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African Thistles (Genus Berkheya)Observer
dianastuderDescription
One plant with variegated margin, next to the usual green ones
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Blisterbush (Notobubon galbanum)Observer
dianastuderDescription
They call it blister bush. Does it? 2 guinea-pigs volunteered (not me, not a chance!) Mashed the leaves, rubbed them on 2 arms. Hiked in the sun for the morning.
Token picture of relevant leaves, not the actual guilty plant.
Results after 2 weeks. Still red and angry, and yes there were actual blisters.
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Solenopsis Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Genus Solenopsis)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Running so fast. Has golden stripes across the abdomen. Crematogaster from the carton nest ?
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Tile Buchu (Agathosma imbricata)Observer
dianastuderDescription
After fire. Lots of small plants, with developing flower buds hanging down. Soft, slightly furry leaves, very fragrant. Buchu ish ?
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Crimson-speckled Flunkey (Utetheisa pulchella)Observer
dianastuderDescription
sheltering from rough weather on our covered patio
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Scale Insects (Superfamily Coccoidea)Observer
dianastuderDescription
blindingly white, thought it was paint spots. On both sides of jasmine leaves.
?
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Spotted Bloodlily (Haemanthus coccineus)Observer
dianastuderDescription
spotted stalk
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Dune Gwarrie (Euclea racemosa)Observer
dianastuderDescription
white bells hanging down
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Western Coastal Wattle (Acacia cyclops)Observer
dianastuderDescription
one between the 'valley' path and the rock face
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Sunburst Lichens, Firedots, and Allies (Family Teloschistaceae)Observer
dianastuderDescription
forking red lichen
on quartz sandstone
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Capecaraways (Genus Chamarea)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Very delicate. No leaves. Flowers going to seed.
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Clicking Stream Frog (Strongylopus grayii)Observer
dianastuderDescription
returned to our garden and pond, where they sing
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Rugged Ringbum Ants (Genus Bothroponera)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Solitary ant. Large. Running around too fast to focus.
Or is it a velvet ant ?
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Cape Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus ssp. ursinus)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Neighbourhood baboon. Male enjoying a nice juicy red apple, from a house that left the windows open. And yearning for the hills, but she won't go that way. Travelling with female and baby - who both wouldn't sit still for a photo. Moving towards Evergreen.
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Beach Ragwort (Senecio maritimus)Observer
dianastuderDescription
almost on the beach
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Sea-Slater (Ligia dilatata)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Sorry - run for your life then hide in the shadows - makes for poor photos.
Added a lightened version first
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Rooikrans Gall Midge (Dasineura dielsi)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Wrong setting, had to lighten the photos.
Wasp causing biocontrol galls on invasive Accacia
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
dianastuderDescription
crusty orange lichen to excuse dolerite intrusion pictures
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Cape Beach Lichen (Roccellina hypomecha var. hypomecha)Observer
dianastuderDescription
grey festoons of lichen on shady rocks
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Common Pagoda (Mimetes cucullatus)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Christmas bling colours. Lower growing sp.
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Seaside Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria aureola)Observer
dianastuderDescription
orange and forking, on shady rocks
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Wattleleaf Conebush (Leucadendron macowanii)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Wattleleaf. Gets mistaken for invasive Australian acacias. We found 2 plants, this mama and a baby https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203487883 . When we walked back, we decided there are more inside the National Park fence.
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Coastal Camphorbush (Tarchonanthus littoralis)Observer
dianastuderDescription
That white fluff on the hairy grass blades, is not grass seeds? Fallen from Tarchonanthus ?
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Coral Fern (Gleichenia polypodioides)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Scalloped margins. Medium sized fern. Damp and shady.
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Diamond Caperose (Cliffortia obcordata)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Not zoomed in, the leaves are like a stack of coins. Tiny dark floofy 'flowers'
Rose family
