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Saturday trap up the #Perdeberg just reminded me of how splendid the #Kogelberg mountains and the associated Kogelberg #Sandstone #Fynbos can be. And how much fun it is walking with the #BlomSquad

#CriticallyRare (that means a single population, low levels of threat) Erica leucotrachela ssp. monicae is restricted to wetlands in the mountains north of Kleinmond.

Return of the #KingProtea, #Palmiet River Estuary below.

Searching for #Mimetes pauciflora #Vulnerable, also a mountain wetland denizen endemic to the Kogelberg.

Listening to the Rebelo reminiscing on what this landscape looked like 30 plus years ago.

When you find the Mimetes, don't get closer than 3 metres, in case you affect their delicate roots.

#Proteaceae
#ericaceae

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Friends and mountains
#hiking #outdoors #mountains #silvermine #houtbay #capetown

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I’m feeling very contemplative today. I realise that in five days @werner.theron95 and I will be waking up in Germany - a place we’ll call home for the next while.

I’m feeling incredibly sad about the family, friends, mountains and fynbos I’m leaving behind. I realise I won’t just be able to stroll on Table Mountain with @balletninja182 to go look for the Disas, or rough it out on an ill-explored mountain with @marianoliver to find a rare Protea. We won’t be able to go for morning Yoga and breakfast in Stellenbosch with @vernonvisser and @schalk.schalk . I won’t be able to visit my family in Hoekwil on a whim or work in @koiosify 's garden. This will be the first year in probably eight where I won’t be germinating and growing Proteas, or visiting Springstygbeugel to see the Gladiolus cardinalis. So, I’m definitely feeling sad about everything that’s being left behind.

That being said, more than anything, I’m excited about the adventure that’s lying ahead for me and @werner.theron95 . A whole world is opening up for us this year and I’m so excited to be able to explore and discover it together. I guess my content will feature less Proteas and fynbos, but I’ll do my best to keep it interesting ☺️

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Memories like these are the reason we love hiking!

#hiking #nature #wilderness #wild #camping #naturephotography #mountains

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Another wonderfully full weekend of music with 2 house concerts and an afternoon at @fca_cpt with @sitthefolkdown

Huge thank you to everyone who came out to support us!
Thank you @marianoliver for the pics

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Join me this evening at the MCSA clubhouse in Cape Town when I will be presenting an overview of the Volunteer Citizen Stewardship work myself and some others have been doing in Jonkershoek and Assegaaiboskloof in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve post the February 2021 fire that razed both valleys to the ground.

Blushing Bride Bioblitz
2 Volunteer hacks
8 Post fire fynbos assessments for iNaturalist
Friends Of The Bride

#myfynbosteacher
#friendsofthebride
#fynbosneedsfire

Contact admin@mcsacapetown.co.za to book your seat

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The Blushing Bride, Serruria Florida, is an iconic fynbos species occurring naturally only in a remote, hidden valley in the mountains beyond Franschhoek.

Their natural home is however under threat of invasive alien species like stink bean, wattle and canary island pine, that are returning and resprouting, even more so after the fire that swept through the valley in Feb '21.

This past year we conducted a wonderful Bioblitz under the lead of dr Tony Rebelo of SANBI, as well as 2 very successful hacks in the valley, in collaboration with CapeNature, but there is a lot more work to be done and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The Friends of the Bride website where you can get more information and contact us if you would like to become involved and/or make financial contributions in support of this work, is now active:

https://www.friendsofthebride.org/

I will also be talking about this project at DFFE's Invasive Species Forum Public meeting in Stellenbosch Town Hall tomorrow (contact Lesley-Ann Williams of CapeNature if you would like to attend) and on RSG radio station this coming Thursday at 14:20, do listen in! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

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Protea stokoei🌱 One of the most beautifully elegant proteas you can find. Growing on mountain ranges in the Cape Floristic Region, it is endangered and a real special to see.

We saw this guy as part of our 4 day botanising hikes when we took part in the City Nature Challenge on Inaturalist (Google it). We, together with over 1000 other observers helped Cape Town win several categories against other cities in the world. We also recorded a new buchu that has not been documented on INat yet.

All and all, it was 4 days of fun, laughter and a lot of sweets, while we explored places that very few people ever will have the privilege to go.

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Protea lacticolor🌱 This endangered protea grows at high altitudes on the shale bands of mountains and vary from pink to white flowers. If you are lucky you can see them growing in masses on a hike.

For more information: http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-lacticolor

📷@muisvoel & @werner.theron95

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One of the most beautiful plants that very few people will ever have the privilege to see. Mimetes hottentoticus🌱 Part of the Protea family and is restricted to very high, steep and damp slopes of Kogelberg.

[When visiting these beauties, care must be taken to sterilise your boots before approaching them and not to get close to the stems(>1m)]

📷 @muisvoel

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Gladiolus cardinalis🌱. Blooming in a sea of red in the waterfalls of the Western Cape. To get close to these guys can be tricky and makes for a fun adventure.

They are commonly called the new years lily and is primarily pollinated by the mountain pride butterfly (seen in picture 3). Each year at the start of January we take on Slanghoek peak in Bainskloof to see these beautiful flowers.

📷@muisvoel

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The most amazing weekend one can have in the mountains. Massive rock pools. Frightening views. An epic peak. And lots of coffee and laughter in the morning mist. Bainskloof is a real special place, shared with real special people.

The reason we go every beginning of the year is Gladiolus cardinalis🌱 and a post didicated to this red beauty will follow.

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