We made our way from the coast to Oribi Flats, all coming in different cars to reach our destination. We had missed Dorothy who was up at sparrows to this area to watch the vultures with her brother and sadly missed the day to botanise with her. As we sat on rocks to begin our day with a hot beverages we wondered if it was necessary (tongue in cheek) to explore further as just in a few metres there was so much to observe. Pachycarpus concolor, Asclepias albens, Delosperma subpetiolatum, Crassula obovata var dregeana and Anacampseros rufescens caught our attention immediatly.
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Pachycarpus concolor
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Pachycarpus concolor
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| Asclepias albens |
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Hilliardiella capensis
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Hilliardiella capensis
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Hilliardiella capensis
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A swarth of lilac.
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Aspalathus abbottii
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| Maggie and her Aspalathus abbottii wishing that she could at least have a cutting that carries her name-sake. Her wish would not be granted as it is location specific and she would just have to pay the bush a visit from time to time. |
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Abrus laevigatus leaves
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| Abrus laevigatus |
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| Gladiolus inandensis |
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| A down feather from a vulture. |
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| Silene burchellii |
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| Brachystelma rubellum |
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| Drimia uniflora |
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| Angraecum pusillum |
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| Alf quietly taking it all in. |
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| Rangaeris muscicola |
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| Zaluzianskya elongata awakening in the afternoon. It's a late sleeper. |
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| Zaluzianskya elongata |
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| Oldenlandia herbacea |
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| Oldenlandia herbacea |
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Wahlenbergia madagascariensis
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| Wahlenbergia madagascariensis |
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Wahlenbergia sp.
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| Delosperma subpetiolatum |
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Polygala refracta
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Polygala refracta
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Polygala refracta
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| Polygala refracta |
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| Solanum sp. |
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| Solanum sp. |
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| Evolvulus alsinoides |
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| Evolvulus alsinoides |
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| Crassula perforata subsp. perforata |
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| Microglossa mespilifolia |
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| Microglossa mespilifolia |
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Streptocarpus haygarthii
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| Streptocarpus haygarthii |
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| Polystachya pubescens |
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| Polystachya pubescens |
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| The edge of the earth, a sheer drop were vultures roost and fly. |
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| I see you. |
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| Ficus glumosa - Hairy Rock Fig and the view of the Mzimkuluwana River gorge. |
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| Lichen. |
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| Rehlhania pungens |
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| Clutia disceptata |
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| Clutia disceptata |
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Clutia disceptata
 | Senecio variabilis
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| Senecio variabilis |
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| Senecio variabilis |
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| Hypoxis hemerocallidea |
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| Crassula vaginata |
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| Euphorbia natalensis |
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| Zornia capensis |
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| Hermannia grandistipula - Yellow Granny Bonnets |
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| Hermannia grandistipula |
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| Hermannia grandistipula |
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| Heliophila rigidiuscula |
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| Callilepis leptophylla |
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| Alf capturing the gorgeous Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii. |
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| Indigofera sp. (possibly pondoesnsis) |
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Craterostigma nanum
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| Craterostigma nanum |
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| Diospyros villosa var. villosa |
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| Diospyros villosa var. villosa |
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| Anne and Simon being blown home. |
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| Angraecum pusillum |
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Ochna arborea var. arborea
 | Acokanthera sp.
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A gale pushing us home.
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A soft down "makoti" feather blowing in the wind.
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With flapping jackets and tied on hats we ventured back. A day were the heart is full and plants seen here leave one challenged for they are not quite the coastal species we come across weekly. A special thanks must be given to Mike and Heidi Neethling for making this day possible for us to botanise on this special site.
The Hardy Bunch.
Pondoland C.R.E.W.
Tracy, Alf, Maggie, Simon, Gail and Anne.
"She is like a wildflower; beautiful, fierce, and free." - Unknown.
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