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Mace Pagoda (Mimetes stokoei)Observer
botaneekDescription
the only wild (living?) pop of this uber rarity; 7 plts currently alive, 3 dead; to 3m tall in veld about 8yr old, seems to be in bud, but stayed a good 10m away so not sure
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Needleleaf Pincushion (Leucospermum lineare)Observer
tonyrebeloDescription
showing the juvenile leaves and the transition to the subadult leaves
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Club Spider Orchid (Bartholina etheliae)Observer
botaneekDescription
single plant seen on shaleband, e slope; veld 3yrs old
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Queen Sugarbush (Protea magnifica)Observer
botaneekDescription
large pop on n and nw upper slopes
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Robinson Porcelainflower (Acmadenia rupicola)Observer
sandrafDescription
Red listed as Vulnerable
Grows in the rocks
Pale pink flowers
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Mountain-Rose Sugarbush (Protea nana)Observer
andrewmDescription
Protea nana
Sadly, most of the flowers had already bloomed. Nana - Well 'nanus' is a dwarf, but I am not getting the feminine declension so perhaps it comes from somewhere else (unless its one of those odd words with an ambiguous gender - my dictionary doesn't tell me).
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Common Sunshine Conebush (Leucadendron salignum)Observer
andrewmDescription
Leucadendron salignum. Baines Kloof (62)
Well, I am hoping I got it right. There were masses of flowers on the plant which makes it different from Leucadendron salignum, and it has the involucral bract had hairs on the edges, but was not hairy elsewhere. Leucadendron lanigerum var lanigerum.
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Rough Hooded Storksbill (Pelargonium cucullatum ssp. strigifolium)Observer
damionjpDescription
Pelargonium cucullatum subsp. strigifolium
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Bushy Needlebush (Hakea sericea)Observer
nigelforshawDescription
Hakea sericea
An Australian alien invader, photographed here at the site of the charismatic Blushing Bride, Serruria florida. Hopefully bio control agents are doing their job successfully and controlling this menace.
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Tropical Woodsorrel (Oxalis hirta)Observer
fynbosphilDescription
Malvaceae?? This one had me scratching my head!
