Legend (AGIS/Vegetation)

Acocks Veld Type Group Boundaries (1988) (1) Acocks Veld Type Groups (1988) (2) Coastal Tropical Forest Types Inland Tropical Forest Types Tropical Bush and Savanna Type (Bushveld) False Bushveld Types Karoo and Karroid Types False Karoo Types Temperate and Transitional Forest and Scrub Types Pure Grassveld Types False Grassveld Types Sclerophyllous Bush Types False Sclerophyllous Bush Types Tree Density (2002) (3) ≤ 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-75 > 75 Vegetation Biome Boundaries (1996) (5) Vegetation Biome (1996) (6) Forest Fynbos Grassland Nama Karoo Savanna Succulent Karoo Thicket Vegetation Biome (2008) (7) Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld Agter-Sederberg Shrubland Agulhas Limestone Fynbos Agulhas Sand Fynbos Albany Alluvial Vegetation Albany Broken Veld Albany Coastal Belt Albany Dune Strandveld Albertinia Sand Fynbos Alexander Bay Coastal Duneveld Algoa Dune Strandveld Algoa Sandstone Fynbos Aliwal North Dry Grassland Amathole Mistbelt Grassland Amathole Montane Grassland Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland Andesite Mountain Bushveld Anenous Plateau Shrubland Arid Estuarine Salt Marshes Atlantis Sand Fynbos Auob Duneveld Barberton Montane Grassland Barberton Serpentine Sourveld Basotho Montane Shrubland Baviaanskloof Shale Renosterveld Bedford Dry Grassland Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland Bhisho Thornveld Bloemfontein Dry Grassland Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland Blombos Strandveld Blouputs Karroid Thornveld Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Breede Alluvium Fynbos Breede Alluvium Renosterveld Breede Quartzite Fynbos Breede Sand Fynbos Breede Shale Fynbos Breede Shale Renosterveld Buffels Thicket Bushmanland Arid Grassland Bushmanland Basin Shrubland Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland Bushmanland Sandy Grassland Bushmanland Vloere Camdebo Escarpment Thicket Canca Limestone Fynbos Cape Coastal Lagoons Cape Estuarine Salt Marshes Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Cape Inland Salt Pans Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetlands Cape Seashore Vegetation Cape Vernal Pools Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos Carletonville Dolomite Grassland Cathedral Mopane Bushveld Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Central Free State Grassland Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation Central Knersvlakte Vygieveld Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland Central Rûens Shale Renosterveld Central Sandy Bushveld Ceres Shale Renosterveld Citrusdal Vygieveld Coega Bontveld De Hoop Limestone Fynbos Delagoa Lowveld Die Plate Succulent Shrubland Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland Drakensberg Wetlands Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos Dwaalboom Thornveld Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld East Griqualand Grassland Eastern Cape Escarpment Thicket Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Eastern Free State Clay Grassland Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland Eastern Gariep Plains Desert Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert Eastern Highveld Grassland Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation Eastern Little Karoo Eastern Lower Karoo Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld Eastern Temperate Freshwater Wetlands Eastern Upper Karoo Eastern Valley Bushveld Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Elim Ferricrete Fynbos Frankfort Highveld Grassland Freshwater Lakes Fynbos Riparian Vegetation Gabbro Grassy Bushveld Gamka Karoo Gamka Thicket Gamtoos Thicket Garden Route Granite Fynbos Garden Route Shale Fynbos Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld Gordonia Duneveld Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld Gordonia Plains Shrubland Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos Granite Lowveld Gravelotte Rocky Bushveld Great Fish Noorsveld Great Fish Thicket Greyton Shale Fynbos Groot Brak Dune Strandveld Groot Thicket Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Hantam Karoo Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos Hellskloof Canyon Desert Highveld Alluvial Vegetation Highveld Salt Pans Hopefield Sand Fynbos Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld Income Sandy Grassland Ironwood Dry Forest Ithala Quartzite Sourveld KaNgwane Montane Grassland Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld Kahams Mountain Desert Kalahari Karroid Shrubland Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland Kango Conglomerate Fynbos Kango Limestone Renosterveld Karoo Escarpment Grassland Kathu Bushveld Kimberley Thornveld Klawer Sandy Shrubland Klerksdorp Thornveld Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld Knysna Sand Fynbos Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Koranna-Langeberg Mountain Bushveld Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos Kouga Sandstone Fynbos Kowie Thicket Kuruman Mountain Bushveld Kuruman Thornveld Kuruman Vaalbosveld KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld Kwaggarug Mountain Desert Lambert's Bay Strandveld Langebaan Dune Strandveld Langkloof Shale Renosterveld Lebombo Summit Sourveld Legogote Sour Bushveld Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland Leolo Summit Sourveld Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland Lesotho Mires Limpopo Ridge Bushveld Limpopo Sweet Bushveld Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld Loerie Conglomerate Fynbos Loskop Mountain Bushveld Loskop Thornveld Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Low Escarpment Moist Grassland Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation Lower Gariep Broken Veld Lower Karoo Gwarrieveld Lowveld Riverine Forest Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld Lydenburg Montane Grassland Lydenburg Thornveld Mabela Sandy Grassland Madikwe Dolomite Bushveld Mafikeng Bushveld Makatini Clay Thicket Makhado Sweet Bushveld Makuleke Sandy Bushveld Malelane Mountain Bushveld Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld Mangrove Forest Maputaland Coastal Belt Maputaland Wooded Grassland Marikana Thornveld Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld Midlands Mistbelt Grassland Molopo Bushveld Montagu Shale Fynbos Montagu Shale Renosterveld Mooi River Highland Grassland Moot Plains Bushveld Mopane Basalt Shrubland Mopane Gabbro Shrubland Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld Mthatha Moist Grassland Muscadel Alluvial Vegetation Musina Mopane Bushveld Namaqualand Arid Grassland Namaqualand Blomveld Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld Namaqualand Inland Duneveld Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland Namaqualand Riviere Namaqualand Salt Pans Namaqualand Sand Fynbos Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation Namaqualand Shale Shrubland Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland Namaqualand Strandveld Namib Lichen Fields Namib Seashore Vegetation Ngongoni Veld Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld Noms Mountain Desert Norite Koppies Bushveld North Hex Sandstone Fynbos North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos Northern Afrotemperate Forest Northern Coastal Forest Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld Northern Free State Shrubland Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland Northern KwaZulu-Natal Shrubland Northern Lebombo Bushveld Northern Mistbelt Forest Northern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld Northern Upper Karoo Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland Northern Zululand Sourveld Nossob Bushveld Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld Olifants Sandstone Fynbos Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld Oograbies Plains Sandy Grassland Overberg Dune Strandveld Overberg Sandstone Fynbos Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland Peninsula Granite Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Phalaborwa Sandy Mopaneveld Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos Pilanesberg Mountain Bushveld Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland Polokwane Plateau Bushveld Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld Postmasburg Thornveld Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos Potberg Sandstone Fynbos Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld Prince Albert Succulent Karoo Queenstown Thornveld Rand Highveld Grassland Richtersberg Mountain Desert Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld Richtersveld Red Duneveld Richtersveld Sandy Coastal Scorpionstailveld Richtersveld Sheet Wash Desert Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld Robertson Granite Fynbos Robertson Granite Renosterveld Robertson Karoo Roggeveld Karoo Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld Roodeberg Bushveld Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland Rûens Silcrete Renosterveld Saldanha Flats Strandveld Saldanha Granite Strandveld Saldanha Limestone Strandveld Sand Forest Scarp Forest Schmidtsdrif Thornveld Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld Sekhukhune Montane Grassland Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld Senqu Montane Shrubland South Hex Sandstone Fynbos South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos Southern Afrotemperate Forest Southern Cape Dune Fynbos Southern Cape Valley Thicket Southern Coastal Forest Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland Southern Kalahari Mekgacha Southern Kalahari Salt Pans Southern Karoo Riviere Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland Southern Lebombo Bushveld Southern Mistbelt Forest Southern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld Southern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld Soweto Highveld Grassland Springbokvlakte Thornveld Stella Bushveld Steytlerville Karoo Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos Stormberg Plateau Grassland Strydpoort Summit Sourveld Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation Subtropical Coastal Lagoons Subtropical Dune Thicket Subtropical Estuarine Salt Marshes Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands Subtropical Salt Pans Subtropical Seashore Vegetation Sundays Noorsveld Sundays Thicket Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos Suurberg Shale Fynbos Swamp Forest Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos Swartberg Shale Fynbos Swartberg Shale Renosterveld Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo Swaziland Sour Bushveld Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland Tanqua Karoo Tanqua Wash Riviere Tarkastad Montane Shrubland Tatasberg Mountain Succulent Shrubland Tembe Sandy Bushveld Thukela Thornveld Thukela Valley Bushveld Transkei Coastal Belt Tsakane Clay Grassland Tsende Mopaneveld Tshokwane-Hlane Basalt Lowveld Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos Tsomo Grassland Tzaneen Sour Bushveld Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland Uniondale Shale Renosterveld Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland Upper Gariep Alluvial Vegetation Upper Karoo Hardeveld Vaal Reefs Dolomite Sinkhole Woodland Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland Vaalbos Rocky Shrubland Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld VhaVenda Miombo Vredefort Dome Granite Grassland Vyftienmyl se Berge Succulent Shrubland Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland Waterberg Mountain Bushveld Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos Western Bushmanland Klipveld Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Western Free State Clay Grassland Western Gariep Hills Desert Western Gariep Lowland Desert Western Gariep Plains Desert Western Gwarrieveld Western Highveld Sandy Grassland Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland Western Little Karoo Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld Western Rûens Shale Renosterveld Western Sandy Bushveld Western Upper Karoo Willowmore Gwarrieveld Winburg Grassy Shrubland Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland Woodbush Granite Grassland Xhariep Karroid Grassland Zastron Moist Grassland Zeerust Thornveld Zululand Coastal Thornveld Zululand Lowveld uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland NDVI - Long Term Summer Average (2003) (9) Low Low to Moderate Moderate Moderate to High High NDVI - Long Term Winter Average (2003) (10) Low Low to Moderate Moderate Moderate to High High NDVI - Long Term Annual Average (2003) (11) Low Low to Moderate Moderate Moderate to High High Simplified Geology (1997) (13) Adelaide Barberton Beaufort Bokkeveld Bushmanland Cape granite Clarens Drakensberg Dwyka Ecca Kalahari Lebowa Malmesburg Meinhardskraal Nama Natal Soutpansberg Table mountain Tarkastad Transvaal Tugela Uitenhage Ventersdorp Witteberg Witwatersrand Zululand Terrain Types (2003) (14) Level plains Level plains with some relief Plains with open low hills or ridges Plains with open high hills or ridges Plains with open low mountains Plains with open high mountains Rolling or irregular plains with low relief Rolling or irregular plains with some relief Rolling or irregular plains with low hills or ridges Rolling or irregular plains with high hills or ridges Rolling or irregular plains with low mountains Rolling or irregular plains with high mountains Open low hills or ridges with low relief Open low hills or ridges Open hills or ridges Open high hills or ridges Open low mountains Open high mountains Low hills or ridges Hills or ridges High hills or ridges Low mountains High mountains Water Slope (2006) (15) ≤ 2% (Level to Very Gentle) 3 - 5% 6 - 8% 9 - 12% 13 - 20% > 20% (Steep) 250 000 Geological Maps (16) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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