Know, grow, protect and enjoy South Africa's indigenous plants

Princess Vlei | Rejoicing at rescue and regeneration

Many lichens are still mysteries to science

‘Nearly half of all SA lichens are still mysteries to science – we’ve been taking on the challenge and already found two new genera!’

Webinar: Desirable plants and how to protect them

Actions to improve the response to poaching of our desirable plants – succulents and cycads.

Haasendal Restoration: Saving fynbos

A recent restoration effort – a partnership between the Botanical Society national team and the Kirstenbosch branch, with FynbosLIFE and other incredible partners

Halting the illegal succulent plant trade

Responding to the crisis: During 2021, South Africa’s government conservation agencies

Plant spotters to the rescue

Newer invasive species compound our existing problems – to the detriment of our country’s environment, human livelihoods and the economy.

Webinar: Plant Taxonomy

Thousands of new plant species are discovered every year around the world. Others are reclassified as technology advances, more material is available in herbariums due to the efforts of collectors and we learn more.

Webinar: Herbaria: What’s the blooming point?

There's nothing boring about herbaria. The truth is, they play an incredibly important role in solving many of our plant and ecological mysteries.

Growing the proud legacy of BotSoc

Value has different meaning among our community of plant-loving people. This year, we have experienced what energises people through what they value; be it the botanically-rich landscapes

Beating the boom

The fight to save a tiny succulent reveals that even our current conservation approach might not be enough to save SA’s threatened species

Celebrating our floral heritage at the Leeuwenhof Estate

From the Cape Flats to the slopes of Table Mountain, our floral heritage is bringing people from different walks of life together – centred around the historic Leeuwenhof Estate.

BotSoc in action: Protecting threatened patches in Gqeberha

The Algoa BotSoc branch – custodians of the valuable plants and animals populating these patches with their “Adopt-A-Plot” initiative.

Webinar: BotSoc in action

Isn’t that quite simply the power of our BotSoc community: members, young and ‘older’, helping to improve our natural world?

Mossel Bay’s guardian buchu – scarcer than rhinos

Mossel Bay has its own endemic buchu species, Diosma aristata. It is scarcer than rhinos. Despite this, this little buchu is punching well above its weight.

Give back for joy

Take a look at what BotSoc branches are doing to conserve the SA environment and protect our plants

Sinister succulents in South Africa

Do your bit to protect SA’s indigenous plants by helping spot this new wave of menacing succulents.

BotSoc Webinar: Environmental Impact Assessments

EIAs are powerful tools to help guide decision-making on projects BEFORE they happen, and even to shape projects to be more appropriate

The land of magic: The perfect destination for this plant get-together

Venda! Land of magic, mists and mystery. A perfect venue for meeting the plants and people of the Limpopo Province.

Colour them beautiful: Saving the Hilton daisy

The Hilton daisy is iconic and endangered

People for plants: Meet these four incredible BotSoc volunteers

BotSoc Webinar: Great Southern Bioblitz

We hear from the Australian organisers of the GSB as well as the varied experiences of selected participants from across the country, from first timers and veterans.

BotSoc Webinar: Stewardship and pastoral herding

What is stewardship and when is it the appropriate mechanism to expand the conservation estate?

BotSoc Webinar: Grasslands

We focus on the conservation status and extent of our grasslands, threats and appropriate fire management.

Rediscovering a forgotten forest

On the border between KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, Pongola Bush has withstood natural and human onslaughts for more than 2 million years.

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