Oxalis
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:31pm
Collection:
Knersvlakte
Named after the gnashing of teeth as the cart wheels drove over the quarts pebbles, this feature is the most characteristic feature of the landscape. Vlakte means plains, so the Knersvlakte is mostly flat plains covered with quartz pebbles. It is embedded in the inland portion of the Namaqualand region and thus experiences hot summer days in excess of 40 degrees and winter rainfall. The geology is mainly granite and shale koppies that surround the flats. In the centre is Vredendal, to the east overlooks the Hantams plateau and to the west the West Coast with Namaqualand to the north and the Gifberg and Cedarberg to the south.
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Public
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Lachenalia undulata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:22pm
Collection:
Oxalis suteroides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:20pm
Collection:
Conophytum minutum
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:17pm
Collection:
Oxalis flava
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:14pm
Collection:
Oxalis salteri
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 6:09pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
03/06/2010 - 5:55pm
Collection:
Othonna hallii
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/08/2012 - 6:31pm
Collection:
Pteronia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/08/2012 - 4:20pm
Collection:
Babiana carminea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/08/2012 - 4:10pm
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Albuca
NE
20
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Short etymology:
La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
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Aloe framesii
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Short etymology:
refers to Mr P. Ross Frames
Description:
Acaulescent succulent forming dense colonies. Leaves lanceolate-attenuate, usually copiously white-spotted, margins toothed. Flowers in conical racemes, nodding, dull scarlet with green tips. June--July. Coastal rock outcrops, NW (Port Nolloth to Lambert's Bay).S
Androcymbium capense
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Short etymology:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South or even Southern Africa.
Description:
Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves lanceolate, margins ciliate, sometimes undulate. Flowers enclosed in large white bracts, sometimes striped green, tepals auriculate below. June--Aug. Clay or loam flats, NW, SW, LB (Namaqualand and W Karoo to Swellendam).S
Aridaria noctiflora
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Short etymology:
From Latin noctis = "night" and -florus = "flowered", referring to the flowers that open in the late afternoon and at night.
Description:
Shrub to 1 m. Leaves to 50 
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Bulbine
NE
20
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Short etymology:
La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
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Colchicum
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. From Colchis, an ancient region of Georgia, near the north-eastern Black Sea, in the Caucasus.
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Conophytum
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. konos = cone; phytum = plant; alluding to the inverted cone shape of the plant.
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Conophytum minutum
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Short etymology:
From the Latin minutus = ‘minute’ / 'very small'
Description:
Succulent perennial forming mats or cushions. Leaf bodies 15--20 mm long, obconical, truncate, occ. concave, glabrous or minutely papillate, spotted, sheath papery, whitish or pale brownish, persistent and forming collars. Flowers diurnal, magenta to pink, occ. white. Capsule 4--5-locular. Mar.--June. Quartzite, calcrete, shale or granite, NW (Namaqualand to Olifants River mouth).S
Conophytum uviforme
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Short etymology:
Description:
Succulent perennial forming mats or domes. Leaf bodies 8--25 mm long, subglobose, occ. flattened, glabrous or lightly papillate, often streaked or lined, sheath brownish grey, persistent. Flowers nocturnal, white to pink or yellow. Fruits 5--6-locular. Mar. Quartzite patches on shale, granite or calcrete, NW (Namaqualand to W Karoo and Bokkeveld Mts).G
Crassula
NE
1
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Short etymology:
La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
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Crassula muscosa
(Veterbos)4
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Short etymology:
From the Latin ‘muscosa’ / ‘muscosus’ meaning ‘mossy’
Description:
Sprawling, closely leafy perennial with woody stems, 10--50 cm. Leaves opposite, imbricate, ovate-triangular, fleshy. Flowers in sessile axillary cymes, star-shaped, yellowish green, petals 1--2 mm long, sepals to two-thirds as long. Mainly Oct.--Feb. Rocky flats and slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (S Namibia to E Cape and Free State).S
Crassula sericea
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Short etymology:
From the Latin sericea meaning ‘silky’
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Crassula teres
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Short etymology:
From the Latin teres = 'smooth' or 'tapering'
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