Oligothrix gracilis
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2010 - 12:48pm
Collection:
Kouebokkeveld
Characterised by cold in the evening but hot at night, the Kouebokkeveld is a broad region that lies to the north of Ceres with the Skurweberg range along its west side and extending inland from there.
Is private:
Public
Nodes
Lapeirousia micrantha
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2010 - 9:38am
Collection:
Arctotis acuminata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2010 - 9:11am
Collection:
Gladiolus angustus
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2010 - 9:06am
Collection:
Tritoniopsis parviflora
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2010 - 7:41pm
Collection:
Moraea inconspicua
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2010 - 6:29pm
Collection:
Campanulaceae
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2010 - 6:01pm
Collection:
Arctotis verbascifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2010 - 7:49pm
Collection:
Conophytum obcordellum
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
30/05/2016 - 3:58pm
Collection:
Untitled
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
30/05/2016 - 3:57pm
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Taxonomy term
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Cotula
NE
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Short etymology:
Probably Gk. kotule = a little cup or hollow-shaped receptacle; referring to the shape of the involucre or of the flower head. Another source says ‘or the concave base of the stem clasping leaves’.
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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 atropurpurea
6
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Short etymology:
From the Latin atro = 'dark' and pupurea = 'purple'
Description:
Shrublet to 60 cm, branches fleshy to woody. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate to obovate, usually hariy and papillate, margins horny. Flowers in globular clusters forming elongate panicles, tubular, cream, c. 4 mm long. Oct.--Dec. Rocky slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (S Namibia and Karoo to Port Elizabeth).G
Cyperus
NE
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Short etymology:
La. cuperos, Gk. kypeiros = sedge or rush. The genus name for rush or sedge.
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Diosma
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. dios = divine; osme = fragrance; referring to the fragrant leaves, especially when crushed.
S
Disa flexuosa
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Short etymology:
From the Latin flexi = 'bent', 'curved'
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Erica
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
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Erica tumida
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Short etymology:
From the Latin tumidus = swollen'
Description:
Erect or semi-sprawling shrub to 2 m. Flowers large or medium, tubular-inflated, scarlet, hairy. Oct.--Mar. Rocky upper slopes, NW (Cedarberg Mts to Matroosberg).S
Euryops pectinatus
(Wolharpuis)
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Short etymology:
From the Latin pectinata meaning ‘comb-like’
Description:
Densely grey-felted shrub to over 1.5 m. Leaves toothed to pinnatisect, lobes linear, obtuse to acute. Flower heads radiate, large, solitary on stout elongate peduncles in upper leaf axils, with cup-shaped involucre, yellow, disc florets obconic. Sept.--Dec. Rocky sandstone slopes, NW, SW (Gifberg to Cape Peninsula).G
Geissorhiza
NE
20
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Short etymology:
Gk. geisson = title; rhiza = root; alluding to the regular overlapping of the corm tunics in some species.
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Gladiolus
NE
1
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
Short etymology:
La. gladiolus = a small sword; referring to the sword-like shape of the leaves.
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Helichrysum
NE
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Short etymology:
Gk. (h)elios = sun; chrysos = gold; referring to the bright yellow flowerheads of many of the flowers of species in this genus.
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Hymenophyllum
NE
2
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Short etymology:
Gk. hymen = membrane; phyllon = leaf; said to refer to the very thin translucent tissue of the fronds, thus the common name filmy fern.
S
Lotus subbiflorus
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Short etymology:
Description:
Mat-forming subshrub to 30 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets obovate-oblanceolate, thinly hairy. Flowers sub-umbellate on slender peduncles, yellow. Nov.--Mar. Marshy places, SW, LB, SE (Eurasian weed).Pages
