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Carissa haematocarpa typically grows to about 3 meters tall and may reach 4 meters under optimal conditions. The plant is densely branched, with widely spreading branches and strong spines that fork once or twice, forming a Y-thorn. These spines usually measure 2–5 cm in length, are green when young and turn woody brown with age. They occur in pairs at the tips of shoots and are long-lasting. Young stems are covered with trichome, while older bark is greenish and wrinkled. All parts of the plant exude a white latex when injured. The fruit of C. haematocarpa is a globose to subglobose berry, relatively small, about 5–10 mm in diameter. When ripe, the fruit is dark purple to black; the specific epithet haematocarpa means "blood-fruited" in Greek, referring to the characteristic reddish coloration before darkening. Unripe fruits contain latex and are inedible, but fully ripe fruits are edible with a sweet–sour taste. The ripe fruits serve as a food source for birds and small animals. Each fruit typically contains 1–2 irregular elliptical seeds with a rough and hard seed coat.

Carissa haematocarpa typically grows to about 3 meters tall and may reach 4 meters under optimal conditions. The plant is densely branched, with widely spreading branches and strong spines that fork once or twice, forming a Y-thorn. These spines usually measure 2–5 cm in length, are green when young and turn woody brown with age. They occur in pairs at the tips of shoots and are long-lasting. Young stems are covered with trichome, while older bark is greenish and wrinkled. All parts of the plant exude a white latex when injured. The fruit of C. haematocarpa is a globose to subglobose berry, relatively small, about 5–10 mm in diameter. When ripe, the fruit is dark purple to black; the specific epithet haematocarpa means "blood-fruited" in Greek, referring to the characteristic reddish coloration before darkening. Unripe fruits contain latex and are inedible, but fully ripe fruits are edible with a sweet–sour taste. The ripe fruits serve as a food source for birds and small animals. Each fruit typically contains 1–2 irregular elliptical seeds with a rough and hard seed coat.

Carissa haematocarpa
(English: Karoo num-num;
Afrikaans: Karoo noem-noem)

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Are Bees Female or Male? Explaining the Roles in the Hive Discover how a bee’s sex defines its purpose, life span, and contribution within the complex social structure of the colony.

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Busy bees need sleep too...! - Simply Bee Observation centre Wait…? What? Do bees sleep, do they sleep at night, and if so, where and how do we know they are sleeping? As one of the most studied creatures on the planet, it’s no surprise that scientists have ask...

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Busy bees need sleep too...! - Simply Bee Observation centre Wait…? What? Do bees sleep, do they sleep at night, and if so, where and how do we know they are sleeping? As one of the most studied creatures on the planet, it’s no surprise that scientists have ask...

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Busy bees need sleep too...! - Simply Bee Observation centre Wait…? What? Do bees sleep, do they sleep at night, and if so, where and how do we know they are sleeping? As one of the most studied creatures on the planet, it’s no surprise that scientists have ask...

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Busy bees need sleep too...! - Simply Bee Observation centre Wait…? What? Do bees sleep, do they sleep at night, and if so, where and how do we know they are sleeping? As one of the most studied creatures on the planet, it’s no surprise that scientists have ask...

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Stress drives premature hive exiting behavior that leads to death in young honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers The Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is an economically important pollinator, as well as a tractable species for studying the behavioral intricacies of eusociality. Honey bees are currently being ch...

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🌸 That quote is lovely but not really true. Bees don’t plan a final night on a flower. They usually work until they drop from exhaustion.
🐝 Tired or young male bees sometimes sleep in flowers, and sick bees leave the hive to protect the colony — but it’s not a peaceful “last sunset” ritual.

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A small Karoo geophyte with an underground tuber, producing a cluster of fine, needle-like green leaves that resemble a tiny shrub. It grows among stones in arid areas and sends up delicate flower buds on short stems. Well adapted to dry conditions, it survives long periods underground and emerges after rain.

A small Karoo geophyte with an underground tuber, producing a cluster of fine, needle-like green leaves that resemble a tiny shrub. It grows among stones in arid areas and sends up delicate flower buds on short stems. Well adapted to dry conditions, it survives long periods underground and emerges after rain.

Eriospermum dregei
(English: Karoo Needle-leaf Eriospermum;
Afrikaans: Karoonaaldknol)

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A small Karoo geophyte with an underground tuber, producing a cluster of fine, needle-like green leaves that resemble a tiny shrub.

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Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus is a dwarf stem succulent that forms clumps from branching of the stems that reach heights from 2 cm to 5 cm. The clump of short stems, up to five in nature, may in cultivation grow more in number. The four-angled grey-green stem is slightly rough-surfaced, globose to cylindrical, erect or decumbent and up to 14 mm thick. The species distribution is in the western Little Karoo near Ladismith and northwards into the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century

Piaranthus comptus
(English: Spotted Star Carrion Flower;
Afrikaans: Gespikkelde Sterblom)

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Subpopulations on Karoo flats would be most vulnerable to habitat loss - due to fracking - and this species would decline in future if fracking goes ahead.

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Gibbaeum pubescens, also known as shark beak, is a small succulent plant from South Africa. It has pairs of unequal leaves covered with silvery hairs that resemble the beak of a shark. It produces white flowers with magenta petals in late winter and spring. Gibbaeum pubescens is grown as an ornamental plant in rock gardens and pots. It needs well-drained soil, full sun, and little water in summer.

Gibbaeum pubescens, also known as shark beak, is a small succulent plant from South Africa. It has pairs of unequal leaves covered with silvery hairs that resemble the beak of a shark. It produces white flowers with magenta petals in late winter and spring. Gibbaeum pubescens is grown as an ornamental plant in rock gardens and pots. It needs well-drained soil, full sun, and little water in summer.

Gibbaeum pubescens
(English: shark beak;
Afrikaans: Visbekvygie)

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Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm., commonly known as coral fern, kystervaring ('kyster' meaning 'coastal' and of possible Scandinavian derivation) or ystervaring (meaning 'iron fern' in Afrikaans) due to its glabrous, brown, wiry stipes. The species is widespread in south- and east tropical Africa, southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean region. It occurs naturally in a broad coastal belt in South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Angola, Malawi, Burundi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Réunion, Amsterdam Island and Madagascar, and was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 under the name Onoclea polypodioides. Often forming dense and impenetrable thickets, sometimes over large areas, this rhizomatous perennial is an important pioneer in disturbed areas such as pine plantations.

Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm., commonly known as coral fern, kystervaring ('kyster' meaning 'coastal' and of possible Scandinavian derivation) or ystervaring (meaning 'iron fern' in Afrikaans) due to its glabrous, brown, wiry stipes. The species is widespread in south- and east tropical Africa, southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean region. It occurs naturally in a broad coastal belt in South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Angola, Malawi, Burundi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Réunion, Amsterdam Island and Madagascar, and was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 under the name Onoclea polypodioides. Often forming dense and impenetrable thickets, sometimes over large areas, this rhizomatous perennial is an important pioneer in disturbed areas such as pine plantations.

Gleichenia polypodioides
(English: Coral Fern;
Afrikaans: Keistervaring)

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Glottiphyllum carnosum is a small, flat-growing succulent plant with leaves that range in colour from blue-green to yellow-green and have a smooth texture. It grows in clusters that can reach a diameter of up to 300 mm. The leaves are mostly almost upright and can measure up to 65 mm in length and 20 mm in width. The flowers, which appear between the leaves in late autumn and winter, are yellow and resemble daisies, with a diameter of approximately 25 mm.

Glottiphyllum carnosum is a small, flat-growing succulent plant with leaves that range in colour from blue-green to yellow-green and have a smooth texture. It grows in clusters that can reach a diameter of up to 300 mm. The leaves are mostly almost upright and can measure up to 65 mm in length and 20 mm in width. The flowers, which appear between the leaves in late autumn and winter, are yellow and resemble daisies, with a diameter of approximately 25 mm.

Glottiphyllum carnosum
(English: fleshy tonguefig;
Afrikaans: Vlesige Tongblaarvygie)

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Glottiphyllum linguiforme is a small, spreading succulent with few short, decumbent branches and grey-green, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in two opposite vertical rows. It forms dense clumps and can grow up to 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) tall and 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. The leaves are flushed bronze to purple when the plant goes dormant in summer. They are ascending to erect, rather flat, narrowing to the base, measuring up to 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) long and 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) wide. The leaves may be up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) long and 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide in robust specimens.

Glottiphyllum linguiforme is a small, spreading succulent with few short, decumbent branches and grey-green, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in two opposite vertical rows. It forms dense clumps and can grow up to 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) tall and 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. The leaves are flushed bronze to purple when the plant goes dormant in summer. They are ascending to erect, rather flat, narrowing to the base, measuring up to 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) long and 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) wide. The leaves may be up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) long and 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide in robust specimens.

Glottiphyllum linguiforme
(English: Flat Tongue-leaf;
Afrikaans: Plat Tongblaarvygie)

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Glottiphyllum regium is a clump-forming succulent and can attain a height of 13 cm and a width of 15 cm. It has a semi-fibrous, shallow root system typical of succulents. The roots are not destructive and plants can be planted right next to structures. Branches are short and the leaves are oblong and tongue-shaped. Inflorescences are staked and flowers can measure up to 35 mm in diameter. The flowers are an iridescent yellow. It flowers from June to late December, its peak flowering time being September.

Glottiphyllum regium is a clump-forming succulent and can attain a height of 13 cm and a width of 15 cm. It has a semi-fibrous, shallow root system typical of succulents. The roots are not destructive and plants can be planted right next to structures. Branches are short and the leaves are oblong and tongue-shaped. Inflorescences are staked and flowers can measure up to 35 mm in diameter. The flowers are an iridescent yellow. It flowers from June to late December, its peak flowering time being September.

Glottiphyllum regium
(English: tongue-leaved mesemb;
Afrikaans: skilpadkos)

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Glottiphyllum suave (English: Sweet Tongue-leaf; Afrikaans: Soet Tongblaar-vygie) https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=181-55

Glottiphyllum suave (English: Sweet Tongue-leaf; Afrikaans: Soet Tongblaar-vygie) https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=181-55

Glottiphyllum suave
(English: Sweet Tongue-leaf;
Afrikaans: Soet Tongblaar-vygie)

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Mesembryanthemum englishiae (English: Robertson Preenfig; Afrikaans: Suurvy)

Mesembryanthemum englishiae (English: Robertson Preenfig; Afrikaans: Suurvy)

Mesembryanthemum englishiae
(English: Robertson Preenfig;
Afrikaans: Suurvy)

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Acrolophia ustulata [Eulophia ustulata] (English: Black Orchid, Golden Orchid; Afrikaans: Swartgrondorgideë) https://www.fernkloof.org.za/index.php/all-plants/plant-families/item/acrolophia-ustulata

Acrolophia ustulata [Eulophia ustulata] (English: Black Orchid, Golden Orchid; Afrikaans: Swartgrondorgideë) https://www.fernkloof.org.za/index.php/all-plants/plant-families/item/acrolophia-ustulata

Acrolophia ustulata [Eulophia ustulata]
(English: Black Orchid, Golden Orchid;
Afrikaans: Swartgrondorgideë)

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I would love to have the recipe.
It looks so appetizing 😋

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Hoodia gordoni (English: Bushman's hat, bitter ghaap; Afrikaans: bitterghaap, muishondghaap, wolweghaap, bobbejaanghaap, bergghaap, bokhorings) https://pza.sanbi.org/hoodia-gordonii

Hoodia gordoni (English: Bushman's hat, bitter ghaap; Afrikaans: bitterghaap, muishondghaap, wolweghaap, bobbejaanghaap, bergghaap, bokhorings) https://pza.sanbi.org/hoodia-gordonii

Hoodia gordoni
(English: Bushman's hat, bitter ghaap;
Afrikaans: bitterghaap, muishondghaap, wolweghaap, bobbejaanghaap, bergghaap, bokhorings)

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Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae

Cyphia dentariifolia; Family: Lobeliaceae
(English: Toothed-leaf Cyphia;
Afrikaans: Tandblaar-cyphia)

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Duvalia corduroyi
(English: Velvet Starflower;
Afrikaans: Fluweel-sterblom)

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Lasiosiphon deserticola
(English: saffron curryflower;
Afrikaans: saffraanbos)

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Moraea gawleri
(English: wiry Cape tulip;
Afrikaans: uintjie)

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Gibbaeum schwantesii
(English: mimicry plant;
Afrikaans: duimpie-snuif)

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Pelargonium alternans
(English: Alternating-leaf Pelargonium, Succulent Rock Pelargonium;
Afrikaans: blomkoolmalva, koolmalva)

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Phylica curvifolia
(English: Tripling Hardleaf;
Afrikaans: Kromblaar Hardebos, Berg-kromhardeblaar)

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Corpuscularia lehmannii (Delosperma lehmannii)
(English: Coega hardfig;
Afrikaans: Driehoek-vetplant, Skerp-blad-skerpioenvygie, Coega-vetvy, Grys-skelet-vygie, Kristal-karoo-vygie, Delosperma-driehoek)

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Cucumis africanus (English: wild cucumber, wild gherkin; Afrikaans: wilde agurkie, doringkomkommertjie) https://pza.sanbi.org/cucumis-africanus

Cucumis africanus (English: wild cucumber, wild gherkin; Afrikaans: wilde agurkie, doringkomkommertjie) https://pza.sanbi.org/cucumis-africanus

Cucumis africanus
(English: wild cucumber, wild gherkin;
Afrikaans: wilde agurkie, doringkomkommertjie)

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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (English: common ice plant, crystalline ice plant, rosa de jericho; Afrikaans: brakslaai, brakvy, noeta, olifantslaai, slaai, slaaibos, slaaibossie, soutslaai, volstruisslaai) https://pza.sanbi.org/mesembryanthemum-crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (English: common ice plant, crystalline ice plant, rosa de jericho; Afrikaans: brakslaai, brakvy, noeta, olifantslaai, slaai, slaaibos, slaaibossie, soutslaai, volstruisslaai) https://pza.sanbi.org/mesembryanthemum-crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
(English: common ice plant, crystalline ice plant, rosa de jericho;
Afrikaans: brakslaai, brakvy, noeta, olifantslaai, slaai, slaaibos, slaaibossie, soutslaai, volstruisslaai)

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