Friends' Walk 16 March 2008 - Plant List

Teeberg Circuit - some of the flowering plants seen on the walk:
Ericas include: E. hirtiflora, E. mammosa, E. capensis, E, pulchella, E. nudiflora, E. ericoides, E. plukenetii.
Others:
Alciope tabularis; Othonna quinquidentata;
Diosma oppositifolia, D. hirsuta;
Erepsia anceps, Lampranthus bicolor;
Eriospermum nanum, E. lanceifolium
Gladiolus brevifolius;
Haemanthus sanguineus.
Lobelia anceps, L. coronopifolia, L. setaceae,
Psoralea pinnata
Roella ciliata, R. squarrosa, R. triflora; Wahlenbergia procumbens
Stoebe plumosa, Stoebe sp (possibly S. capitata);
Thesium funale;
Triglochin bulbosa;
Tritoniopsis antholyza, Tritoniopsis triticea and T. dodii
Tulbaghia sp.
Numerous Restio spp.

March 2008

At first glance it seems as if there are very few flowers to be found at Cape Point during the month of March and the burn areas still look very barren in places. However, the most exciting finds have been the fragile Eriospermums. These tiny flowers appear before their leaves and are extremely difficult to spot. They are even more difficult to photograph as the spikes bob about in the wind.
The next find was the dainty Wild Garlic (Tulbaghia), a first time in the Reserve for me - they are growing on a dry sandstone slope.
Before the 2007 Burn we knew of only one plant of Erica ferrea. It has resprouted and looking really lovely at present. I found another smaller plant higher up the same slope and another population further to the south.
There have been quite a few Haemanthus sanguineus and a lovely population of Brunsvigia orientalis.
Next to appear have been the pretty, yellow Bulbine favosa, plentiful between sandstone outcrops.
The Roellas have been another delight especially those with the dramatic dark markings.