We
headed off towards Western Heights and veered right finding ourselves at The
Terraces where we found ourselves happily looking at Drimia uniflora, Craterostigma wilmsii, Delosperma subpetiolatum, Lampranthus fugitans, Hypoxis flanaganii and Tulbaghia acutiloba that grew on the rocks.
We meandered down
through marsh where we found Harveya pauciflora which simply took our breath away.
What a beautiful pink. The cows had gone through this area too regrettably.
In the grasslands we foun Thunbergia atriplicifolia, Pelargonium capitatum, Zornia linearis, Hilliardiella elaeagnoides, Helichrysum chionosphaerum, Helichrysum panduratum, Sisyranthus imberbis and Eriosema umtamvunense. The two orchids we found on a marshy embankment were Satyrium longicauda and Schizochilus zeyheri.
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| Gail capturing Drimia uniflora Photo credit: Maggie Abbott |
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| Eriosema umtamvunense FABACEAE Endangered A2c |
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| Lampranthus fugitans AIZOACEAE Vulnerable C2a(i) South African endemic |
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Craterostigma wilmsii
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| Delosperma subpetiolatum AIZOACEAE Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) South African endemic |
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| Hypoxis flanaganii HYPOXIDACEAE South African endemic |
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| Uschi and Gail looking at orchids. |
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| Helichrysum panduratum ASTERACEAE South African endemic
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| Hilliardiella elaeagnoides ASTERACEAE |
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| Helichrysum chionosphaerum ASTERACEAE |
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| Pelargonium capitatum GERANIACEAE
 APOCYNACEAE |
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| Harveya pauciflora OROBANCHACEAE |
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| Raphionacme galpinii APOCYNACEAE |
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| Salacia gerrardii CELASTRACEAE South African endemic |
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| Satyrium longicauda ORCHIDACEAE |
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| Schizochilus zeyheri ORCHIDACEAE |
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| Thunbergia atriplicifolia ACANTHACEAE |
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| Tulbaghia acutiloba ALLIACEAE |
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| Zornia linearis FABACEAE |
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| Uschi exploring caves on steep wet slopes. |
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| Pondoland C.R.E.W./The Thursday Group Arman, Tracy, Anne, Uschi, Dorothy, Alf and Gail |
“I must have flowers, always and always.” – Claude Monet
