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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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…read more