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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 ... low-growing fynbos species. It is also found on marine sand near Albertina and near Caledon, avoiding growing on ...
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 ... summer to autumn (March to May) in a well-drained, coarse sand mixed with fine-milled, pine bark medium. Treat your ... After sowing, cover the seed with a light layer of sand, making sure any exposed seeds are covered. Keep the ...
Agathosma imbricata
Plantsand buchu (Eng.); sandboegoe (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG ... consisting of equal parts of sand and compost, or just plain coarse river sand, will suffice. Cover the seed with a ... and well-drained soil where it is planted amongst other fynbos species. The ideal time for planting is between autumn ...
Elegia aggregata
Plant... female plants, where pollination takes place. Unlike other fynbos plants, like ericas and proteas, insects (pollinators) ... 24 hours prior to sowing. Use a mixture of milled bark and sand (fynbos mixture). Sow seeds in trays with the fynbos mixture and cover them lightly with sand. Sand, instead of milled bark, is preferred for covering ...
Diosma haelkraalensis
Plant... has good drainage. A mixture consisting of equal parts of sand and compost or plain, coarse river sand can be used. Cover the seed with a ... and stony or rocky soil, where it is planted amongst other fynbos species. The ideal time for planting is between autumn ...
Stilbe ericoides
Plant... pollination is done by insects (entomophilous). Sandstone Fynbos has Stilbe ericoides as a component, and fast-moving ... Because the seeds are small, only a thin coating of clean sand is needed, or the seeds can be mixed with dry sand and spread on top of the sowing media in a thin layer. ...
Rafnia triflora
Plant... weather patterns of the Western Cape and is found only in fynbos. The fynbos is a fire-prone vegetation type. Rafnias ... 1 part loam, 8 parts milled pine bark, 3 parts river sand and add 200g ammonium sulphate. Cover with a fine layer of river sand and water. Treating the seed with a fungicide that ...
Elegia fenestrata
Plant... new coppice growth after fires, which occur regularly in fynbos areas. Restionaceae To grow any restios successfully, ... between 10º and 22ºC. Use a mixture of milled bark and sand (fynbos mixture). Sow seeds in trays with the fynbos mixture and cover them lightly with sand. Sand, instead of milled bark, is preferred for covering ...
Stilbe vestita
Plant... Stilbe vestita is a constituent of Sandstone Fynbos. The lignotuber, a thickened, underground stem, allows ... Because the seeds are small, only a light layer of clean sand is required, or the seeds can be mixed with dry sand and put in a thin layer on top of the sowing media. To ...