly known as the blue krantz aloe is a species of aloe endemic to northern South Africa.

Aloe hardyi is a species of aloe native to Mpumalanga Province of South Africa first described in 1987

Euphorbia zoutpansbergensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a succulent shrub or tree endemic to north-central Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Zantedeschia pentlandii, the Sekhukhune golden arum, is a species in the arum family, Araceae.

Tulbaghia simmleri, variously called pink agapanthus, fragrant tulbaghia, and sweet wild garlic (a name it shares with Tulbaghia natalensis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Northern Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

Salvia radula (African white sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to the northern provinces of South Africa, growing at elevations from 1,300 to 1,900 m (4,300 to 6,200 ft). The plant grows to 0.3 to 0.75 m (0.98 to 2.46 ft) tall. Leaves are wooly and white underneath. It is closely related to Salvia disermas.

Melolobium subspicatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Northern Provinces of South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

Frithia humilis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is one of the few members of Aizoaceae growing endemic to the summer-rainfall region of South Africa. It is restricted to two provinces of South Africa: Gauteng and Mpumalanga. This small plant consists of a cluster of long, succulent leaves that stick out just above the sandy gravel, with a thickened underground rootstock. The leaves lose water and contract during drought, hiding underground and so preventing more water loss.

Euphorbia sekukuniensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It a succulent shrub or tree endemic to south-central and southern Limpopo Province in South Africa.

Dracaena transvaalensis, the Wolkberg dragon tree, is a medium-sized tree in the genus Dracaena found in the Olifants River Valley near Penge in the Limpopo and the adjacent Wolkberg. It looks similar to Aloe. The plant is considered rare. The tree's national number is 30.10.

Disa alticola is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. The species is endemic to Mpumalanga and occurs on the Steenkampsberg and the Long Tom Pass. The plant is threatened by overgrazing and trampling by livestock.

Zantedeschia jucunda, the Highveld golden arum, is a perennial, flowering plant and geophyte that is part of the Araceae family. The species is endemic to Limpopo and occurs on the summit of the Leoloberge. The plant has an area of occurrence of less than 380 km2. The plant is threatened by illegal collection by humans as well as mining and human activities.

Protea laetans, the Blyde River protea or Blyde sugarbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It was recognised as a species in 1970, and is endemic to the Blyde River Canyon of the Mpumalanga escarpment, South Africa. The slender plants are up to 5m tall and flower from mid to late summer. The bracts of their closed flower heads are shiny and silvery in appearance. They are most easily viewed near the F.H. Odendaal camp of the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. Laetans means joyous, i.e. Blyde.

Grewia rogersii, the waterberg raisin (Afrikaans: Waterberg-rosyntjie) is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is generally considered a rare species as defined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, but it can be abundant locally.

Eucomis vandermerwei is a South African bulbous perennial flowering plant, a member of the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae), and like other members of Eucomis is commonly known as pineapple lily for its superficial resemblance to that plant (Ananas comosus), although not closely related to it. This species is one of the smallest in the genus, and is native to a high-rainfall region of western Mpumalanga in South Africa. The dense rosette of leaves, either prostrate or ascending, is heavily blotched with purple, and the leaf-edges are markedly crisped or wavy. The

Disa aristata is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. The plant is endemic to Limpopo and occurs in the Wolkberg. It has an area of occurrence of less than 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi). The plant grows on mountain slopes and is surrounded by pine tree plantations. Although the pine trees are not planted on mountain slopes, the seeds spread to the slopes and become a threat to the plant.

Aloe lettyae is a species of aloe endemic to the Woodbush Granite Grassland in the Haenertsburg Nature Reserve in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is endangered species, prone to fires and introduction of foreign species for economical reasons. They have become a face for this highly threatened area lacking in proper research for various ecological reasons. Aloe lettyae was named in honor of Cythna Letty, a famous South African botanical artist, in 1937.