Banksia ericifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 6:05pm
Collection:
Farm 215
Farm 215 is a private nature reserve run by Maarten Groos. It has over 800 plant species including over 50 rare and threatened plant species. Besides leopards that are recorded by their multiple camera traps, many animals including over 300 bird species have been documented.
A number of programmes in aid of conservation are testament to their ethos, including alien eradication and tree planting programmes. Farm 215 is the first reforestation site of the Trees For Tourism Programme of the South African Reforestation Trust with over 15 000 trees planted as of 2018. Farm 215 is also a conservation servitude by Fauna and Flora Internatiional. Their first step was to rehabilitate Elim Ferricrete Fynbos which is a critically endangered habitat.
Their accommodation facilities includes beautiful accommodation surrounded by fynbos for up to 14 people with a restaurant open between August and May. Find out more at https://farm215.co.za/
Is private:
Public
Nodes
Banksia ericifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 5:50pm
Collection:
Leucadendron gandogeri
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 5:28pm
Collection:
Aulax umbellata
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 5:27pm
Collection:
Leucadendron xanthoconus
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:47pm
Collection:
Leucadendron gandogeri
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:46pm
Collection:
Mimetes cucullatus
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:29pm
Collection:
Leucadendron xanthoconus
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:29pm
Collection:
Protea compacta
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:14pm
Collection:
Mimetes cucullatus
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:14pm
Collection:
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Taxonomy term
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Acacia cyclops
(Redeye)
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Short etymology:
From the Greek ‘cyc’ / ‘kuklos’ meaning ‘circle’; and the Greek ‘ops’ / ‘ops’ meaning ‘eye’.
Description:
Shrub or tree to 4 m. Phyllodes oblong, with 3--7 longitudinal veins. Flowers in globose heads, yellow. Pods flat, undulate or twisted, not constricted between the seeds. Seeds black, with prominent fleshy red aril. Oct.--May. Mountain and lowland fynbos, coastal dunes, SW, AP, LB, SE (Australian weed).S
Agapanthus africanus
20
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Short etymology:
From the Latin africanus = ‘relating to Africa’
Description:
Rhizomatous evergreen geophyte, 25--70 cm. Leaves suberect, strap-shaped. Flowers broadly funnel-shaped, deep blue, thick in texture. Dec.--Apr., mainly after fire. Rocky sandstone slopes, SW, LB, AP (Cape Peninsula to Swellendam).G
Agathosma
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. agathos = good; osmē = smell, odour; referring to fragrant oils in the glands of the leaves.
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AIZOACEAE
NE
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Aizoon. Gk. Aei = Always/ever, and zoos/zoon = life, referring to the plants ability to survive on minimal water in deserts due to its succulent leaves.
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Albuca
NE
20
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Short etymology:
La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
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Alectra sessiliflora
3
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Short etymology:
From the Latin ‘sessili’ / ‘sessilis’ meaning ‘spreading’; and the Latin ‘flora’ / ‘flos’ meaning ‘flower’.
Description:
Hemi-parasitic perennial to 25 cm. Leaves coarsely toothed below, spreading, longer than the flower buds. Flowers in spikes or racemes, yellow to orange, stamens unequal, filaments glabrous. Mainly Nov.--Apr. Damp flats and lower slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Gifberg to tropical Africa and Madagascar).S
Aloe brevifolia
(Kleinduine-Aalwyn)2
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Short etymology:
From the Latin brevis = "short" and folius = 'leaf'
Description:
Dwarf, acaulescent succulent. Leaves lanceolate, margins and sometimes underside with coarse white prickles. Flowers in conical racemes, nodding, red. Oct.--Nov. Coastal dunes, AP (Agulhas to Riversdale).
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AMARYLLIDACEAE
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Amaryllis. From Greek Amarullis, typical name of a country girl or shepherdess (in Theocritus, Virgil, Ovid, etc.), from amaryssein "to sparkle, twinkle, glance," as the eye.
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Amphithalea ericifolia
4
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Short etymology:
From the Latin ‘erici’ / ‘erica’ meaning ‘heath’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Description:
Erect, resprouting shrublet to 1 m. Leaves 1-foliolate, lanceolate, margins strongly recurved, silky. Flowers pink, rose and dark pink. Apr.--Jan. Mountain and lowland fynbos below 1500 m, SW, LB (Malmesbury to Albertinia).
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Anaxeton asperum
2
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Short etymology:
From the Latin asper = 'rough'
Description:
Grey-woolly, softly woody shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves linear, often recurved and green above, margins revolute. Flower heads discoid, small, many in dense rounded clusters on elongate peduncles, yellow, bracts white and brown. Mainly Aug.--Dec. Sandstone slopes, SW, AP (Bainskloof to Bredasdorp).
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APIACEAE
NE
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Apium including Apium graveolens - celery.
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Aristea
NE
1
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Short etymology:
From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
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