Flora & Fauna Flora and Fauna Fynbos, forest, Karoo, grassland,
and savannah are the five major habitat types in South Africa.
The country can also be divided into seven distinct categories
of vegetation and related animal life namely; succulent Karoo,
thicket, fynbos, forest, Nama Karoo, savanna, and grassland. 10%
of the world’s flowering species are found in South Africa.
South Africa’s spectacular Flora Listed below is some of the
infamous plant life found in South Africa: - Fynbos (composed of
Ericas, Proteas and grass-like Restios) - Namaqualand is famous
for its carpet of flowers especially daisies of different
colours - Knysna- Tsitsikamma forest with its tall stinkwoods,
black ironwoods and yellowwoods - Medicinal plants such as the
Aloe ferox, a purgative, were discovered to be medicinally
useful for the indigenous African people. South Africa’s
wildlife wonders: Fauna South Africa is famous for the big five
namely; the elephant, lion, rhino, leopard and buffalo. The
bushveld serves as the habitat f