Editing Highveld (section)

==Flora==
Naturally occurring vegetation in the Highveld consists of different types of well-established [[grassland]] depending on the varying amounts of rainfall across the area: subtropical and temperate [[grassland]], with true [[savannah]] not dominating the ecosystem until more tropical latitudes. The major grass species are ''[[Hyparrhenia hirta]]'' and ''[[Sporobolus pyramidalis]]'' and among these are other grasses and herbs. Trees and shrubs never thrived due to the frequent fires that occurred in the dry season and the heavy grazing (once by wild animals and now by [[livestock]]).