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Our collection of documents and journal articles about South African plants and related topics.
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 2000
by Dold Tony, Weeks Dez
A rare Eastern Cape endemic from the Fish River with a short flowering period of one week in early March.
by Duncan Graham
An unusual orchid makes itself at home in Kirstenbosch after careful cultivation in the Garden's bulb nursery.
by Gess Sarah
Aspalathus is serviced by a relatively large number of species from several taxonomic groups.
by Goldblatt Peter, Manning John C.
A review of a Cape genus and its biology including floral diversity and pollination.
by Milewski A.V.
The low vegetation of the south-western Cape cannot be preserved without emulating the large herbivores that kept it treeless.
by Kikillus Johann
Two volunteers from the Kirstenbosch have been growing fynbos plants in gardens that normally would be considered unsuitable for fynbos plants because of the gale force winds and sandy soils they have to endure.
by Campbell-Young Gael J., Balkwill Kevin
Metal-rich rock outcrops and their associated vegetation in the Greenstone Belt of the Barberton mountains and in a band from Potgietersrus to Duiwelskloof in the Northern Province (Limpopo Province).
by Cloete Elize, Plumstead Emile
Pale and interesting aloes that occur on metal-rich soils. These populations occur in hot, dry river valleys and seem to be confined to soils associated with gabbroic intrusions.
by Cloete Elize, Plumstead Emile
Pale and interesting aloes that occur on metal-rich soils. These populations occur in hot, dry river valleys and seem to be confined to soils associated with gabbroic intrusions.
by Swartz Priscilla
This article is part of a series that looks at some of our indigenous forests with their surrounding grasslands.