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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Lachenalia undulata
Oxalis suteroides
Conophytum minutum
Oxalis flava
Oxalis salteri
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Othonna hallii
Pteronia
Babiana carminea
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Taxonomy term
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Aloe framesii
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refers to Mr P. Ross Frames
Androcymbium capense
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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.
Aridaria noctiflora
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From Latin noctis = "night" and -florus = "flowered", referring to the flowers that open in the late afternoon and at night.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Colchicum
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Gk. From Colchis, an ancient region of Georgia, near the north-eastern Black Sea, in the Caucasus.
Conophytum
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Gk. konos = cone; phytum = plant; alluding to the inverted cone shape of the plant.
Conophytum minutum
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From the Latin minutus = ‘minute’ / 'very small'
Conophytum uviforme
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Crassula
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La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
Crassula muscosa
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From the Latin ‘muscosa’ / ‘muscosus’ meaning ‘mossy’
Crassula sericea
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From the Latin sericea meaning ‘silky’
Crassula teres
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From the Latin teres = 'smooth' or 'tapering'
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