Bushmans Valley Guest Farm
Nestled in a valley just to the north of the formidable Swartberg Pass and south of Prince Albert is a quiet guest farm. It has several lodges on stilts, an information centre and a few trails.
Nodes
Senecio
Crassula
Crassula biplanata
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Pteronia
Aptosimum indivisum
Cadaba aphylla
Helichrysum
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Taxonomy term
Cadaba aphylla
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From Greek a- = 'without' and phyllon = 'leaf'; referring to it's leafless habit
Chaenostoma
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Gk. khaino = gape, split, open; stoma = mouth; referring to the corolla tube, which opens widely.\
Crassula
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La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
Diascia
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Gk. di- = two; askion = wineskin, bladder, belly; referring to the two lateral corolla pouches.
Diospyros
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Gk. dios = divine; pyros = literally, a ‘grain of wheat’ but in this instance fruit. The fruits are ‘divine’ – edible and very tasty. This name was originally applied to the Caucasion persimmon, Diospyros lotus.
Euphorbia heptagona
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From the Latin hepta meaning 'seven' and gona meaning 'angled'
Helichrysum
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Gk. (h)elios = sun; chrysos = gold; referring to the bright yellow flowerheads of many of the flowers of species in this genus.
Hermannia pulchella
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From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
Oxalis
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From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Pelargonium
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Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
Pteronia
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Gk. pteron = a wing; probably referring to seeds which are wind-dispersed.
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