The species-rich fynbos of the southern Langeberg Mountains, South Africa was studied along three transects (a) to evaluate the compatibility of a floristic classification of the southern Langeberg ...

Like the ancient gnarly Milkwood forests at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in Gansbaai, just beyond Hermanus, so this Western Cape gem has slowly blossomed into South Africa's most compelling ...

SOUTH Africa’s Fynbos Biome, which spans the country’s Western and Eastern Cape provinces, is one of the richest floras in the world. In addition to its spectacular botanical diversity, the region is ...

(1) Results are presented to the atmospheric deposition of phosphorus over a 1 year period in coastal fynbos vegetation on aeolian sandy soils of low phosphorus content. (2) Annual precipitation ...

A new fynbos lily species, the Nuwejaars lily (Cyrtanthus novus-annus), has been discovered in a conservation area on the Agulhas Plain, a biodiversity hotspot. The soft pink and white flowering plant ...

On Friday, children from Cypress Primary School in Athlone left their classrooms to plant fynbos in the school garden. This was part of Greenpop's "Fynbos for the Future" project where schoolchildren ...

South Africa formally protects a total area that is slightly larger than North West province (which is 104 882km2), to conserve its rich biodiversity. The country wants to increase this by a half a ...

This scorched shrubland has three times as many plant species as the Amazon rainforest, and needs to burn to survive. Located near South Africa’s south-western tip, the Cape Floral Kingdom is home to ...

Research findings suggest that alternative stable states can be maintained through biotic mechanisms, such as root traits, in addition to the commonly understood abiotic factors like climate. This ...

On Friday, children from Cypress Primary School in Athlone in Cape Town left their classrooms to plant fynbos in the school garden. This was part of Greenpop's "Fynbos for the Future" project where ...