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Alpine Truesage (Euthystachys abbreviata)Observer
botaneekDescription
never seen anything like this and not sure of id, but it seems likely; lvs appear whorled and grooved below
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Syncarpha marlothiiObserver
botaneekDescription
Syncarpha marlothii
locally fairly common on fire protected south facing cliffs above 1200m; fls very sweetly scented; plants to 1m tall, hanging off cliffs, rooted in crevices; a rare high altitude specialist
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Vernal Pool Viooltjie (Lachenalia bachmannii)Observer
botaneekDescription
Lachenalia bachmannii
in Cape Vernal Pools; restricted to seasonally wet areas in Swartland Shale Renosterveld; may be locally abundant, but now rare and very patchy
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Winter Capegorse (Aspalathus eustonbrownii)Observer
charles_stirtonPlace
Ma se Kop, along Buffeljags - Suurbrak Road off Swellendam - Heidelberg Road, South Africa (Google, OSM)Description
Spreading lax shrub to 1m. Flowers yellow. Standard yellow, turns reddish with age, reflexed vertically; hairy and flushed pink on reverse; hairy on upper front. Wings yellow, tips recurved, whole erect and flush with standard blade. Calyx hairy, silvery, tube pale green but upper parts pinkish; teeth dark green to olive green, Bracts as long as calyx . Voucher specimen: Stirton & Curtis 13792 (BOL).
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Flat-leaf Oxtongue (Gasteria nitida ssp. armstrongii)Observer
elliegoossensDescription
Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii
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Common Lionface (Nemesia affinis)Observer
koosretiefDescription
Very interesting colour pattern.
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alexsoethoudtDescription
Suggestions welcome please? Wildflower book of Northern SA nor Waterberg bushveld book seem to help.
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Mace Pagoda (Mimetes stokoei)Observer
nigelforshawDescription
Mimetes stokoei just over 9 years after the 2000 fire
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Kapokbushes (Genus Eriocephalus)Observer
nickyDescription
Eriocephalus microphyllus var. microphyllus
Shrub about 80cm tall.
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Insipid Winecup (Geissorhiza mathewsii)Observer
jacquesmerwe923Description
Seasonally waterlogged soils on granite.
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Euryops brevilobusObserver
botaneekDescription
Euryops brevilobus
perennial to 1.5m, multiple stems; leaf lobes very variable, often almost absent; uncommon and rather local amongst quartzite rocks, usually in full sun; no threats here
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botaneekDescription
now an Agulhas Plain endemic as all Cape Flats pops extinct; creeping; edges of saltmarsh and seasonal, saline pans, on sands; patchy
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Doublecream Felicia (Felicia josephinae)Observer
botaneekDescription
Felicia josephinae
Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos endemic
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Ixia rouxiiObserver
botaneekDescription
Ixia rouxii
CR; possibly the only known locality; part of which will be developed and part conserved; seasonally wet granitic loams
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Needleleaf Bobbejaantjie (Babiana brachystachys)Observer
chris_wahlbergDescription
Moraea ?
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Gansbaai Caperose (Cliffortia anthospermoides)Observer
botaneekDescription
Cliffortia anthospermoides
Overberg Dune Strandveld; 50cm tall; locally fairly common but very local; endemic to Stanford - Franskraal area on alkaline sands
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Stream Muggiegrass (Adenogramma natans)Observer
botaneekDescription
recently described local endemic only known from Elandsberg streams; the only fully aquatic Adenogramma - very odd
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richardadcockDescription
Dassiepoep Vygie
Small 5-6cm cm but sprawling to 50cm. Plant is totally unanchored, i.e. has no roots into ground and rests in rock hollows, usually on large slabs of flat rock in a drainage channel where some soil does collect under the plant.
For nutrients I guess it relies on the rain to wash guano and animal droppings in its direction.
Very flimsey - a strong wind could blow it away!
At the end of the long dry season the totally desiccated papery plant somehow managed to flower like this!
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Koring Sorrel (Oxalis fragilis)Observer
rkctDescription
Plants growing in damp clay on the edge of an ephemeral stream that drains from the Koringberg foothills into the Berg River.
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Purple Snakebush (Stoebe rugulosa)Observer
botaneekDescription
locally common in remnant loamy alluvium; severely threatened by expanding cultivation
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Steytler Spoonfig (Erepsia steytlerae)Observer
ish_crewDescription
In amongst rocks after fire
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Ironstone Caperose (Cliffortia ferricola)Observer
botaneekDescription
Cliffortia ferricola
Named after its fondness for ferricrete in the soils; endemic to Botriver area, where CR; to 2m tall, may be locally fairly common
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Dainty Spiderhead (Serruria meisneriana)Observer
botaneekPlace
Paardekloof: threatened by aliens in most of its small range, and also by cultivation (Google, OSM)Description
Serruria meisneriana
Overberg Sandstone Fynbos
Update Oct 2015 : This entire patch of habitat and all the many rares has recently been ploughed up (by Leeurivier farm owner) to plant gums and lavender for essential oils!
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Botriver Tiptoothfig (Acrodon parvifolius)Observer
botaneekDescription
Acrodon parvifolius
on exposed clays, often with quartz
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Lost Softbell (Wimmerella hedyotidea)Observer
botaneekDescription
rare, local, shaded ledges; local endemic
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Artichoke Capegorse (Aspalathus fasciculata)Observer
mr_fabDescription
DDD - not been seen since 1956
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Cockscomb Coulterbush (Hymenolepis speciosa)Observer
botaneekDescription
locally quite common on shallow, rocky soils, to 1m
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Cape Quillwort (Isoetes capensis)Observer
venturefothDescription
Little plant growing in water
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Small-leaf Currentrhus (Searsia stenophylla)Observer
venturefothDescription
Shrub, c 1 m high
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Athanasia adenanthaObserver
botaneekDescription
Athanasia adenantha
Breede Alluvium Fynbos; reseeder to 1m; eastern edges of Swartland and upper Breede R valley; threatened
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Witteberg Sunbush (Leucadendron cadens)Observer
botaneekDescription
Leucadendron cadens
endemic to the Witteberg and surrounds, on quartzites, sprawling over rocks
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botaneekPlace
N2, Caledon: north side of road reserve, and a few plants south of road on Tsogo Sun land (Google, OSM)Description
Agathosma orbicularis
The only known population is now restricted to a 40m stretch of N2 road reserve and a tiny adjacent area on Caledon Casino land; severely threatened by manganese mining, roadworks and brushcutting; lvs cordate to round
