Groot Winterberg
Highest point: 2369m (Groot Winterberg Peak)
Vegetation types: Amatole Mistbelt Grassland, Amatole Montane Grassland, Southern Mistbelt Forest
Geology: Sandstone, Granite, Dolerite
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Pelargonium capitatum
Ruschia truteri
Ruschia truteri
Agapanthus
Pelargonium zonale
Crassula lanceolata
Streptocarpus
Cotyledon campanulata
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Taxonomy term
Delosperma
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Gk. delos = visible, open, transparent; sperma = seed; referring to seeds that are easily visible as they are in an unenclosed chamber of the capsule which has no covering membrane.
Dietes
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Gk. dis- = twice; etes = an associate. Twice – the flowering stalks last two years or more; an associate – the genus closely resembles both Iris and Moraea.
Euphorbia pulvinata
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From the Latin pulvinata meaning 'cushion-shaped'
Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana
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Presumably named after a Mr Blackbeard
Hyobanche
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Gk. hys = swine; anchein = strangle. This parasitic plant eventually ‘strangles’ its prey.
Pelargonium capitatum
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From the Latin capitatus meaning ‘equipped with a head’, tyically referring to the arrangement of the flowers in a head-like inflorescence.
Senecio
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La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.
Streptocarpus
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Gk. streptos = twisted; karpos = fruit. A characteristic of this genus is its spirally twisted fruit.