It is a very obvious component of the unique Renosterveld Vegetation Type, which is named after this bush.

Renosterbos is also relatively common in this area, unlike most plants associated with Renosterveld vegetation.

The young tips of the branches are used in traditional medicine to treat indigestion and stomach ulcers.

[citation needed] The foliage tips are now usually added to wine or brandy for such medicinal consumption.

A cultivar, which has a strikingly crisp, pure-white colour, is usually grown in gardens more than the direct species.