Category: Flora
Accounts of the plants found at Phillipskop Mountain Reserve. For a full list of plants see the Checklist of the Flora.
Plant Spotter Guides
Like Sunshine on our Hillsides
From a distance, the fynbos in springtime lights up with golden splashes as though the sun is shining through gaps in the cloud. These bright yellow patches are created by conebush proteas, Leucadendron. In the Klein River Mountains, the most common species is Leucadendron xanthoconus. “Xanthoconus” means yellow cone and…
A Heath Like No Other
Mosquito Lily
Forever Autumn
Despite their name the majority of everlasting flowers are finished by mid-summer. They remain on the bush but their glory has faded. The autumn-flowering Syncarpha canescens, Pienksewejaartjie, however starts flowering in April and continues on into July. It is not as bold and noticeable in the fynbos as its cousins,…