
Kenilworth Racecourse
An actively managed private nature reserve owned by Kenilworth Racing with a management agreement between City of Cape Town Nature Conservation and CapeNature Conservation. It hosts over 300 plant species, 34 of which are threatened & one of which is only found within the reserve. The main threats to biodiversity are incidental mismanagement and aliens including kikuyu grass.
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Baeometra uniflora
Moraea lugubris
Spiloxene capensis
Pterygodium catholicum
Geissorhiza aspera
Baeometra uniflora
Heliophila africana
Watsonia meriana
Moraea tripetala
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Taxonomy term
Acacia saligna
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From the Latin ‘saligna’ / ‘salignus’ meaning ‘relating to willows’
Agapanthus
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Gk. agapē = love; anthos = flower. Derivation unknown. Agapeo means ‘to be contented with’. Perhaps the author, L’Héritier, was expressing his pleasure, i.e. ‘flower with which I am well pleased’.
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Albuca juncifolia
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From the Latin juncus = 'rush' and folius = 'lleaves'
Alnus
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Ancient Latin name for the alder tree. (Koos Roux places this under Casuarinaceae).
Arctopus
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Gk. arktos = a bear; pous = a foot. Linnaeus thought the leaf of this species resembled a bear’s paw.
Arctopus
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Gk. arktos = a bear; pous = a foot. Linnaeus thought the leaf of this species resembled a bear’s paw.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aristea
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From the Latin arista meaning "point, ear of grain." The leaf is invariably pointed.
Aspalathus
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From aspalathos, a scented bush that grew in Greece, now in the related genus Astragalus.
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