cmerry's Favourites
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Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta ssp. garzetta)Observer
suley19Description
This egret caught a fish and proceeded to eat it. Lovely sighting
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Water Heath (Erica curviflora)Observer
debbie371Description
@cmerry Growing together with red disa about 3/4 of the way up Woody Ravine. Water dripping where it is growing, on the ledge on the Hout Bay side of Woody
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Aristea zeyheriObserver
mountainmarkDescription
Small Aristea found in marshy habitat alongside Drosera species & Disa racemosa. Leaves = terete, style = lobed and spathes = greenish with hyaline margins.
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Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)Observer
cmerryDescription
the little spider on top of the white spider
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Marsh Heath (Erica heleogena)Observer
botaneekDescription
Erica heleogena
Permanent seepage area; locally common but essentially restricted to a single vlei; lack of fire is a problem as very close to a Naval ordinance dump; reseeder, 60cm tall
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Southern and Eastern African Caracal (Caracal caracal ssp. caracal)Observer
gigilaidler
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Snowhite Heath (Erica nivea)Observer
sethmuskerDescription
SM350. 20cm ss mb.
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Polyarrhena reflexaObserver
tonyrebeloPlace
DEvils Peak Saddle twixt Newlands Ravine and upper contour path, Table Mountain National Park (Google, OSM)
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Cape Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis ssp. capensis)Observer
gigilaidlerDescription
A couple of otters feeding in a little inlet at Olifantsbos provided a rich reward for iNatting actvities during the City Nature Challenge 2019
Video here: https://youtu.be/0BmSevhiQQk
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Begging Kappie (Disperis macowanii)Observer
botaneekDescription
about ten plants under pines, to 10cm at most; very rare west of Riversdale
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Leafless Arrowgrass (Triglochin compacta)Observer
don_kDescription
Very common around Noordhoek, mostly on aeolian sands or any deep sands really from from quite fine textured e.g. on the Common, to loose sand. Mostly seems to be associated with Strandveld here. Hundreds setting seed at the moment at this locality.
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Sad Heath (Erica tristis)Observer
tonyrebeloDescription
Erica triste?
Die Hel
A mix of Pine plantation and Oak forest planted in Fynbos (with perhaps some Afromontane Forest in the Riveriine area): now heavily degraded fynbos with much invasion of forest trees (and in areas heavy infestation of Rhoicissus). An ideal outdoor laboratory for courses showing a wide variety of aliens, many only recorded here (a start? - the start!) as invasive. Because it does not burn or get mowed it has some quite unique invasives.
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Fineleaf Caperose (Cliffortia filifolia var. filifolia)Observer
jean_sDescription
Small bush
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Heaths (Genus Erica)Observer
tonyrebeloDescription
Species from Kenilworth needing ID
see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11160744
Closeup photos
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Common Retro Capegorse (Aspalathus retroflexa ssp. retroflexa)Observer
tonyrebelo
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Branching Bitterbush (Selago levynsiae)Observer
botaneekDescription
occasional on thin, rocky soils on slopes; sandstone, to 25cm
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Ivory Veldrush (Schoenus compar)Observer
botaneekDescription
local, uncommon, stony west facing slopes on Graafwater formation; terete culms; to 35cm
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Greater Sea Spurrey (Spergularia media)Observer
dianastuderDescription
Tiny white flower. Leaves like rosemary. Growing among the rocks on the shore of a dry Sirkelsvlei. Area was burnt in the March 2018 fire
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Nerines (Genus Nerine)Observer
cpvogetDescription
This must have been planted up here.
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Sandveld Hairy Bloodlily (Haemanthus pubescens ssp. pubescens)Observer
kourtneymore
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Painted Lady (Gladiolus carneus)Observer
jean_sDescription
Flower about 6 cm long. In area burnt last year. Is it a Gladiolus Carneus flowering a bit early?
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Martleys Gladiolus (Gladiolus martleyi)Observer
lennartnDescription
Flowering stem without foliage leaves, corm with softly papery tunic, flowers fragrant
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Rigid Bell (Roella amplexicaulis)Observer
andrewmDescription
Its likely to be this.
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Stalkless Shaftfruit (Prismatocarpus sessilis)Observer
andrewmDescription
It might be this. I am taking the id from the Table Mountain Guide, and hoping like hell that it is a Wahlenbergia not Roella.
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