Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Grootbos is "A luxury eco-reserve close to the Southern tip of Africa tucked between mountains, forest and the sea." In the 2500 ha of fynbos, Grootbos boasts 800 plant species, 100 endangered species and 6 species discovered within the reserve.
It is a five star lodge and the only private reserve in South Africa to have produced its own comprehensive photographic field guide of plant species. It is at the cutting edge of research and is to be commended on its conservation and scientific initiatives.
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Drimia media
Athanasia quinquedentata
Holothrix schlechteriana
Colpoon speciosum
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Taxonomy term
Heliophila pusilla
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From the Latin pusillus = 'very small' or 'tiny'
Holothrix villosa
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Ilex mitis
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From the Latin mitis = 'mild'; generally referring to an unarmed plant
Indigofera angustifolia
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From the Latin angustus = ‘narrow’; and folius = ‘leaf’.
Indigofera porrecta
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From the Latin porrectus = 'offer as a sacrifice' or 'stretch-out'
Ixia odorata
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From the Latin odoratus = ‘sweet-smelling / fragrant’
Ixia polystachya
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From the Greek ‘poly’ / ‘poly’ meaning ‘many’; and the Greek ‘stachya’ / ‘stachys’ meaning ‘spike’.
Kedrostis nana
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From the Latin nana / nanus meaning ‘dwarf’; typically referring to the plants small stature
Lachenalia rubida
(Sandviooltjie){"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
From the Latin ‘rubida’ / ‘rubidus’ meaning ‘red’
Lessertia frutescens
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'shrub-like' from the Latin frutescens meaning ‘producing shoots’
Leucadendron spissifolium
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From the Latin ‘spissi’ / ‘spissus’ meaning ‘thick or dense’; and the Latin ‘folium’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Limonium scabrum
(Sea Lavender){"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
From the Latin scabo meaning 'to scratch' meaning 'rough'
Lobelia comosa
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From the Latin comosus = 'having long or abundant hairs' or 'with a tuft', 'having many leaves' or 'being leafy'
Lobelia cuneifolia
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From the Latin cuneus = 'wedge' and folius = 'leaf'; referring to the shape of the leaf with a narrow base and wide apex
Lobelia setacea
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From the Latin setaceus meaning ‘bearing bristles’