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Fynbos Biome
Vegetation... is an extract of text from Low & Rebelo (1996) for Fynbos Biome. The current concept of the Greater Cape Floristic Region includes the combination of Fynbos and Succulent Karoo biomes. Fynbos Biome The Fynbos Biome is considered by many to be ...
Penaea mucronata
Plant... to the weathered sandstone or sandy soils of the Cape Sand Fynbos on the Table Mountain formations, growing occasionally ... and Leucadendron , and other typical low-growing fynbos species. It is also found on marine sand near ... main stem. Penaeaceae Penaea mucronata is grown for the fynbos garden beds at Kirstenbosch. Although it is not used ...
Protea odorata
Plant... Protea odorata is a small, sparsely branched, evergreen, fynbos shrub, that grows about 0.7–1.2 m high. It has a ... absorption from the very nutrient poor soil typical of the fynbos; normally these roots are not far from the soil ... temperature is important to stimulate the germination of fynbos seed. The treated seed will germinate easily. ...
Elegia aggregata
Plant... female plants, where pollination takes place. Unlike other fynbos plants, like ericas and proteas, insects (pollinators) ... disturb the roots too much. Restio roots, like any other fynbos plant, are very sensitive. You need to be careful that ... prior to sowing. Use a mixture of milled bark and sand (fynbos mixture). Sow seeds in trays with the fynbos mixture ...
Erica cruenta
Plant... are pollinated by nectar-feeding birds. It grows in Fynbos, a vegetation type that is fire prone and is dependent ... seed reserves are depleted. Erica cruenta, like many other fynbos species requires fire for its survival. After a fire, ... rapidly from its fire-resistant stump. The seeds of many fynbos species also require fire, as they need the heat from ...
Rafnia triflora
Plant... weather patterns of the Western Cape and is found only in fynbos. The fynbos is a fire-prone vegetation type. Rafnias survive fires ... at Kirstenbosch as yet, but we would treat it like other fynbos legumes such as Aspalathus , Liparia and Cyclopia. ...
Stilbe ericoides
Plant... pollination is done by insects (entomophilous). Sandstone Fynbos has Stilbe ericoides as a component, and fast-moving fynbos fires are no match for this resprouter. Despite the ... solution, or expose seed trays to the smoke of burning fynbos plants to improve germination (in a tent). It is ...
Elegia fenestrata
Plant... new coppice growth after fires, which occur regularly in fynbos areas. Restionaceae To grow any restios successfully, ... that are adapted to a long dry season. Like most other fynbos plants, restios will benefit from a mulch of ... germination of weeds. Restios, in common with most other fynbos species, do not like to have their roots disturbed. ...
Fynbos plants for fynbos gardens
Information Library itemSource: Kirstenbosch NBG1 | Copyright: SANBI
A list of mainly fynbos plants suitable for fynbos gardens, i.e. winter-rainfall gardens in an open, ... in summer, once established. Kirstenbosch NBG plant lists fynbos fynbos garden water-wise western cape acidic soil ...
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Stilbe vestita
Plant... Stilbe vestita is a constituent of Sandstone Fynbos. The lignotuber, a thickened, underground stem, allows the plant to survive fast-moving fynbos fires. Although the above-ground parts of the plant ... solution, or expose the seed trays to the smoke of burning fynbos plants (in a tent). It is essential to use a ...