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Common Leprous Milkweed Locust (Phymateus leprosus ssp. leprosus)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP7894
Black and green grasshopper
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Weeping Boerbean (Schotia brachypetala)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5445 Schotia brachypetala (Fabaceae) Timbavati NR
Small, evergreen tree with paripinnate leaves and ramiflorous, branched inflorescences of deep red flowers.
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Long-Tail Cassia (Cassia abbreviata ssp. beareana)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5243 Cassia abbreviata (Fabaceae) Timbavati NR
Small deciduous tree.
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Tree-Wisteria (Bolusanthus speciosus)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5659 Bolusanthus speciosus (Fabaceae) Timbavati NR
Small, deciduous tree with pinnate leaves and Wisteria-like pendulous inflorescences of beautiful mauve flowers.
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Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis)Observer
peterwestonPlace
C28, Namib-Naukluft National Park: Shallow valley, devoid of vegetation except for scattered tufts of grass and Welwitschia plants. (Google, OSM)Description
Welwitschia mirabilis, Swarkop River valley
Dioecious, woody plant with flat, bowl-shaped stem and two leathery leaves with shredded tips, older plants looking like an unmade bed. Male cones dead, persistent. Female cones mature, with seeds and attached cone scales falling off.
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Everlasting-Flowers (Genus Helichrysum)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP2880 Helichrysum gariepinum (Asteraceae) Solitaire - Sesriem
Decumbent herb, c. 0.2 m tall.
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Sandpaper Bush (Kissenia capensis)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP2876 Kissenia capensis (Loasaceae) Solitaire - Sesriem
Rounded shrub c. 1 m tall, with lobed, dentate leaves, prominent green calyces.
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Leg-Ripper (Smilax anceps)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5848 Smilax (Smilacaceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Scrambling vine.
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Straw Everlasting (Helichrysum kraussii)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5861 Metalasia (Asteraceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Shrub, c. 1 m tall.
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Common Coral Tree (Erythrina lysistemon)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5823 Erythrina lysistemon (Fabacaeae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Small tree growing out of crack in gorge^s northern cliff line.
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Paper Daisies (Tribe Gnaphalieae)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5852 unidentified (Asteraceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Prostrate shrublet.
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Mountain Silver-Oak (Brachylaena rotundata)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5819 Brachylaena rotundata (Asteraceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Shrub c, 2.5 m tall.
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Pig's Ear (Cotyledon orbiculata)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5805 Cotyledon orbiculata (Crassulaceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Succulent shrublet < 0.6 m tall.
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Common Currant-Rhus (Searsia pyroides)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5815 Rhus pyroides (Anarcardiaceae) Burke^s Luck Potholes
Rounded shrub c. 1 m tall.
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Willow Beechwood (Faurea saligna)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5807 Faurea saligna (Proteaceae) Burkes Luck Potholes
Tree c. 5 m tall, with reticulately fissured bark. Resprouting after fire from epicormic buds.
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Broadleaf Waxberry (Morella pilulifera)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Shrubby scrub on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5798 Myrica pilulifera (Myricaceae)Gods Window
Shrub c. 2 m tall.
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Black Birdberry (Psychotria capensis ssp. capensis)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Shrubby scrub on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5796 unidentified (Rubiaceae) Gods Window
Shrub c. 2 m tall.
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Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Shrubby scrub on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5795 unidentified (Cyperaceae) Gods Window
Tufted monocot < 1m tall.
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False Silkybark (Robsonodendron eucleiforme)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5786 Cassine eucliiformis (Celastraceae) Gods Window
Erect, woody plant.
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African Boxwood (Myrsine africana)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5782 Myrsine africana (Myrsinaceae) Gods Window
Dense shrub c. 2 m tall.
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Firmosses (Subfamily Huperzioideae)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5737 Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae) Gods Window
Pendulous epiphytic herb.
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Whitelip Snout Orchid (Polystachya transvaalensis)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5711 Cyrtorchis arcuata (Orchidaceae) Gods Window
Epiphytic seedling.
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Whitelip Snout Orchid (Polystachya transvaalensis)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5710 Polystachya (Orchidaceae) Gods Window
Sympodial, epiphytic herb.
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Karees (Genus Searsia)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Shrubby scrub on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5706 Rhus lucida (Anarcardiaceae) Gods Window
Shrub with trifoliolate leaves and terminal to subterminal panicles of small green flowers and brownish fruits.
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Candelabra Aloe (Aloe arborescens)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Afromontane forest (where sometimes epiphytic as the seedling shown here) and shrubby scrub on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5705 Aloe arborescens (Asphodelaceae) Gods Window
Arborescent, succulent monocot with toothed leaf margins.
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Woolly Bottlebrush (Greyia radlkoferi)Observer
peterwestonDescription
sunbird feeding on Greyia radlkoferi
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Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5755 Sunbird on Greyia radlkoferi, Gods Window
Small bird with hooked, needle-like beak, with predominantly grey plumage.
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Woolly Bottlebrush (Greyia radlkoferi)Observer
peterwestonDescription
IMGP5767 Greyia radlkoferi (Melianthaceae) Gods Window
Small deciduous tree c. 6m tall.
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Stag's-horn Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Shrubby vegetation on forest margin. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5727 Lycopodium (Lycopodiaceae) Gods Window
Decumbent herb.
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Satin Squill (Drimia elata)Observer
peterwestonPlace
Gods Window, Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve: Forest near escarpment edge. (Google, OSM)Description
IMGP5780
Erect, apparently leafless raceme emerging from the ground.
