A miniature rock garden near Cistrusdal Western Cape. The small bulbous plant is Ornithogalum maculatum (I think). Unfortunately, it was in the early morning, the flowers were not open yet.
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Massonia amoena, a new species described in 2014, from the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
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Didelta spinosa of Northern Cape. One of the two species in this small genus. Apparently, the new leaves in spring are used as wild vegetables in South Africa.
This is the first twining plant I have seen in the family of Campanulaceae, Cyphia digitata in Western Cape of South Africa.
South African Plant: Leucadendron argenteum. This attractive Proteaceae tree now only naturally occurs on the slopes outside Cape Town. Many factors contribute to this status: urbanisation, agriculture, introduced species, changed fire regime, disease, just name a few.
California wildflower: Blue Dicks（Dichelostemma capitatum). Its corm is a popular food among native wildlife. (Why is it called dicks?). Sequoia National Park.
California wildflower: Triteleia laxa and Triteleia ixioides .
Haemanthus spp. in their natural habitat, Western Cape South Africa.
The fairy lantern (Corybas barbarae) is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to eastern QLD and NSW (north of Sydney). The hairy labellum is covered by a large, curved, and inflated dorsal sepal. The linear lateral sepals are tiny (2mm), and the minute petals (1mm) are hidden by the labellum. It is believed that fungus gnats are its pollinators. Apart from that, little is known about its reproduction and dispersal mechanism.
