
Cape Floristic Region / Kingdom
The mainly winter-rainfall fynbos region of the Western Cape that is renowned for its exceptional diversity of plants. It comprises three main vegetation types: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Renosterveld. Most of the vegetation is fire adapted and naturally would have burnt occasionally.
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Ferraria ferrariola

Watsonia roseoalba

Babiana scabrifolia

Empodium namaquensis

Spiloxene aquatica

Moraea insolens

Wachendorfia brachyandra

Lachenalia zebrina

Lapeirousia oreogena
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Taxonomy term
Albuca aurea
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From the Latin aureus = 'golden', typically referring to the flower colour.
Albuca unifolia
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Means having a single leaf
Amphisiphon stylosa
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Latin meaning having long styles
Androcymbium ciliolatum
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Latin meaning with 'cilia' or 'eye-lash'-like hairs.
Anthochortus
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Gk. anthos = flower; khortos = pasturage, fodder, grass; possibly referring to its habitat or usage.
Antimima
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Gk. antimimos = imitating. The first species looked like Argyroderma.
Arctotis
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Gk. arkto- = brown bear; -otis = an ear. The bear-like ears have been linked, variously, to the earlike pappus scales, outer involucral bracts or the shaggy fruit.
Aspalathus pachyloba
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Babiana falcata
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From the Latin falcatus = 'sickle shape'
Babiana plicata
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From the Latin plicatus = 'folded'
Babiana secunda
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From the Latin secund = 'following or second'; perhaps referring to stacked; typically means arranged on one side only, unilateral.
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