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.
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Hermannia
Aspalathus
Hermannia odorata
Iridaceae
Centella
Cyclopia subternata
Pelargonium
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Taxonomy term
Oxalis
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From the Greek oxys = sharp, sour or acid and (h)als = salt. The plant is frequently consumed for its sour taste caused by the oxalic acid, particularly the flowering stalks of O. pes-caprae. In large quantities the oxalic acid inhibits digestion and in stock leads to the condition 'dikpens' or bloated belly.
Oxalis monophylla
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From Latin mono = 'one' and phyllon = 'leaf'
Pavetta
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From the Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) vernacular name for this genus.
Pelargonium
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Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
Pellaea hastata
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Spear-sahaped, from the Latin hasta meaning "spear".
Pentaschistis airoides
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Poaceae
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Named after the genus Poa. Poa is Greek for grass.
Potamogeton
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Gk. potomos = river; geiton= neighbour; referring to the habitat in which these plants occur.
Psoralea
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Gk. psoraleos = scabby. The plants are covered with rough warty-looking glandular dots.
Romulea
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For the legendary Romulus, founder and first king of Rome.
Salvia repens
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From the Latin repens = ‘creeping’
Sarcocaulon
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Gk. sarx, sarkos (sarco) = flesh; kaulon = stem; referring to the fleshy appearance of the stem.