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Home Posts tagged "August" (Page 2)

Tag: August

Promiscuous Proteas

Protea longifolia (Proteaceae) flower

With its central pointed cone of dense black hair, Protea longifolia is one of the easier members of the genus Protea to recognise. The scientific name refers to the long narrow leaves, which are a better diagnostic character as there are other species with black hairy central cones. The leaves…

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Flora August, hybrid, July, June, protea, Protea neriifolia, Proteaceae, winter

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

Wandering in the Wind

Ixia micrandra (Iridaceae) flower spike

Many bulbous plants are stimulated to flower following a fire. However, for many of these plants, they do not require a fire as such but for the surrounding vegetation to be cleared. In which case, while the species may flower most profusely after a fire, individuals can often flower where…

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Flora August, bulb, corm, geophyte, Iridaceae, Ixia, Ixia confusa, Ixia micrandra, Ixia minor, July, winter

Low down on Proteas

Protea scabra (Proteaceae) flowering at ground level

We are all familiar with the large showy flowers of proteas; some like the King Proteas are as large as dinner plates. But there are a range of proteas that are more discrete in their flowering, keeping their flowers tucked away at the base of their stems. These are the…

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Flora August, ground protea, mouse, mouse pollinated, protea, Proteaceae, Rhabdomys pumilio, September, Spring

Glad to be Hairy

Flowering spike of Gladiolus hirsutus (Iridaceae)

Hair can be an excellent identifying feature in plants as well as humans (and fortunately, plants don’t go round changing their hair style). It might be the presence or absence of hairs, or even the type of hairs, whether they are long or short, simple or star-shaped, or even glandular…

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Flora August, Gladiolus, Gladiolus hirsutus, Iridaceae, scientific name, winter
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