This branch, which has about 60 members today, is involved in alien-clearing initiatives across the greater Agulhas Plain, as well as with successfully securing stewardship sites with farmers as well as the local municipality. The branch raises awareness of their local flower heritage by arranging talks and outings for members.

About the Area

Encompassing the southern tip of Africa, the branch footprint includes De Hoop Nature Reserve and the Agulhas National Park, as well as greater Bredasdorp, Swellendam and Gansbaai. This is an area of rich floral diversity. Many types of fynbos are found in the Southern Overberg, such as Acid sand fynbos, Limestone fynbos, and critically endangered Elim Ferricrete. Through the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust, farmers across the Southern Overberg are increasingly signing up their small portions of undeveloped land as stewardship/easement sites to protect highly endangered Renosterveld sites in perpetuity. The major difference between fynbos and Renosterveld is that, where fynbos is found on nutrient poor soils, Renosterveld soils are fertile and have therefore been almost entirely converted to the growing of canola, wheat, etc. This species-rich vegetation is now mostly only found on steep slope or rocky sites.