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Veld & Flora
Veld & Flora is the journal of SANBI's partner, the Botanical Society of South Africa. The society has kindly given its permssion for the reproduction of selected articles from Veld&Flora to be displayed on this site. Copyright resides with the Botanical Society and anyone wishing to reproduce material from these journals is requested to contact them.
Veld & Flora 1994
by McDonald David J., Donaldson John S., Grier Lindsay
With the attractive price offered for the flower heads of S. eximia it is worthwhile for flower pickers to obtain these flowers – even at the risk of picking them unlawfully from conservation areas – in the catchments of the southern Cape mountains.
by McDonald David J.
Osmitopsis asteriscoides, the swamp daisy or belskruie, is the most familiar member of its genus.
by Pike Barbara
Although placed in separate genera now, Huernia and Duvalia, appear at first glance, to belong to the same genus and there have been many differing views about the distinction between them.
by Branch Margo
The dramatic differences between the marine plants and animals found along the east and west coasts of southern Africa are due mainly to the influence of the cold Atlantic Ocean in the west and the warm Indian Ocean in the east.