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Tough Capethistle (Berkheya viscosa)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Superficially resembles B. carlinifolia but is a tall (to c. 2 m) tap-rooted perennial, not rhizomatous. Currently listed as Rare in the Red List but almost certainly overlooked and undercollected
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robert_mckDescription
Woody shrub, distinct in leaves and bracts from other shrubby berkheyas. Indicated to be locally scattered in the Oorlogskloof/Koebeeberge area and not common at a site.
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African Daisies (Genus Arctotis)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Only the second population known for this unnamed species in the Tulbagh Road area. Clump-forming, non-rhizomatous rootstock, caulescent, pinnatifid leaves, orange or brick-red rays, and grows in extremely stony clay soil.
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Cape Beach Daisy (Arctotheca populifolia)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Common on coastal dunes
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Beach Gumbush (Pteronia uncinata)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Common on coastal dunes
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Jewel Aloe (Aloe distans)Observer
robert_mckDescription
On sheltered leeward side of coastal dunes, in sand; associated with Osteospermum moniliferum, Mesembryanthemum sp., Lampranthus sp., Oncosiphon sp.
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Woolly Gazania (Gazania lanata)Observer
robert_mckDescription
A vital second population of this critically threatened dolomite-endemic species. Growing on the same exposed dolomite seam as the population at the type locality (in the process of being obliterated by a dolomite quarry) but this population is in the neighbouring kloof and hopefully safe from mining.
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African Thistles (Genus Berkheya)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Companion observation to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68513102
Half the plants seen in this small population observed in this open area dominated by restios with few woody shrubs.
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African Thistles (Genus Berkheya)Observer
robert_mckDescription
A major rediscovery after searching for it for several years. This was named Stobaea pinnatifida var. angustata in 1865, but then left unresolved in the last revision of Berkheya, but distinguishable from all similar spp. In specialised habitat: renosterbos-restioid fynbos on the western margin of a seasonal wetland, silty-sandy soil.
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Woolly Snakethistle (Cullumia floccosa)Observer
robert_mckDescription
Photographed some years ago in renosterveld being lost to rooibos. Agrees with the Drege types in Geneva and Paris, represents a slight NE range extension for this critically endangered species
