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Plants seen on a typical tour in January
Moonstone, 16th January 2008.
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Moonstone - is a farm situated 40km west of Stutterheim on the Quanti river, which is a tributary of the Great Kei River. The vegetation is thicket in the valley bottoms rising to sub-escarpment grassland on the hills. The area is unique because it is the only place in South Africa where three species of cycad occur side by side - Encephalartos guilielmi, E. princeps and E. caffer. There is a self-catering cottage, and the Moonstone Magic Cycad Trail is a an exciting, though tough activity that guests may undertake.
Plants
Berkheya decurrens
Berkheya umbellata
Chironia baccifera
Crotelaria sp.
Cycnium adonense
Cyphia sp.
Cyrtanthus macowanii
Cyrtanthus obliquus
Diclis reptans
Dierama atrum
Encephalartos princeps group
Eulophia clavicornis
Eulophia macowanii
Gladiolus edulis
Gnidia capitata
Helichrysum pendiculatum
Hypoxis hemerocallidae
Liparis bowkeri
Monopsis unidentata
Oxalis bifurca
Pachycarpus concolor
Polygala sp.
Schizoglossum hamatum
Shizocarpus nervosa
Streptocarpus sp.
Streptocarpus primulifolius side-view
Striga elegans
Thunbergia atriplicifolia
For further information about the tours we offer contact Cameron McMaster.
LANDSCAPE, HABITAT AND FLORA GALLERIES
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