by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 30, 2024 | Conservation, Spring
Veld Fluister! Veld Fluister is a celebration of the quiet, unspoken connections we have with the veld, where every plant and every experience tells a story. In this new series, we shine a light on the personal journeys of our members as they immerse themselves in...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 27, 2024 | Conservation, Protect
The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl Crop of the month: Marama Beans South Africa’s recent performance in several international...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 3, 2024 | Conservation, Protect
#PROTECT The puzzle of the pepperbark tree Is the pepperbark doomed to die out in the Kruger National Park? Pepperbark detectives KAYLEE VAN DEN BOSCH, GLYNIS CRON, DAVE THOMPSON & ED WITKOWSKI went searching for answers to the mystery of why it is failing to...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 28, 2024 | Conservation, Know
#KNOW Must the Clanwilliam cedar get a new name? Follow the twists and turns of a botanical detective story after local botanists were shocked by the Clanwilliam cedar losing its proudly SA botanical name more than a decade ago. Now they are celebrating the elegant...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 26, 2024 | Conservation, Enjoy
#ENJOY At home in fynbos Martina Treurnicht calls herself a fynbosser – someone energised by all things fynbos – and brings a love of nature and the outdoors to her role as BotSoc’s conservation project manager. Discover why mountain bikes, paper maps, gravel roads...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 4, 2023 | Conservation, Know
THE BIG PICTURE Euphorbias in the spotlight Southern Africa’s euphorbias are hot again botanically for the first time in nearly a century. In his new book on the southern African species, PETER BRUYNS explains why they are interesting and where you can look out for...
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