What is the Grasslands Biome?

Biomes are regions that share similar ecological and climatic characteristics. The grasslands biome, covering roughly a third of the country and occurring mainly across 6 provinces, is the 2nd largest of South Africa's 9 biomes, covering an area of 339 237.68 km...

Location of the Biome

The Grassland biome occupies the high central plateau (Highveld), the inland areas of the eastern seaboard, the mountainous area of KZN and the central parts of the Eastern Cape.The grasslands biome contains the economic heartland of South Africa and is home to the ma...

A brief snapshot of the Biome

The South African grasslands biome is a very old, complex and slowly-evolved system where indigenous species diversity is second only to the well-known Cape Floristic Region. It contains: 72 vegetation types, 42 river ecosystems, 3 370 plant species, 15 of So...

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