South Africa is the home ofa large numberof autochthonic plants . Though many mass conceive of South Africa to be a farming of interminable grasslands and savannahs , the country is the only one on Earth which completely contains an entire plant realm , the Cape Floristic . According to South Africa.info , 10 per centum of all the blossom species of flora in the world can be get in South Africa . Conservation International say the Cape Floristic region alone holds five of the country ’s 12 aboriginal flora families and 6,210 metal money of autochthonal plants .

King Protea

Also called the King Sugar Bush , the queen protea is the internal flower of South Africa . The king protea blossom is large when opened and can uprise to about 12 inches in diam . flush petal are stiff and tapered , and are often light - colored on the bottom and then become pink or red nearer to the top . The flowers are respect for their stunner and are often used in blossom arrangement . King proteas can maturate well anywhere the soil is drained well and the atmosphere is warm and dry .

Lithops

stone plant are unusual plants that generally grow in the western areas of South Africa . Lithops are mimicry plants that imitate the appearance of stones . Indeed , the word " stone-face " come up from the Greek for " stone - similar appearance . " Lithops are made of two compact , semi - transparent leaf that fall together at the soil level and then sharpen down into a root . The leaves flatten out themselves against the background and may be spotted , grooved or bespeckle , but their semi - transparency allows brightness level to enter the flora . Lithops do flower , but when they are not in bloom , they count very much like stones . Buds grow from the center of the two leaves and only flower around noontime during the months of March , April and May . stone-face are pollinated by bee or moths , but the plant can be cultivated easily from slip and seeds .

Baobab Trees (Adansonia digitata)

The enormous baobab tree grows mostly in the semi - arid areas of South Africa , north of the Soutpansberg Mountains . monkey-bread tree are odd - looking Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with thick shorts and thin , root - comparable branches , and native South African legend has it that the idol planted the baobab Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree upside - down . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is boastful enough to have its own small ecosystem . Birds and insects may live in the bole , and baboon and elephants amount to eat its yield , leave-taking and barque . Antelopes also eat the baobab ’s flush , which fall to the basis after only 24 minute . Baobab trees themselves can live for quite a prospicient time , with life bridge ranging from 300 to 500 old age .

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