by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Jun 23, 2019 | Protect
All life on earth depends on plants. They feed us, they clothe us and more than 40% of our medicines are derived from them. Plants can modify weather systems, count and even communicate with each other. There are currently around 369,000 vascular plant species known...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Jun 16, 2019 | Conservation, Enjoy, Know
Text and photos by Zoë Poulsen On New Year’s Eve of this year, in the small Overstand town of Bettys Bay, a boat flare was set off, landing in the fynbos on the mountains above. This was to be the beginning of one of the biggest fires of the 2019 season and the worst...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Jun 6, 2019 | Protect
The Botanical Society is delighted to announce that we are raising funds to make possible publication of an exciting new plant book. ‘Cultures, Cures and Curiosities: Plant-Lore and Legend of the Eastern Cape, South Africa’ is written by Tony Dold and illustrated by...
Recent Comments