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/
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Mimetes cucullatus
Leucadendron xanthoconus
Serruria elongata
Serruria fasciflora
Leucospermum truncatulum
Aulax umbellata
Protea longifolia
Leucospermum
Spatalla curvifolia
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Taxonomy term
Erica cerinthoides
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From the Greek ‘cerinth’ / ‘kerinthe’ meaning ‘honeywort’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Erica coccinea
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From the Latin coccineus = ‘scarlet’
Erica corifolia
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From the Latin ‘cori’ / ‘coris’ meaning ‘thick and leathery’; and the Latin ‘folia’ / ‘folium’ meaning ‘leaf’.
Erica curvifolia
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From the Latin curvi / curvus meaning ‘curved’; and the Latin folia / folium meaning ‘leaf’.
Erica discolor
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From the Latin discolor meaning ‘variegated’ or two-toned. This typically refers to either the flower or leaf
Erica elimensis
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From the Elim area in the south coast of South Africa
Erica fascicularis
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From the Latin fascicularis meaning 'clustered' or ‘bundled’
Erica globiceps
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Erica holosericea var. parviflora
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From the Latin parvus = ‘small’ and flora = ‘flower’.
Erica lineata
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From the Latin lineatus = 'lined'
Erica longifolia
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From the Latin longus = ‘long’ and the Latin folius = ‘leaf’
Erica onosmiflora
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onosmiflora = with flowers like Onosma, a genus of southern Europe
Erica plukenetii
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From the English ‘plunkenetii’ / ‘Plunkenet’ ‘commemorating the English botanist Leonard Plukenet (1641-1706).
Erica pulchella
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From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
Erica regia
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From Latin regius = 'royal'; typically referring to the rich, royal colouring of the flower