A total of 13 species of Australian acacias (Mimosaceae) have become naturalized in South Africa and are now declared invasive weeds. Two of the most successful invasive plant species in the fynbos are Acacia cyclops (rooikrans) and Acacia saligna (Port … Continue reading
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Two splashes of red in close proximity to each other on a recent coastal walk turned out to be two magnificent parasitic plant species, both with red flowers. Cytinus sanguineus is known as the aardroos (earth or ground rose), a very apt … Continue reading
CASINO GOES FYNBOS! Kirstenbosch Gardens gives a green thumbs up to GrandWest In a first for any casino in South Africa, Sun International’s GrandWest property in Cape Town became an indigenous fynbos exhibitor at the 39th annual Plant Fair … Continue reading
This years Fynbos Forum will be held from the 3rd to 6th August 2015 at the NG Church Hall in Montagu. The theme of this years forum is Biome Boundaries. This is a fantastic opportunity for all researchers working in fynbos, scientists, … Continue reading
Catch this overview on fynbos as an audio interview with Michael Turtle. http://www.timetravelturtle.com/2015/05/sean-privett-grootbos-south-africa/
During the first week of March 2015 a massive fire burnt across the southern Cape Peninsula. An area of about 5,000 hectares was burnt stretching from the slopes of Muizenberg on the Indian Ocean side of the Peninsula across and … Continue reading
We have been identifying the plant species on Grootbos Nature Reserve since the beginning of 1997. Initially I thought the plant survey would take a year or two to complete. How wrong I was! Original estimates from diversity models (based … Continue reading
Wendy Hitchcock’s popular Fynbos Identification courses are back – book now to secure your place and get to know how to identify our wonderful fynbos plants. For more information see Fynbos Plant Identification Courses
EB_Advert_for_Student_15_January 2015 Find attached a part time opportunity for a student to provide routine technical website assistance. Duties will include inter alia: i) uploading articles every two weeks; ii) sourcing appropriate scientific literature and photographs for articles; iii) proofreading; and … Continue reading
