Protea magnifica
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 4:25pm
Collection:
Groot Winterhoek
At 1897m, the highest mountain in the area to the north of Tulbagh. It is adjacent to the Klein Winterhoek peak.
Is private:
Public
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Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 1:35pm
Collection:
Erica
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 2:40pm
Collection:
Cyperaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
09/12/2007 - 12:21pm
Collection:
Tritoniopsis nervosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
09/12/2007 - 12:13pm
Collection:
Thereianthus juncifolius
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
09/12/2007 - 12:12pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 3:08pm
Collection:
Erepsia aperta
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 2:40pm
Collection:
Esterhuysenia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 2:32pm
Collection:
Polyarrhena imbricata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 2:29pm
Collection:
Taxonomy term
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Bryomorphe
NE
1
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Short etymology:
Gk. bryon = moss; morphe = form. An ‘alpine’ daisy with moss-like characteristics and preferring a moss-like habitat.
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Crassula pellucida
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Short etymology:
From the Latin pellucidus = 'translucent'
Description:
Sept.--Feb. Sprawling perennial, occ. annual. Leaves opposite, mostly sessile, elliptic to oblanceolate, margin colourless or red. Flowers in terminal clusters, occ. solitary, stellate, white, often tinged pink, petals 3--5 mm long. Sept.--Feb. Sheltered rocky slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Bokkeveld Mts to Ethiopia).
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Erica
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
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Erica tumida
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Short etymology:
From the Latin tumidus = swollen'
Description:
Erect or semi-sprawling shrub to 2 m. Flowers large or medium, tubular-inflated, scarlet, hairy. Oct.--Mar. Rocky upper slopes, NW (Cedarberg Mts to Matroosberg).G
Esterhuysenia
NE
6
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Short etymology:
For Elizabeth ‘Elsie’ Esterhuysen, (1912–2006), South African botanist and plant collector (q.v. Elsiea).
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Ursinia
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Named in honour of Johann Ursinus of Regensburg, the author of Arboretum Biblicum. Sphenogyne R.Br. is not considered separable.
