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Robertson Karoo
Robertson Karoo is a semi-arid vegetation type, restricted to sections of the Breede River Valley, Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is a subtype of Succulent Karoo (geographically an extension of the "Little Karoo") and is characterised by the dominance of succulent plant species, and by several endemic plants and animals. Location and extent This vegetation type occurs in several large patches within the Breede River Valley, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It occurs in the area between Worcester in the north-west, Ashton in the east, and the Riviersonderend mountains in the south. Landscape and climate Robertson Karoo typically consists of low hills and flats covered in small succulent vegetation, usually growing on rocky shale-based soils. The climate is semi-arid due to the region lying in the rainshadow of the large mountain ranges to the south-west, but the rainfall does tend to occur mainly in winter. This vegetation type has a large number of ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Typical Robertson Karoo Vegetation - KDNBG
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Euphorbia Mauritanica
''Euphorbia mauritanica'', commonly known as yellow milk bush or golden spurge, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to Africa. Distribution ''Euphorbia mauritanica'' is found in most of Southern Africa. It occurs extensively throughout the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in Namibia. It is dominant in the Succulent Karoo The Succulent Karoo is a ecoregion defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature to include regions of desert in South Africa and Namibia, and a biodiversity hotspot. The geographic area chosen by the WWF for what they call 'Succulent Karoo' does no ..., in valleys and on hillsides. It has been introduced to India. References External links * * mauritanica mauritanica Flora of Southern Africa {{Euphorbia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloeides Lutescens
''Aloeides lutescens'', the Worcester copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from sandy flats along the Breede River in the Worcester area and the Robertson Karoo in the West Cape. The wingspan is 25–28 mm for males and 27–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December and again from January to March in two generations per year. The larvae probably feed on ''Aspalathus ''Aspalathus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The yellow flowers and spiny habit of some species have suggested a resemblance to ''Ulex europaeus'', the thorny " English gorse" Accordingly, "Cape Gorse" has been proposed ...'' species. References Aloeides Butterflies described in 1968 Endemic butterflies of South Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Aphnaeini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelargonium
''Pelargonium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. '' Geranium'' is also the botanical name and common name of a separate genus of related plants, also known as cranesbills. Both genera belong to the family Geraniaceae. Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, ''Geranium'', and they were later separated into two genera by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789. While ''Geranium'' species are mostly temperate herbaceous plants, dying down in winter, ''Pelargonium'' species are evergreen perennials indigenous to warm temperate and tropical regions of the world, with many species in southern Africa. They are drought and heat tolerant, but can tolerate only minor frosts. Some species are extremely popular garden plants, grown as houseplants and bedding plants in temperate regions. They have a long flowering period, with flowers m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosanthemum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers. The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and refers to the characteristic shiny translucent papillae, which cover the succulent leaves and flower buds. Species Species include: *'' Drosanthemum acutifolium'' (L.Bolus) L.Bolus *'' Drosanthemum bicolor'' L.Bolus *'' Drosanthemum eburneum'' L.Bolus *'' Drosanthemum flammeum'' L.Bolus *''Drosanthemum floribundum'' (Haw.) Schwantes, syn. ''D. candens'' (Haw.) Schwantes *''Drosanthemum hispidum'' (L.) Schwantes *'' Drosanthemum lavisii'' L.Bolus *'' Drosanthemum lique'' (N.E.Br.) Schwantes *'' Drosanthemum micans'' (L.) Schwantes *'' Drosanthemum paxianum'' (Schltr. & Diels) Schwantes *'' Drosanthemum praecultum'' (N.E.Br.) Schwantes *''Drosanthemum quadratum ''Drosanthemum quadratum'' is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianhuntleya
''Brianhuntleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is d .... Its native range is South African Republic. Species: *'' Brianhuntleya intrusa'' *'' Brianhuntleya purpureostyla'' *'' Brianhuntleya quarcicola'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5733812 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stayneria
''Stayneria'' (or 'white-flowered mesemb') is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It contains a single species, ''Stayneria neilii''. It is in the subfamily Ruschioideae and the tribe Ruschieae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic. It grows on acid, quartzitic sandstone soil among rocks with taller shrubby vegetation. Conservation status It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List due to habitat loss caused by the expansion of nearby vineyards. Description ''Stayneria neilii'' is a stout woody shrub of up to 1.5 m in height, bearing reddish brown stems with persistent hardened remains of old leaves. The stem-clasping leaves are dark green, three-sided with a sharp bottom edge and smell like berries. Fragrant leaves in the Aizoaceae family are uncommon and therefore this is an almost unique characteristic rarely found in other genera. Small daisy-like white to pink flowers are arranged in terminal groups of three t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriospermum Bowieanum
''Eriospermum bowieanum'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', endemic to the Robertson Karoo region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Habitat This species is endemic to the Robertson Karoo region. Its habitat is rocky, clay-rich, shale derived soils in the Shale Renosterveld and Alluvium Fynbos vegetation types, in arid areas between the towns of Worcester and Ashton. It also extends as far as Montagu in the east, and Riviersonderend in the south. This species co-occurs with several close relatives such as ''Eriospermum bayeri'', '' Eriospermum pubescens'', ''Eriospermum proliferum'', ''Eriospermum capense ''Eriospermum capense'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Description The leaf is heart-shaped (7,5 cm long, 6 cm wide), suberect-to-spreading, and appe ...'' and '' Eriospermum paradoxum'', among others. References Renosterveld bowiean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriospermum Bayeri
''Eriospermum bayeri'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Description This species has a single, erect, slender, lanceolate-attenuate, petiolate leaf (100mm x 25mm), which has slightly wavy margins. The leaf appears from April to October (southern hemisphere). The tuber is irregular or slightly pear-shaped. The flowers appear after the leaf is already dry, from March until May, on a thin, slender raceme. Related species This is one of several species that have slender, erect, lanceolate or linear leaves, including '' Eriospermum exile'', ''Eriospermum graminifolium'' and ''Eriospermum lanceifolium''. ''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' also has an erect, lanceolate leaf, but its leaf is larger (160mm long; 48mm wide) than that of ''E.bayeri'' (100mm long; 25mm wide), and its leaf has a margin that is more strongly undulate, and often hairy. The leaf of ''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' is also a blue-green co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriocephalus Africanus
''Eriocephalus africanus'' is a bushy shrublet indigenous to South Africa. It has a wide distribution in the Western and Eastern Cape, and in Namaqualand. The plant has several common names in various languages. It is known as the Kapokbossie or Wild Rosemary (Afrikaans "wilde roosmaryn") referring to its fancied resemblance to rosemary. The superficial resemblance is in the foliage, which, though softer and not glossy, grows in a habit similar to that of the common Mediterranean rosemary, although the two species are not related. ''Eriocephalus africanus'' is fragrant, with lightly felted foliage that gives the plant a matt silvery appearance. The inflorescences are small brown and pale yellow heads borne in corymbs; each head bears a few bisexual ray florets with abortive ovaries and snowy white petals that practically cover a bush in flower. The ray florets surround usually some four to eight female florets in the centre.Dyer, R. Allen, The Genera of Southern African Flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapelia Paniculata
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transferred to other genera. The flowers of certain species, most notably ''Stapelia gigantea'', can reach 41 cm (16 inches) in diameter when fully open. Most ''Stapelia'' flowers are visibly hairy and generate the odor of rotten flesh when they bloom. Description The hairy, oddly textured and coloured appearance of many ''Stapelia'' flowers has been claimed to resemble that of rotting meat, and this, coupled with their odour, has earned the most commonly grown members of the genus ''Stapelia'' the common name of carrion flowers. A notable exception is the sweetly scented ''Stapelia flavopurpurea''. Such odours serve to attract various specialist pollinators including, in the case of carrion-scented blooms, blow flies of the dipteran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helichrysum Hamulosum
The genus ''Helichrysum'' consists of an estimated 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is ''Helichrysum orientale''. They often go by the names everlasting, immortelle, and strawflower. The name is derived from the Anicent Greek words (helios, sun) and (, gold). It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. The plants may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, growing to a height of . The genus was a wastebasket taxon, and many of its members have been reclassified in smaller genera, most notably the Everlastings, now in the genus ''Xerochrysum''. Their leaves are oblong to lanceolate. They are flat and pubescent on both sides. The bristles of the pappus are scabrous, barbellate, or plumose. The receptacle (''base of the flower head'') is often smooth, with a fringed margin, or honey-combed, and resemble daisies. They may be in almost all colors, except blue. There are man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
