by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 18, 2025 | Enjoy
30 years on: Has this Free State strategy paid off? For nearly 30 years, the BOT SOC Free State Branch has honoured top-performing students at the University of the Free State with BOT SOC memberships. Branch Chair DEON POTGIETER reflects on whether this prize has...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Conservation
Veld Fluister! Our Veld Fluister continues to bring our community together through shared, meaningful connections with the veld. In this issue, with a few giggles and many stops along the way, DEBBIE BODLEY shares some of the captivating moments she has experienced...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Enjoy
Hidden jewels: A guide to orchids of the Garden Route Between George and Knysna are hidden a veritable trove of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids – if one only knows where to look. CASPER AVENANT and FANIE AVENANT introduce the region’s secret beauties growing in the...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Enjoy
Igniting a groundswell of plant protectors A BOT SOC-led project is bringing together youth, communities and citizen scientists to protect South Africa’s plants. It’s built on a simple idea: people who know and understand the plant world are more likely to protect it....
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Protect
The Portulaca cold case: Uncovering a nearly lost succulent after 90 years In what felt like the plant world’s own cold case, a team of researchers set out to track down a Portulaca species that hadn’t been seen in nearly 90 years. From combing through herbaria and...
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