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Limestone fynbos – unique, useful and under-conserved
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 1 | Copyright: Botanical Society
Limestone fynbos, being specialised and restricted in its distribution, is one of the ... Barry Willis Christopher Burgers Chris Limestone fynbos proteas Botanical Society Limestone fynbos – unique, useful and under-conserved ...
Calobota cytisoides
Plant... been collected at altitudes of between 20 m and 1000 m in fynbos and renosterveld vegetation on sandstone, shale, well-drained sand and ... (2006) list this species as an important component of Shale Fynbos, Shale Renosterveld and Rainshadow Valley Karoo. The flowers of ...
Erica shannonii
Plant... of a branch. Erica shannonii grows in sandstone fynbos in mountainous areas a little inland from the coast. The summers are ... recommended that it is grown in close association with other fynbos species such as other ericas, buchus and restios. It survived quite well ...
Serruria triternata
Plant... hidden away from predators like mice. Fire moves through the fynbos in late summer, killing all the mother plants of S. triternata . In ... and autumn with a fertilizer specifically formulated for fynbos plants. Another option, instead of fertilising, is to mulch mature ...
Fynbos and rodents
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 1 | Copyright: Botanical Society
... writer does not contend that rodents are major predators of fynbos plants, he concludes that they are not villains, but rather freedom fighters in the system. Vlok Jan rodents fynbos Botanical Society Fynbos and rodents ...
Metalasia aurea
Plant... occurs over a relatively wide area, ranging from dry grassy fynbos to renosterveld. The habitat includes low hills on quartzitic sandstone ... from shale. This species is associated with grassy-fynbos found at the eastern range of the Fynbos Biome. It generally grows in ...
... subsp. constantiana is found in Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos. This vegetation type consists of poor, well-drained, sandy and stony ... on sloping ground, terraces or embankments and with other fynbos plants. It tolerates warm sunny positions, but prefers positions where ...
Euryops abrotanifolius
Plant... years after a burn and then slowly being replaced by other fynbos plants as the veld recovers. It is also an effective pioneer and is ... Euryops abrotanifolius is ideal for the fynbos garden, and a water-wise garden in the winter rainfall area. It is also ...
Otholobium fruticans
Plant... resprouts, which enables it to thrive in the fire-prone fynbos biome. Fabaceae Grow Otholobium fruticans in full sun to ... Pot up into a sandy, acidic soil medium suitable for fynbos plants. This species was previously known as Psoralea ...
Rhodocoma gigantea
Plant... Sow into seed trays, which have been prepared with a fynbos mix: 1 loam : 8 bark : 3 river sand : 2 bags fern fibre : 200 g ammonium ... sowing, the seed trays are placed in a polyethylene tent and fynbos smoke is channeled into it. Smoke treatment has been made available to ...