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Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Fernkloof Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Kleinrivier Mountains above Hermanus, Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is in area and its altitude ranges from sea level to . The reserve harbours over 1300 species of plant. Here is complete list many with photos, of all plant species found in Fernkloof Nature Reserve. The Fernkloof Nature Reserve comprises 0.002% of the area of the Cape Floral Kingdom but contains 14% of its plant species in just 18 square kilometres. More infhere Flora Gallery Image:Berzelia_lanuginosa02.JPG, Berzelia lanuginosa Image:Brunia nodiflora02.JPG, Brunia nodiflora Image:Mimetes cucullatus (4).JPG, Mimetes cucullatus Image:Protea_compacta_89.jpg, Protea compacta Image:Erica_coccinea.JPG, Erica coccinea Image:Protea repens (3).JPG, Protea repens Image:Erica_viscaria.JPG, Erica viscaria Image:Phaenocoma_prolifera_02.JPG, Phaenocoma prolifera Image:Protea_longifolia_(4).JPG, Protea longifolia Image:Protea scolymocephala02 (3).JPG, Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital. The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province. The two largest cities are Cape Town and George. Geography The Western Cape Province is roughly L-shaped, extending north and east from the Cape of Good Hope, in the southwestern corner of South Africa. It stretches about northwards along the Atlantic coast and about eastwards along the South African south coast (Southern Indian Ocean). It is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape and on the east by the Eastern Cape. The total land area of the province is , about 10.6% of the country's total. It is roughly the size of England or the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protea Repens
''Protea repens'', known as the common sugarbush and in Afrikaans as the suikerbossie, is an erect shrub growing in the southern regions of South Africa. Related to other proteas, this plant is a relatively adaptable and variable species and can be found growing widely in various soils. Due to its showy flowers and adaptability, it is a popular garden subject for use in wildlife gardens in South Africa. Etymology The name of the plant family Proteaceae as well as the genus ''Protea'', both to which ''P. repens'' belongs to, derive from the name of the Greek god Proteus, a deity that was able to change between many forms. This is an appropriate image, seeing as both the family and the genus are known for their astonishing variety and diversity of flowers and leaves. The specific epithet ''repens'' means 'creeping', a case of mistaken identity, where Linnaeus used two different illustrated plates to describe the species: one was of ''P. repens'', and the other showed a dwarf creep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersina Angulata
The angulate tortoise (''Chersina angulata'') is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa. This tortoise is the only known member of the genus ''Chersina''. Name and taxonomy This species is highly distinctive and is now classified by itself, in the monotypic ''Chersina'' genus. While it differs considerably from all other tortoise species, its closest relatives, according to phylogenetic studies, are the tiny "padloper" (''Homopus'') tortoise species, with which it shares its southern African habitat. Internationally it is known by the two names of "angulate" and "bowsprit" tortoise. Locally in southern Africa however, it is uniformly known as the "angulate" tortoise in English, and as the ''rooipens skilpad'' ("red-belly tortoise") in Afrikaans. Description Identification A small, shy tortoise with a relatively variable shell, they can often be distinguished by their prominent " bowsprits", which are protrusions of the "gular" s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promerops Cafer
The Cape sugarbird (''Promerops cafer'') is one of the eight bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Description The Cape sugarbird is a grey-brown bird that is easily recognisable by a spot of yellow under its tail and the very long tail feathers present in males. The male is 34–44 cm long, and the shorter-tailed, shorter-billed, and paler breasted female 25–29 cm long. Another characteristic of the Cape sugarbird is the sound it makes when it flies. The main flight feathers are arranged in such a way that when the bird beats its wings, a ''frrt-frrt'' sound is made with the intention of attracting females. Distribution and status The Cape sugarbird is distributed throughout most of the fire driven ecosystem of the Fynbos in South Africa, the dominant vegetation type of the Cape Floral Region where there are flowering proteas and ericas. It is most common in areas that have not burnt recently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Cerinthoides
''Erica cerinthoides'' is a species of heath native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces), Lesotho and Eswatini. Common names include fire erica, fire heath, red hairy heath, rooihaartjie or klipheide. Throughout its range the species shows marked variation in habit, flower characteristics and hairiness. A form with white flowers is found in Eswatini and the South African province of Mpumalanga while the variety ''E. cerinthoides'' var. ''barbertona'' has shorter flowers. Description ''Erica cerinthoides'' is a variable plant over different parts of its range, varying in habit of growth, the hairiness of the leaves and the flowers, and the colour, size and shape of the flowers. Where it remains unburnt it can be a straggly bush over tall, bare of leaves apart from a few extremities, and producing few flowers. Elsewhere it can be a compact small plant covered in blooms. Etymology The Latin specific epithet ''cerintho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltera Sarcocolla
''Penaea sarcocolla'' is a species of shrub in the genus Penaea. It is endemic to the Western Cape, along the coast up to Cape Agulhas and extending inland to Franschhoek, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Villiersdorp and Genadendal Genadendal is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, built on the site of the oldest mission station in the country. It was originally known as Baviaanskloof, but was renamed Genadendal in 1806. Genadendal was the place of the fir .... It is also known as the Cape fellwort. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17602644 Penaeaceae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protea Scolymocephala
''Protea scolymocephala'', also known as the thistle protea or thistle sugarbush, is a flowering plant from the genus ''Protea'' native to South Africa. Other recorded vernacular names for the plant are small green protea or scoly. In the Afrikaans language it is known by the name of ''kleingroenroos'', or alternatively ''witskollie''. Taxonomy ''Protea scolymocephala'' was first described by Linnaeus as ''Leucadendron scolymocephalum'', but moved to the genus ''Protea'' by Johann Jacob Reichard in 1779 or 1780. Description It is a small, erect shrub between 0.5 and 1.5 metres in height. It has a single main stem, which branches into a large number of secondary stems. The leaves are linear-spatulate and curve upwards. The inflorescence is yellowish green and relatively small, some 3.5 - 4.5 cm in diameter. The species flowers in Spring, between June or July to November, with the peak in early Spring, between August to September. This species is monoecious with both sexes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protea Longifolia
''Protea longifolia'', commonly known as the long-leaf sugarbush, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae that is native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.''Protea longifolia'' Andrews '' Plants of the World Online
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Phaenocoma Prolifera
''Phaenocoma'' is a genus of South African plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from the Greek roots (to shine) and (hair), which refer to dry and shiny involucral bracts. Species There is only one known species, ''Phaenocoma prolifera'' (Cape strawflower). The Strawflower is native to cool, well-drained, sandy, mineral soils - often on slopes. It occurs in full sun, in mountain and valley Fynbos shrublands, throughout the southern parts of the Western Cape, South Africa. Description It grows to over a meter in height, and tapers at the top, often forming a Christmas-tree shape. The leaves are tiny, rounded, and densely cover the stems. The purple and pink flowers mostly appear in Spring, on the tips of the upper branches, though they remain for most of the year. What look like petals are actually the bracts. They are rigid, papery and dry and do not wilt. When cut as ornamentals, the flowers also last for years, provided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Viscaria
Erica or ERICA may refer to: * Erica (given name) * ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus * Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America * ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game * ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus * Erica, Emmen, a village in Drenthe, the Netherlands * Erica, Victoria, a town in Australia **Erica railway station * ERICA: ** Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic, a meteorological system ** Embryo Ranking Intelligent Classification Algorithm, an AI tool for embryologists * HMS ''Erica'' (K50) (1940–1943), a British Royal Navy corvette * SS ''Erica'', an Italian steamship in service 1935-40 * ''Erica'', a 1970s public television program starring Erica Wilson See also *Frederica (other) *Erika (other) Erika may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Hayasaka Erika (''Megatokyo)'' * Erika (''Friends'') * Erika (''Pokémon'') * Erika (''Underworld'') * Erika Itsumi ''(Girls und Panzer)'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Coccinea
Erica or ERICA may refer to: * Erica (given name) * ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus * Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America * ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game * ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus * Erica, Emmen, a village in Drenthe, the Netherlands * Erica, Victoria, a town in Australia **Erica railway station * ERICA: ** Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic, a meteorological system ** Embryo Ranking Intelligent Classification Algorithm, an AI tool for embryologists * HMS ''Erica'' (K50) (1940–1943), a British Royal Navy corvette * SS ''Erica'', an Italian steamship in service 1935-40 * ''Erica'', a 1970s public television program starring Erica Wilson See also *Frederica (other) *Erika (other) Erika may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Hayasaka Erika (''Megatokyo)'' * Erika (''Friends'') * Erika (''Pokémon'') * Erika (''Underworld'') * Erika Itsumi ''(Girls und Panzer)'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanus
Hermanus (originally called ''Hermanuspietersfontein'', but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal serviceHermanus Pieters: The Beginnings of Hermanus at the official), is a town on the southern coast of the province of . It is known for watching during the southern winter to spring seasons, and is a popular retirement location. History Herman ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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