Renosterveld is one of the world’s most species diverse Mediterranean type shrublands. It is also one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems.
Archive for category: Species
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.
What species is this?
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New Species – Ficinia gordongrayae
A new sedge: a miniature Ficinia sp., only about 6 cm tall. This little gem sometimes forms little "fairy rings" and only grows on quartz and silcrete outcrops in the eastern Overberg's renosterveld.
New Species – Aspalathus microlithica
This creeping Aspalathus has tiny leaves and very small flowers and grows only on silcrete-quartz patches in the Eastern Overberg.
New Species – Hesperantha sp
A new bulb, found only on one site on quartz renosterveld. The naming of this plant will be auctioned and the proceeds used towards the Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust.
New Species – Otholobium curtisiae
Recently dicovered on the silcrete outcrops in the renosterveld in the eastern Overberg.
New Species – Polhillia curtisiae
A new member of a small genus, belonging to the legume family, and which mostly occurs only in the renosterveld of the eastern Overberg.