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

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Initiate, implement and maintain effective conservation efforts in rural and urban landscapes, wherever you are in South Africa, with the support of knowledgeable experts partnering with many other organisations to build our network.

The puzzle of the pepperbark tree
The puzzle of the pepperbark tree
Is the pepperbark doomed to die out in the Kruger National Park?
Steward of nature
Steward of nature
For Refilwe Malatji at Pretoria National Botanical Garden, conservation of nature meets the art of horticulture to show the garden at its best
20 reasons to celebrate CREW’s 20th
20 reasons to celebrate CREW’s 20th
Built on the idea that we need to know where plants are to be able to protect them, CREW began a remarkable journey in conservation 20 years ago
Rejoicing at rescue and regeneration
Rejoicing at rescue and regeneration
Decades of struggle to rescue and restore a precious conservation area at Cape Town’s Princess Vlei
Many lichens are still mysteries to science
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
Webinar: Desirable plants and how to protect them
Actions to improve the response to poaching of our desirable plants – succulents and cycads.
Haasendal Restoration
Haasendal Restoration
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
Halting the illegal succulent plant trade
Responding to the crisis: During 2021, South Africa’s government conservation agencies
Plant spotters to the rescue
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
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
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
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
Colour them beautiful: Saving the Hilton daisy
The Hilton daisy is iconic and endangered
People for plants: Meet these four incredible BotSoc volunteers
People for plants: Meet these four incredible BotSoc volunteers
People for plants: Meet these four incredible BotSoc volunteers
BotSoc Webinar: Great Southern Bioblitz
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.
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