Plants of Protea foliosa on stony outcrop, Flowering but soon to disappear under urban sprawl now on its doorstep. This point constitutes the last of the species at the eastern reach of the range on the P.E. sandveld.
On this veld & a little more to the right out of the picture Gladiolus maculatus flowered in unbelievable profusion in November 1990, a last example of what the Port Elizabeth sandveld was like in the 1920;s before urban development and the gross spread of Australian Wattles exterminated the aandbloms. Townspeople used to gather large armfuls of the flowers for their homes, enjoying the scent given off in the evenings. Sherwood Dutch Reform Church in the background with Lovemore Heights in the far background.
Erica demissa growing on ridge, a large sample of its kind. Plant with dying flowers, apart from one small spring centrally. Flowering season over. Others nearby in same condition. Erica caffra grows along same ridge. Plants surviving within road fences, but almost eliminated on farm ground.
In front , good specimen of Erica caffra in full flower with the browning mass of Erica demissa behind. Plants surviving between road fences. Note that farm ground beyond fence is clear of this fynbos.
In front , good specimen of Erica caffra in full flower with the browning mass of Erica demissa behind. Plants surviving between road fences. Note that farm ground beyond fence is clear of this fynbos.
Good stand of Erica caffra at roadside, survives along roadside, mostly between road-fences; eliminated on farm ground beyond the fences. Probably covered most of this area originally.
Single patch of Aloe pluridens in full flower in dense bushveld. Another such isolated patch was flowering in dense bushveld near Coega railway station.
Cleared ground with Cotyledon adscendens coming up through a shrub. The darkness in the distance behind the aloe gives an idea of the density of local bushveld before clearance took place, a feature of this whole flat country between the Swartkops and Coega Rivers.
Cluster of flowering Strelitzia juncea in dense Valley Bush now being used as a game farm, e.g. for kudu-hunting. Many other such clusters in the vicinity.
