Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Grootbos is "A luxury eco-reserve close to the Southern tip of Africa tucked between mountains, forest and the sea." In the 2500 ha of fynbos, Grootbos boasts 800 plant species, 100 endangered species and 6 species discovered within the reserve.
It is a five star lodge and the only private reserve in South Africa to have produced its own comprehensive photographic field guide of plant species. It is at the cutting edge of research and is to be commended on its conservation and scientific initiatives.
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Drimia media
Athanasia quinquedentata
Holothrix schlechteriana
Colpoon speciosum
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Taxonomy term
Roepera sessilifolia
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From the Latin sessilis = 'sitting' and folius = 'leaf'; meaning the leaf sits directly on the stem without a stalk
Romulea flava
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From the Latin flavus = 'yellow' or 'golden'
Romulea obscura
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From the Latin obscurus = ‘obscure’
Romulea rosea
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From the Latin roseus = ‘rose-coloured’ or 'red'
Searsia laevigata
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From the Latin laevigatus = ‘smooth’
Sebaea micrantha
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From the Greek mikros = ‘small' and anthos = 'flower'
Senecio erubescens
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From the Latin erubescens = 'redden' or 'blush'
Senecio lanifer
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From the Latin ‘lani’ / ‘lana’ meaning ‘wool’; and the Latin ‘fer’ / ‘ferus’ meaning ‘bearing’.
Senecio littoreus
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From the Latin ‘littoreus’ / ‘littoreus’ meaning ‘ relating to a bank or shore’
Sideroxylon inerme
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From the Latin ‘inerme’ / ‘inermis’ meaning ‘unarmed’
Solanum nigrum
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From the Latin nigra = 'black'
Sparaxis grandiflora
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From Latin grandis = 'large' and flora = 'flower', referring to having large flowers.
Stoebe incana
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From the Latin incanus = 'grey'
Stoebe plumosa
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From the Latin ‘plumosa’ / ‘plumosus’ meaning ‘feathered’
Syncarpha canescens
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From the Latin canescens = ‘becoming white’