Another look at the Kniphofias at Banners and Rennie's

We continued our attempts to distinguish between K. coddiana and K. littoralis in the coastal grassland.  Having marked several flowering Kniphofia specimens at Banners' Triangle three weeks ago, we returned to see how the fruits of the marked flowers were developing. The size of the fruits at this stage seem to indicate that these plants are Kniphofia littoralis rather than K. coddiana as previously thought.

While crossing this small grassland we came across several of the white form of Orthochilis ensatus - the first time we have recorded this species at Banners'.

Orthochilis ensatus  white form

We then drove to the Rennies' grassland to repeat the exercise of marking the Kniphofias. We were surprised by the numbers of Acrolophia cochlearis we found while walking across the grassland - both flowering and in fruit. 

Acrolophia cochlearis flowers

Acrolophia cochlearis fruits

Apart from some persistent Lotononis bachmannii flowers we found the Dyschoriste burchellii to be flowering well, as well as one Disa versicolor in flower and another in fruit.

Dyschoriste burchellii

Disa versicolor

Participants: Graham G, Kate G.