Klein Karoo
The Little Karoo is separated from the Great Karoo by the Swartberg Mountain range. Geographically, it is a 290 km long valley, only 40–60 km wide, formed by two parallel Cape Fold Mountain ranges, the Swartberg to the north, and the continuous Langeberg-Outeniqua range to the south. The northern strip of the valley, within 10–20 km from the foot of the Swartberg mountains is most un-karoo-like, in that it is a well watered area both from the rain, and the many streams that cascade down the mountain, or through narrow defiles in the Swartberg from the Great Karoo.
Nodes
Ischyrolepis gossypina
Fingerhuthia africana
Digitaria eriantha
Stipagrostis namaquensis
Thamnochortus platypteris
Ficinia oligantha
Enneapogon scoparius
Merxmuellera disticha
Pentaschistis pallida
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Taxonomy term
Aloe microstigma
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Aloe mitriformis
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Aloe striata
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striped, from Latin striatus 'provided with channels or grooves'
Amellus tridactylus
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Amphithalea
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Gk. amphi = around; thallos = a green stalk; hence flowering all around the stem.
Anacampseros
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Gk. anakampto = to cause the return of; eros = love. The plant was supposed to be able to restore love.
Anacampseros filamentosa
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From the Latin filament = a 'thread' and -osum = denoting an abundance
Anemone
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Gk. anemos = wind. Named after the nymph Anemone who was turned into a flower by a jealous goddess, and forever buffeted by the north wind. Anemones thrive in exposed windy places, their preferred habitat.
Anginon swellendamense
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Anisodontea
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La. aniso- = unequal; -odontos = toothed; alluding to the irregularly dentate leaves.
Anthospermum
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Gk. anthos = flower; spermum = seed. Although the flowers are usually dioecious – unisexual, male and female – ‘male’ flowers sometimes have ovaries capable of ripening seed.
Anthospermum galioides
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From the Latin ‘gali’ / ‘galium’ meaning ‘bed-straw’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Anthospermum spathulatum
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From Latin spatula 'a flat piece' typically referring to flat leaves
APIACEAE
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Named after the genus Apium including Apium graveolens - celery.
Arctotis
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Gk. arkto- = brown bear; -otis = an ear. The bear-like ears have been linked, variously, to the earlike pappus scales, outer involucral bracts or the shaggy fruit.