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Home Archive by category "Flora" (Page 8)

Category: Flora


Accounts of the plants found at Phillipskop Mountain Reserve. For a full list of plants see the Checklist of the Flora.

Endangered Fire Lily

Cyrtanthus leucanthus (Amaryllidaceae) flower

The fynbos is remarkable not just for its diversity but for the number of rare plants. Many plants in fynbos are restricted to small areas. One of these is Cyrtanthus leucanthus, a member of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is only found in fynbos near the coast between Betty’s Bay…

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Flora Amaryllidaceae, bulb, Cyrtanthus, Cyrtanthus leucanthus, Endangered, February, fire lily, geophyte, January, redlist, summer

Enchanting Candlewoods

Picnic tree - Maytenus oleoides (Celastraceae)

There are few true trees at Phillipskop but in the valley on our eastern boundary, one tree is common, the Rock Candlewood, Maytenus oleoides. Most trees are unable to survive the regular fires that sweep through fynbos every 10 to 20 years. Forest patches in the Cape are confined to…

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Flora December, February, January, kershout, klipkershout, May, Maytenus, Maytenus oleoides, rock candlewood, summer

Everlasting Snow

Syncarpha vestita (Asteraceae) flowers

Snow is practically unheard of in the Klein River Mountains but in spring time, patches of the hillside are turned snow white. The plant is a member of the daisy family called Syncarpha vestita. It is one of the Everlasting Flowers or Sewejaartjies, and this species is also commonly known…

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Flora Asteraceae, Cape Snow, Compositae, December, everlasting, January, November, October, sewejaartjie, Spring, summer, Syncarpha, Syncarpha vestita

Doubtfully Fragrant Cats’ Tails

Microdon dubius (Scrophulariaceae) dark purple form

On a still night at Phillipskop during spring, the air is filled with a beautiful but elusive scent. A cat’s tail would not be the first place one would go when hunting down such a scent, but in the fynbos that is one of the primary sources of night-time fragrance.…

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Flora Cats Tail, December, July, June, Katstert, Microdon, moth-pollinated, night-scented, November, October, scientific name, Scrophulariaceae, September, Spring

Climbers in the Fynbos

Flowers of Cyphia volubilis (Lobeliaceae)

Climbing plants are uncommon in fynbos. The principle behind a climbing plant in forest or bushveld is to reach the light above when other plants have a head start. So in fynbos, when every 20 years or so the canopy is burnt to the ground and all plants are back…

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Flora Campanulaceae, climber, Cyphia, Cyphia volubilis, geophyte, Lobelia, Lobeliaceae, September, Spring, tuber

Deceptive Grannies

Disperis capensis flower (Orchidaceae)

Grandmothers these days rarely wear bonnets but the idea of a granny’s bonnet is familiar to most people. A piece of lacy cloth wrapped around the head, with a broad rim at the front. The name is used as a common name for a number of plants with hooded flowers.…

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Flora August, bee-pollinated, carpenter bee, Disperis, Disperis capensis, July, moederkappie, orchid, Orchidaceae, Polygala, winter, Xylocopa
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