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(4) Changed Low Veld. 



(a) S p o r o b o 1 u s i n d i c u s dominant. 



(5) Weeds of Cultivated Land (unstable habitat). 



2. THE BUSH TORMATION. 



(1) Close Bush (Midland Type). 



(2) Smaller Scattered Bushes (Rocky Stream Bush). 



(3) Bush Clearing. 



3. THE THOEN VELD FORMATION. 



4. THE ROCKY HILLSIDE FORMATION. 



(1) High Veld Region. 



(2) Low Veld Region. 



6. ALPINE FORMATION. 



6. THE VLEI FORMATION. 



(a) Andropogon associations. 



(b) Setaria aurea dominant. 



(c) Eragrostis nebulosa dominant. 



(d) Phi-ag mites communis dominant. 



(e) Leersia hexandra dominant. 



(f ) Erianthus capensis dominant. 



(g) Cy per us associations. 



(h) Typha capensis dominant. 



(i) Marsilia macro car pa dominant. 



(k) Mixed associations. 



7. PLANT FORMATIONS OF THE STREAMS AND 



RIVERS. 



(1) High Veld Region. 



(a) Rocky stream busli. 



(b) Bush-clearing. 



(c) Andropogon associations. 



(d) Plant formation of stream valleys not facing 



south. 



(e) Vleis. 



(f ) Plants of the moist fringing zone. 



