I was recently asked the question: How many plants have gone extinct in the fynbos? As I did not have the answer, I had a look at SANBI’s threatened species program on their website . While there is no extinction data available … Continue reading
A special pink Erica found in one tiny area overlooking Walker bay shows its true colours in the winter of 2011……watch this video for more http://youtu.be/Q2YxepcoGt0
Restios, Cape reeds, biesies and dekriet are some of the common names that have been applied to members of the South African family of Restionaceae. There are some 480 species of Restionaceae globally, of which 330 are found in the … Continue reading
Renosterveld derives its name from the renosterbos, a member of the daisy family which is the most characteristic species found in this vegetation type. Renoster is afrikaans for rhinoceris and the name renosterbos was probably originally associated with the plant … Continue reading
Fynbos is the name given to the hard leaved (sclerophyllous) shrublands and heathlands found in the coastal plains and mountains of the south western and southern Cape of South Africa.The name is derived from the Dutch word fijnbosch meaning fine leafed … Continue reading
Driving along the tar road between the villages of Stanford and Gansbaai at this time of the year I am always astounded by the sudden appearance of large splashes of pink on the hill slopes. The source of this amazing floral display is … Continue reading
Here are two autumn flowering beauties I came across while hiking in Kogelberg last week. Amazingly both had survived many decades under pine plantations! Following a fire and removal of the pines last year they are in full bloom for … Continue reading
The Cape Floristic Region is home to one of the richest floras in the world. Within an area of just 90 000 km2 there are over 9250 species of flowering plants, some 70% of which are restricted to the region. … Continue reading
