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Heliophila callosaObserver
tonyrebeloPlace
Vlakkenberg Hikiing Trail, lower section, Vlakkenberg section, Table Mountain National Park (Google, OSM)
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Thickleaf Capespinach (Trachyandra chlamydophylla)Observer
simontamblynDescription
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Sand Rootthug (Thesium ecklonianum)Observer
simontamblynDescription
Could only find one inflorescence that was no longer on the plant
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Twee River Redfin (Sedercypris erubescens)Observer
riaanvanderwaltDescription
80 adults in two pools
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Twee River Redfin (Sedercypris erubescens)Observer
riaanvanderwaltDescription
Twee River redfin
Arguably one of the most threatened freshwater fishes in South Africa. Endemic to one tributary of the Olifants River, Western Cape. Current red list status: Critically Endangered
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Fiery Redfin (Pseudobarbus phlegethon)Observer
riaanvanderwaltDescription
Dwarskloof
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Genus LumbricusObserver
justinhawthorneDescription
Jonkershoek NR (Boland) Post-Fire 2021
Scale: middle and ring finger nail width = 13mm
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
justinhawthorneDescription
De Hoop Nature Reserve
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
justinhawthorneDescription
Table Mountain
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Restio communisObserver
botaneekDescription
Silvermine endemic; this is one of 4 known localities; very locally common in peaty, wet soils, to 60cm
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Southern Slugeater (Duberria lutrix ssp. lutrix)Observer
alexanderrDescription
Slug-eater
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Rhinaulax analisObserver
philippa5000Description
Very small couple of Cape spittlebugs on a stalk of vetch.
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don_kDescription
Hard to spot, only a couple of individuals seen, haven't relocated since 2017, but cutting taken then is growing well and available for ID confirmation and material for restoration of degraded areas at that site.
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Macdonald Heath (Erica turgida)Observer
alexlansdowneDescription
Of 50-100 planted, 1 survived. Wrong niche selected. This species seems to prefer slightly drier areas underneath or to the south of other larger bushes. A bit difficult to tell exactly what community it cooccoured in as it is Extinct in the wild; but some useful data for modeling this found at Tokai.
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Mud Heath (Erica limosa)Observer
cmerryDescription
A bit past it's prime - flowers are now brown and dry and difficult to spot. Sprawling plants in a watercourse.
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Scaly Fountainbush (Psoralea congesta)Observer
tonyrebeloPlace
Silvermine Noordhoek Peak Road: Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park (Google, OSM)Description
Fountainbush
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Paper Daisies (Tribe Gnaphalieae)Observer
tonyrebeloPlace
s rd to Olifantsbos near main junction, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park (Google, OSM)
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Pendant Firmoss (Phlegmariurus gnidioides)Observer
margaretaceaDescription
Lycopodium gnidioides
A clubmoss - one of the 'fern allies' - an intriguing early vascular plant. I have taken a close-up of a branch showing the much more open lance shaped leaves and the tightly tiled triangular sporophylls protecting the sporangia sacs on their inner surfaces.
Did you know that Lycopodium powder (spores) can be ignited into spectacular fireballs - much loved by magicians?
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Leafy Rush (Juncus lomatophyllus)Observer
cpvogetDescription
Flowering sedge?
Lots of them at the edge of streams and in damp spots.
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Poepgrasses (Genus Carpacoce)Observer
sarobinsonDescription
A small low growing plant sprawled over rocks. Pale yellow flower with petals strongly curved back. Long style branched into three. Narrow pointed round leaves.
