Characterising native palatable legume and non-legume species in the rangelands of the Overberg
The landscapes of South Africa’s Overberg region are characterised by rolling hills (known as the Ruggens or Rûens) comprising a mix of both …
Education, ecology and endemism
South Africa’s renosterveld is one of the country’s most under-researched vegetation types. There are still many secrets yet to …
Autumn Bulbs in Overberg Renosterveld
Autumn has arrived in the Overberg. The nights are drawing in and becoming cooler and planting season is well underway for the farmers.
South African Journal of Botany
Quartz fields are islands of distinct vegetation in southern Africa. Such habitats differ from surrounding shale substrate in geomorphological and climatic attributes, and are dominated by a predominantly succulent flora with between 14% and 91% endemism. Previous studies have identified and surveyed quartz fields within the Succulent Karoo biome, but little is known about the Overberg quartz–silcrete fields located in the Renosterveld vegetation (Fynbos biome).