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Cavern Berg Resort Flower List:The fantastic array of beautiful mountain flowers found in the Drakensberg on The Cavern nature reserve is far too numerous to detail here. Suffice to say the diversity will enthral any keen botanist, from a dazzling sweep of blue Scilla natalensis to the flagrant display of Barleria monticola; the nodding daisies of Callilepsis laureola and the streamside beauty of Hesperantha coccinea. Within the shady forest patches of Streptocarpus spp. hug the mossy rocks and shy Disperis fanniniae peep from the leaf litter. A walk up the Amphitheatre or a drive to the Sentinel car park takes you to a world of Alpine flowers and rare Drakensberg endemics. A list of just some of the flowers, sedges, ferns and grasses found at The Cavern is given here to whet your appetite. Next to each entry are the page numbers where this plant can be found in the field guide to “Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region” [WF] and/or the field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho “Mountain Flowers” [MF]. Both these field guides are by Elsa Pooley, and published by the Natal Flora Publications Trust. WF MF Acalypha punctata 64 38 A. schinzii 64 38 Adhatoda andromeda 202 96 Afrotysonia glochidiata 180 86 Agapanthus campanulatus 450 228 Ajuga ophrydis 470 236 Albuca fastigiata 92 50 Alepidea amatymbica 160 80 A. natalensis 160 80 A. pusilla - 80 Anemone fanninii 138 72 Anisotoma pedunculata 582 268 Anthospermum herbaceum 556 - Argyrolobium marginatum - 132 Aristea woodii 454 230 Asclepias cucullata 416 216 Ascolepis capensis 84 46 Asparagus asparagoides 514 250 A. cooperi - 56 A. microraphis 102 56 A. virgatus 104 - Aster bakerianus 440 100 A. perfoliatus 440 222 A. pleiocephalus 210 100 Athrixia angustissima 216 110 A. fontana 110 A. pinifolia - 110 Barleria monticola 490 240 Becium obovatum 426 88 Begonia sutherlandii 68 40 Berkheya multijuga 336 176 B. rhapontica 336 178 B. rosulata - 178 B. setifera 336 178 B. speciosa 336 178 Buchnera simplex 432 220 Bulbine abyssinica 224 116 Callilepsis laureola 216 112 Cephalaria oblongifolia 204 98 Cerastium arabidis 136 72 Cineraria dieterlenii 320 162 Cissampelos torulosa 252 - Clematis brachiata 140 74 Cliffortia nitidula - 278 Clutia hirsuta 278 - C. katherinae 530 256 C. monticola 532 256 Commelina africana 222 116 Conostomium natalense 492 - Convolvulus farinosus 176 - Corycium alticola - 264 C. dracomontanum 574 264 C. nigrescens 574 264 Crassula natalensis 386 74 C. setulosa 148 76 C. vaginata 254 128 Crinum bulbispermum 348 184 Crocosmia pearsii - 32 C. pottsii 42 32 Cycnium racemosum 432 220 Cynoglossum austro-africanum - 236 Desmodium repandum 60 - Diascia integerrima 428 218 D. purpurea - 218 Diclis reptans 190 90 D. rotundifolia 90 Dierama robustum - 188 Dietes iridoides 110 60 Dimorphotheca jucunda 446 226 Dipcadi marlothii 510 248 Disa fragrans 366 194 Disperis cardiophora 520 196 D. fanniniae 122 68 Erica aestiva 410 212 E. algida 412 212 E. drakensbergensis 162 82 E. evansii - 82 E. frigida - 82 Eriosema distinctum 60 38 E. kraussianum 274 134 E. salignum 62 - Eucomis bicolor 98 54 E. humilis 98 54 Euphorbia epicyparissias 532 256 Felicia filifolia 442 246 F. muricata 210 102 F. petiolata - 102 Galium capense - 144 Galtonia candicans 96 52 G. regalis 96 52 Geranium multisectum 398 206 G. wakkerstroomianum 152 78 Gerbera ambigua 220 114 G. piloselloides 220 114 Gnidia baurii 292 136 G. capitata 292 138 G. kraussiana 292 138 Graderia scabra 430 220 Gunnera perpensa 578 266 Guthriea capensis - 256 Haplocarpa scaposa 332 176 Harveya speciosa 196 96 Hebenstretia dura 194 94 Helichrysum acutatum 310 150 H. appendiculatum 82 104 H. aureonitens 310 148 H. aureum 312 156 H. bellum - 108 H. chionosphaerum 212 106 H. confertum 214 104 H. evansii - 148 H. herbaceum 314 154 H. hypoleucum 314 150 H. marginatum - 108 H. oreophilum 316 150 H. pallidum 314 154 H. pilosellum 314 154 H. sutherlandii 214 104 H. umbraculigerum 316 146 Heliophila rigidiuscula 460 234 Hesperantha baurii 352 186 H. coccinea (formerly Schizostylis coccinea) 42 30 Heteromma decurrens - 146 Hibiscus aethiopicus 284 134 Hoffmanseggia sandersonii 388 204 Hypericum aethiopicum 290 136 Hypoestes triflora 436 - Hypoxis acuminata 232 120 H. angustifolia 232 - H. argentea 234 120 H. filiformis 234 120 Jamesbrittenia pristisepala 480 238 Kniphofia breviflora 92 50 K. thodei 30 24 Kohautia amatymbica 202 98 Ledebouria cooperi 344 180 L. ovatifolia 344 180 Leonotis dubia 70 40 L. leonurus 70 42 Lobelia flaccida 496 242 L. preslii - 244 Lotononis lotononoides 460 234 Momordica foetida 80 - Monopsis decipiens 496 244 Moraea brevistyla 108 60 M. huttonii 236 122 M. trifida 236 122 Myosotis semiamplexicaulis - 236 Nemesia denticulata 428 - N. rupicola - 220 Nerine bowdenii 346 182 Ornithogalum graminifolium 512 56 Osteospermum thodei - 174 Oxalis depressa - 208 O. obliquifolia 402 208 O. smithiana 402 208 Papaver aculeatum 52 36 Pavonia columella 408 212 Pelargonium alchemilloides 154 206 P. luridum 400 208 P. schlechteri 400 38 Pentanisia angustifolia 492 - P. prunelloides 492 240 Peperomia retusa 524 254 Peucedanum caffrum 296 - Phygelius aequalis 72 42 Polygala gracilenta - 210 P. ohlendorfiana - 210 P. rehmannii 404 - P. virgata 406 210 Polystachya ottoniana 124 70 Printzia nutans - 110 P. pyrifolia 216 226 Protea dracomontana 374 276 Psammatropha mucronata 528 254 Pterygodium hastatum 124 70 Pycnostachys reticulata 472 88 Ranunculus baurii 250 128 R. multifidus 252 128 Rhodohypoxis baurii 352 58 Rhus discolor 534 280 Riocreuxia torulosa 176 86 Romulea thodei - 186 Rubus ludwigii 386 202 R. rigidus 386 202 Rumex woodii 376 200 Satyrium longicauda 118 66 Scabiosa columbaria 438 98 Schizoglossum stenoglossum 300 142 Scilla natalensis 452 228 S. nervosa 96 54 Sebaea natalensis 298 140 Secamone alpini 172 - S. gerrardii 552 - Selago monticola 196 96 Senecio barbatus 498 246 S. bupleuroides 322 - S. deltoideus 322 164 S. discodregeanus 498 246 S. glaberrimus 322 164 S. haygarthii 322 166 S. isatideus 324 166 S. oxyriifolius 328 168 S. rhomboideus 328 168 S. tamoides 328 170 Silene burchellii 382 200 Sium repandum 296 - Sopubia cana 430 220 Stachys aethiopica 182 86 S. kuntzei 182 88 Stephania abyssinica 52 - Stoebe vulgaris 216 110 Striga bilabiata 432 220 Syncolostemon macranthus 426 218 Thesium costatum 134 72 Trifolium burchellianum 388 204 Tritonia lineata 238 124 Urginea calcarata 94 52 U. macrocentra 94 52 Ursinia alpina - 174 Valeriana capensis 204 98 Vernonia hirsuta 498 244 V. natalensis 496 244 Wahlenbergia appressifolia 494 240 W. cuspidata 494 240 W. krebsii 494 242 Watsonia lepida 360 190 Xerophyta viscosa 352 184 Xysmalobium parviflorum 544 266 Zaluzianskya microsiphon 192 92 Zantedeschia aethiopica 84 46 Z. albomaculata 86 46 Sedges: Carex austro-africana 506 248 C. zuluensis 568 262 Cyperus sphaerocephalus 222 116
Ferns: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum - 296 A. aethiopicum - 296 A. monanthes - 296 A. rutifolium - - Cheilanthes quadripinnata - 294 Cyathea dregei - 294 Dryopteris inaequalis - 298 Gleichenia umbraculifera - 294 Grammitis rigescens - 296 Pleopeltis macrocarpa - 296 Polypodium polypodioides - - Pteris cretica - 294 P. catoptera var. catoptera - - Selaginella caffrorum - 292 S. imbricata - 292 Thelypteris confluens - - Further reading: Burrows, J.E. & S.M. (1990). "SA Ferns and Fern Allies". Frandsen.
Grasses: Alloteropsis semialata Arundinella nepalensis Cymbopogon validus Digitaria tricholaenoides Elionurus muticus Eragrostis capensis Harpochloa falx Imperata cylindrica Melinus nerviglumis M. repens Oplismenus hirtellus Themeda triandra Further reading: van Oudtshoorn F.P. (1992). "Guide to Grasses of South Africa ". Briza. |
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