Beacon Hill 26 September 2024

It was an awfully windy day and the changes of photographing any flower was near impossible.  I was sure that the images were all going to be blurred.  It was a day which definitely showed who had the passion and stamina to endure this horrid wind.  Venturing near any edge would be dangerous so we kept to the trail and wanted to explore more but in long grass we kept to the trail and close to the office.  We found Drimia echinostachya which is endemic and vulnerable.  Our other endemic for the day was Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. virens.   Eulophia hians var. hians can be seen throughout the reserve and is quite prolific. Hypericum aethiopicum subsp. sonderi is also known as St John's Wort and is a perennial.

Drimia echinostachya 
HYACINTHACEAE
Synonym:  Drimia cooperi
Vulnerable A2ad; C2a(i)
South African endemic

Eulophia hians var. hians
ORCHIDACEAE

Hypericum aethiopicum subsp. sonderi 
HYPERICACEAE
St. Johns Wort

Argyrolobium harveyanum 
FABACEAE

Heliophila rigidiuscula
BRASSICACEAE

Pelargonium luridum
GERANIACEAE

Merwilla plumbea kraussii
HYACINTHACEAE 

Dorothy safely heading back up to the office.

Ushi and Alf braving the gale.

Meandering down the path and quickly back up again.

Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. virens
APOCYNACEAE
South African endemic

Psoralea glabra
FABACEAE

Geranium flanaganii
GERANIACEAE

Acalypha punctata var. punctata
EUPHORBIACEAE
Sticky Brooms and Brushes

Chamaecrista comosa
FABACEAE

Pondoland C.R.E.W. / The Thursday Group
Alf, Hilliary, Arman, Buyi, Anne, Guest, Dorothy, Uschi and Gail

"Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it".   Winston Churchill