South Africa south and west
 

Leucodendron argenteum Silver tree

 

Leucodendron argenteum Silver tree

 

Leucodendron sessile

 

Leucodendron sessile at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans

 

Leucospermum cuneiforme at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucospermum erubescens at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucospermum praecox at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucospermum reflexum at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucospermum 'Sunrise' at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Leucospermum cordifolium at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 



 

Leucospermum bolusii

 

Leucospermum cordifolium

 

Leucospermum cordifolium

 

Leucospermum cordifolium

 

Leucospermum cuneiforme

 

Leucospermum erubescens

 

Leucospermum formosum

 

Leucospermum formosum

 

Leucospermum grandiflorum

 

Leucospermum gueinzii

 

Leucospermum gueinzii

 

Leucospermum gueinzii

 

Leucospermum heterophyllum

 

Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron Creeping pincushion

 

Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron subsp. hypophyllocarpodendron Green Snakestem Pincushion

 

Leucospermum muirii

 

Leucospermum oleifolium Tufted Pincushion

 

Leucospermum oleifolium Tufted pincushion

 

Leucospermum reflexum Rocket Pincushion

 

Leucospermum tottum

 

Leucospermum tottum

 

Protea 'Cardinal'

 

Protea cynaroides at Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Protea cynaroides at Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Protea cynaroides at Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Protea cynaroides at Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Protea cynaroides King Protea

 

Protea eximia Broad-leaved sugarbush

 

Protea eximia Broad-leaved sugarbush

 

Protea roupelliae

 

Protea roupelliae at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Protea seed

 

Mimetes cucullatus near Cape point

 

Phylica pubescens at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Erica plukenetii near Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

Erica sp at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

Erica caffra

 

Erica coccinea

 

Erica porteri

 

Erica sessiliflora

 

Erica fascicularis

 

Erica porteri

 

Erica regia Elim heath

 

Erica regia Elim heath

 

Erica sessiliflora

 

Erica sparrmannii

 

Erica viridiflora

 

Restio at Silvermine near Cape Town

 

Chondropetalum tectorum at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Elegia capensis

 

Restio quadratus

 

Restio seeds

 

Cannomomis virgata

 

Chondropetalum tectorum

 

Eligia grandispicata (check)

 

Restio dispar

 

Thamnochortus cinereus Silver reed

 

Thamnochortus spicigerus

 

flowers at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

flowers at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Heliophila sp at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 



 



 

Watsonia borbonica Purple watsonia (check)

 

Watsonia borbonica Purple watsonia (check)

 

Watsonia borbonica Purple watsonia (check)

 

Welwitschia mirabilis at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Welwitschia mirabilis at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Welwitschia mirabilis at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Welwitschia mirabilis

 

Araucaria bidwillii at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Araucaria bidwillii and Cycas revoluta at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape town

 

Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

Encephalartos ghellinckii at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

Encephalartos horridus at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

Cycads

 

Cycad cone

 

Aseroe sp fungus at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape town

 

Aseroe sp fungus at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape town

 

Asparagus rubicundus near Kirstenbosch Cape Town

 

Chasmanthe floribunda var ductitti at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape town

 

Aloe plicatilis at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Paranomus reflexus at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Olea capensis at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Olinia emarginata at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Sparrmannia africana at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Sparrmannia africana at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Coleonema pulchellum at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Euphorbia caput-medusae Oliphantsbaai

 

Euphorbia caput-medusae Oliphantsbaai

 

Euphorbia cooperi at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Crassula rupestris at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Aloe sp at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Pachypodium lamieri at Stellenbosch

 

Berzelia languinosa Fountain Kolkol Betty's bay

 

Osmitopsis asteriscoides near Betty's bay

 

Chrysanthemumoides monilifera as Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Arctotheca populifolia Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Chlorophytum undulatum near Malmesbury

 

Babiana odorata at Malmesbury

 

Babiana sp at Darling

 

Oxalis purpurea at Malmesbury

 

Muraltia macropetala at Malmesbury

 

Flower chafer at Darling

 

plant at Darling

 

Romulea eximia near Darling

 

Romulea eximia near Darling

 

Romulea sp at Malmesbury

 

Romulea sp.

 

Lachenalia pallida at Darling

 

Crassula columnaris Quaggaskop karoo stony desert

 

Argyroderma at Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 

Argyroderma at Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 

Argyroderma at Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 

Argyroderma at Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 

Argyroderma Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 

Oophytum sp at Quaggaskop Karoo stony desert

 

succulent plant Quaggaskop Karoo stony desert possibly Cryptophytum

 

Aloe arborescens 'Jack Marais' Karantz aloe

 

Aloe mitriformis

 

Aloe dichotoma Geogap

 

Aloe dichotoma Geogap

 

Pachypodium namaquanum at Geogap

 

Pachypodium namaquanum at Geogap

 

Tylecodon paniculatus at Geogap

 

Lithops near Pofadder

 

Desert Stink Shepherdstree (Boscia foetida subsp. foetida) at Agrabies national park

 

Augea capensis Zygophyllaceae plant near Pofaader

 

Lapidaria margaretae succulent plant Goegap

 

Psilocaulon Quaggaskop Karoo desert

 



 

Carpobrotus edulis var edulis Hottentot sourfig

 

Odontophorus angustifolius subsp. protoparcoides

 

Gibbaeum pubescens subsp. shandii

 

Agathosma gonaquensis

 

Asplanthus cordata Heartleaved gorse

 

Bolusafra bituminosa

 

Cassine peragua Cape Saffron

 

Cinnamomum camphora Camphor tree

 

Coleonema album Confetti bush

 

Coleonema album confetti bush

 

Cotula sp.

 

Crassula fascicularis Moth Stonecrop

 

Cyanella hyacinthoides Lady's hand

 

Cyphia volubilis Twining baroe

 

Erythrina lysistemon common coral tree

 

Erythrina lysistemon common coral tree

 

Felicia filifolia Needle-leaved felicia

 

Gardenia thumbergia White Gardenia

 

Gnidia pinifolia (check)

 

Hakea tenuifolia

 

Helichrysum patulum

 

Leonotis leonurus Wild dagga

 

Lobostemnon glaucophyllus Smooth-leaved bush bugloss

 

Manulea cheiranthus

 

Microloma tenuifolium Fairy pitcher

 

Moraea fugax (check)

 

Muraltia heisteria Spiny purple gorse

 

Oak tree branch and Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) against the light with table mountain in background

 

Ochna natalitia Natal Plane

 

Olea capensis Iron wood

 

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus)

 

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) against the light

 

Pelargonium cucullatum Cape Mallow

 

Petalacte coronata

 

Petalacte coronata

 

Podocarpus elongatus at Stellenbosch botanic garden

 

Podocarpus henkelii Henkel's yellowwood

 

Portulacaria afra Elephant's food

 

Psoralea pinnata Fountain bush

 

Sebaea exacoides Painted yellowwort

 

Senecio elegans Greater purple Ragwort

 

Senecio elegans

 

Senecio elegans

 

Widdringtonia nodiflora Mountain cypress

 

plant at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

plant at Pofaader

 

plant at Pofaader

 

plant at Pofaader

 

tree Augrabies

 



 



 

Southern Double Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) on Aloe plicatilis at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Southern Double Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) on Chasmanthe aethiopica at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Southern Double Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Cape Town

 

Malachite sunbird on the way to Nieuwoudtville

 

Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) near Cape point

 

Cape cormorants at Cape point

 

Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis

 

Cape cormorants Victoria basin Cape Town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass penguins Spheniscus demersus Simon's town

 

Jackass or african penguin Spheniscus demersus

 

Jackass or african penguin Spheniscus demersus

 

Jackass or african penguin Spheniscus demersus

 

Whiteback Mousebird (Colius colius) on fence

 

Whiteback Mousebird (Colius colius) on fence

 

Redeye Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans) at Augrabies national park

 

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests on telegraph poles near Pofadder

 

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests on telegraph poles near Pofadder

 

Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests on telegraph poles near Pofadder

 

Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) at Agrabies national park

 

Cape canary Serinus canicollis (check)

 

Cape canary Serinus canicollis (check)

 

Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) at Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Crowned plover

 

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

 

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

 

Ostrich Struthio camelus

 

Redwing starling Onychognathus morio

 

Baboon male cape point

 

Baboon male cape point

 

Rock dassie at Cape point

 

Rock dassie at Cape point

 

Rock Dassie Procavia capensis

 

Rock Dassie Procavia capensis

 

Springbok at Augrabies national park

 

Springbok at Augrabies national park

 

Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus subsp. pygargus

 

Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus subsp. pygargus

 

Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe at Augrabies national park

 

Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe at Augrabies national park

 

Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe at Augrabies national park

 

Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe at Augrabies national park

 

Cattle feedlot

 

Whale bones Cape point nature centre

 

Southern rock agama Agama atra

 

Southern rock agama Agama atra

 



 

Cape River Crab (Potamonautes perlatus) at Kirstenbosch botanic garden Capetown

 

woodlouse on beach Cape Point

 

beetle on the way to Nieuwoudtville

 

Cape Longhorn Beetle (Ceroplesis) at Harold porter botanic garden

 

Lampyridae Glowworm (larva)

 

Lampyridae Glowworm (larva)

 

Scarabaeus Groove Dung beetle rolling dung ball

 

Painted lady Vanessa cardui

 

Acanthracris ruficornis Garden locust Harold Porter botanic garden

 

Phymateus morbillosus a Pyrgomorphid grasshopper bright warning colours warn predators that it is poisonous

 

Grasshopper Quaggaskop Karoo stony desert

 

Termites Quaggaskop Karoo stony desert

 

Kelp on beach Cape point

 

Stormy beach Cape Point

 

big waves Cape Point

 

Cape town from Silvermine

 

Seaweed holdfast at Gordon's bay

 

Desert near Pofaader

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Orange river cutting through gneiss rock Augrabies national park

 

Waterfall at Silvermine nature reserve Cape Town

 

Massive gneiss rocks Augrabies national park

 

Massive gneiss rocks Augrabies national park

 

Massive gneiss rocks Augrabies national park

 

Massive gneiss rocks Augrabies national park

 

Cape of good hope seascape

 

Contrail cloud

 

Contrail cloud

 

Stars at Augrabies national park

 

Kalahari desert near Upington

 

burnt Fynbos Silvermine near Cape town

 

Marshy heathland at Betty's bay

 

Waterfall at Harold Porter botanic garden

 



 



 

Fynbos

 

Hout bay towards Chapman's peak

 

Hout bay from Chapman's peak

 

Hout bay from Chapman's peak

 

Rock outcrop at New year's peak

 

Sand cliff coastline Wolfgat nature reserve false bay

 

Storm over sea False bay

 

Baboon male cape point

 

Inside living room Houtkapperspoort Cape Town

 

View over Darling

 

South African flag cape point nature centre

 

Green point lighthouse Cape Town

 

Church Stellenbosch

 

Informal settlement shantytown on rubbish dump Cape Town

 

Edge of Khayelitsha township and squatter camps informal settlements from motorway Cape Town

 

Edge of Khayelitsha township and squatter camps informal settlements from motorway Cape Town

 

Edge of Khayelitsha township and squatter camps informal settlements from motorway Cape Town

 

Kirstenbosch SANBI research station and table mountain Cape Town

 

Konservatorium Stellenbosch

 

Konservatorium Stellenbosch

 

Ships Victoria basin Cape Town

 

Tugboat Victoria basin Cape Town

 

Tugboat Victoria basin Cape Town

 

Victoria and Alfred waterfront buildings Cape Town

 

Simon's town

 

Stellenbosch University

 

Mooiberge wine and strawberry sellers near somerset west

 

Road scraper near Pofadder

 

Interior room farmhouse hotel Langebaan

 

snow shower Nieuwoudtville

 

Old field vegetation with Pattersons Curse Echium plantagineum

 

David Gowing Yoseph Araya and Rhuliani at new year's peak

 

David Gowing and Yoseph Araya with soil moisture probe in plot Riverlands

 

David Gowing Yoseph Araya Deryk and Brian testing soil moisture original cape point fieldsite

 

David Gowing Yoseph Araya Deryk and Brian testing soil moisture original cape point fieldsite

 

Walkers Silvermine nature reserve Cape Town. Group of older walkers.

 

Seed pod sculpture Kirstenbosch botanic garden

 

Selling stone sculptures on roadside near Scarborough Cape peninsula

 

Selling stone sculptures on roadside near Scarborough Cape peninsula

 

Selling stone sculptures on roadside near Scarborough Cape peninsula

 

Selling stone sculptures on roadside near Scarborough Cape peninsula

 

Silvermine and Marina da Gama Cape Town from plane

 

British Airways planes at Heathrow airport London lined up in the evening

 

British Airways planes at Heathrow airport London lined up in the evening

 

British Airways planes at Heathrow airport London lined up in the evening

 

Sunset over Cape Town from Somerset west

 

Sunset over Cape Town from Somerset west