December 30, 2022January 1, 2023 by admin

Post #20 Pelargonium brevipetalum N.E.Br.

Fig. 1 (header): The typical many-flowered pseudo-umbel of P. brevipetalum, originating from N of Matjiesfontein. The section Otidia is one of the smaller sections of the genus Pelargonium, yet it has been…
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Note #15 Pelargonium fergusoniae

December 30, 2020September 14, 2022 by admin

Note #14 The Curated Nature

In many regions of the world, humanity is beyond the point where it can coexist with nature in a sustainable manner. The natural balances are shifting as we exploit nature in unimaginable…
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Note #12 Pelargonium polycephalum in habitat

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 by admin

Note #11 Re-discovering Pelargonium connivens

The renowned botanical explorer John Lavranos was botanizing the Bokkeveld-Hantam plateau in the years 1979 and 1980 when he came across plants of an unknown geophytic Pelargonium. Only 11 years later it…
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December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 by admin

Note #9 The Tennis-racket Otidia

The tennis-racket otidia is perhaps not very common in collections and it certainly is not very common in nature either. The available distribution maps broadly show two populations that couldn’t be more…
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Note #8 The Laxum Conundrum

Note #7 Re-tracking the Thick-footed Pelargonium

Note #3 Shrubby Pelargoniums of Coastal Richtersveld

December 10, 2016October 7, 2017 by admin

Note #2 Botanizing with Bettie Marais

I've known all along that this was going to be one of the most extraordinary days of the 2016 trip. The morning was as bright and sunny as an August morning can…
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