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simonsbergDescription
About 70cm tall. Long narrow toothed leaves. Umbel inflorescence with clusters of mauve flowers (5 petals).
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Common Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)Observer
simonsbergDescription
The Mediterranean fruit fly. Its a big problem within the Mediterranean agricultural regions.
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Rain Spiders (Genus Palystes)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Rain spider being dragged by a wasp
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Reverse Garden Chafer (Pachnoda sinuata ssp. flaviventris)Observer
simonsbergDescription
About 1.5 cm long. Black and yellow colour.
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Rain Spider Wasp (Tachypompilus ignitus)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Rain spider wasp dragging a rain spider. It chased me for a while when I tried to get to closed. Afterwards, the wasp dragged his spider up a wall.
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Yellow Oneye (Monopsis lutea)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Small shrublet. Small lanced shaped leaves, margins are serrated. Head of flowers. Yellow flower with 5 petals (grouped as 3 and 2 petals).
No idea what this can be?
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Fire Paraseed (Ursinia paleacea)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrublet. Finely divided needle like leaves. Solitary flower heads with yellow rays.
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Klaaslouw Bush (Athanasia crithmifolia ssp. crithmifolia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub. Deeply divided needle like leaves. Flower head
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Capegorses (Genus Aspalathus)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrublet. 3-foliolate leaves (needle like). Yellow flowers.
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Single Capegorse (Aspalathus uniflora)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub, about 1.5 m tall. Alternate clusters of needle like leaves. At the base of every cluster of leaves is a thorn. Bears yellow flowers.
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Stiff Bitterbush (Selago corymbosa)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub. Whorls of needle like leaves. Clusters of flowers. Just under 1m tall.
Might be something else. Not sure if its Metalasia.
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Rocket Capeblue (Aristea capitata)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Perennial, about 1.5m tall. Long sharp leaves. Long flowering stalk with clusters of flowers/seed pods.
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Fanleaf Dollsrose (Hermannia alnifolia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Small shrublet. Fine white hairs on branches. Wedge shaped leaves which are toothed. Normally they bear small yellow flowers in clusters.
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Snakethistles (Genus Cullumia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub, about 1m tall. Dense. Opposite leaves. Leaves have long spiny hears along margin.
Maybe C. setosa var?
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Common Spoonfig (Erepsia anceps)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrublet. Smooth stems. Vygie like flower. Yellow florets, pink petals.
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Cape Sweetpeas (Genus Podalyria)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Dark green leaves (on top). Silvery hairs covering the leaves. Almost oval shaped hairy pods.
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Tropical Tent-web Spider (Cyrtophora citricola)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Tent weaving spider. So for as I know, this is the only species within the Cyrtophora genus occurring in South Africa.
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Heart Capegorse (Aspalathus cordata)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub with spine tipped heart shaped leaves. Margin folded inwards towards midrib.
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Toothleaf Capegorse (Aspalathus crenata)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Erect shrub. Leathery spine tipped oval/heart shaped leaves. Margins toothed. Clusters of yellow flowers.
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Subgenus XylomelissaObserver
simonsbergDescription
Apologies for the blurry photos, working with my phone.
Female carpenter bee visiting Salvia. Males where also in the area.
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Purplehead Capegorse (Aspalathus cephalotes)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub. needle like leaves 3-foliolate covered with fine hairs. Flowers clustered at the top of stems.
My best guess is A. cephalotes.
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Willow Karee (Searsia angustifolia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Large shrub. Long green lance shaped leaves, lighter shade of green underneath leave. Creates small white fruit in clusters.
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Felicias (Genus Felicia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrublet about 1 m tall. Tufts of fleshy needle like leaves. Blueish/mauve coloured floral bracts with yellow florets.
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Hairy-flower Healthbushes (Section Fruticosi)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub about 70 cm tall. Alternate leave arrangement. Leaves are lance shaped, serrated at margin, covered with silvery hairs. Blue/turquoise tubular flowers.
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Giant Capethistle (Berkheya armata)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Perrennial about 40 cm tall. Large lance shaped leaves, toothed at leave margins.
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Blue Ladieshand (Cyanella hyacinthoides)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Small perennial about 20 cm tall. Branched raceme of mauve coloured flowers. Anthers arranged above the stamen, which is pointing away from the anthers.
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Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Green spider, part of the lynx family. Long hairs over legs and covered with black markings. Spider siting over an egg sack.
Might be P. nicolae or P. viridis.
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Climbers Friend (Cliffortia ruscifolia)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub about 1.5m tall. Hard lance shaped stiffly pointed leaves.
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Redstem Asparagus (Asparagus rubicundus)Observer
simonsbergDescription
Shrub with long thorns. Brownish/red coloured stem.Clusters of needle like leaves.
