Endemic plants on the Cape Peninsula

I started a traditional project for our U3A Fynbos Rambles. Only 3 of us are active iNatters.

Stats sorted by the month observed as we work back adding our obs. We are over 500 species already.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/fynbos-rambles-on-the-cape-peninsula/stats

For a fresh challenge I found a list of our endemic flora - 158 species.

Article by @botaneek (I don't recognise the second author from iNat?)
The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa - N.A. Helme, T.H. Trinder-Smith - South African Journal of Botany - 2006. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S025462990500030X

Since our moderately fit group walks around and along, rather than up our mountains - we will not find 'everything' on that list. But it will be interesting to retrieve what we have seen, and find what we could still see.

OBSERVED by Fynbos Ramblers

Aizoaceae (Peninsula endemics esp. Tetraria)
Lampranthus promontorii

Asphodelaceae
Aloiampelos commixta (renamed from Aloe)

Asteraceae
Anaxeton arborescens
Helichrysum grandiflorum
Metalasia compacta
Metalasia divergens fusca
Osmitopsis dentata
Stoebe rosea

Bruniaceae
Staavia dodii

Campanulaceae (Peninsula endemics esp. Roella)
Lobelia boivinii
Roella amplexicaulis
Roella goodiana
Roella triflora

Colchicaceae
Wurmbea hiemalis

Dipsacaceae
(not yet)

Erica includes 39 Peninsula endemics
Erica abietina
Erica abietina ssp constantiana (was E. conica)
Erica amoena
Erica baccans
Erica capensis
Erica clavisepala
Erica halicacaba
Erica nevillei
Erica physodes
Erica subcapitata
Erica urna-viridis

Fabaceae
Aspalathus chenopoda ssp. chenopoda
Aspalathus incurva
Cyclopia galioides
Indigofera candolleana

Iridaceae
(none yet)

Penaeaceae
(not yet)

Polygalaceae (Peninsula endemics esp. Muraltia)
Muraltia pageae

Proteaceae (Peninsula endemics esp. Serruria)
Leucadendron macowanii
Serruria glomerata
Serruria hirsuta
Serruria villosa

Rutaceae
Agathosma lanceolata

Total of endemic Peninsula plants observed and added to the project by 13 August 2024 is 35 species.

Apologies for the following clunky non-html links

Aizoaceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=49320&verifiable=any&view=species

Asteraceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=47604&verifiable=any&view=species

Campanulaceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=48040&verifiable=any&view=species

Erica species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=55776&verifiable=any&view=species

Fabaceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=47122&verifiable=any&view=species

Polygalaceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=61207&verifiable=any&view=species

Proteaceae species in our project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?captive=any&place_id=any&project_id=210923&subview=map&taxon_id=64517&verifiable=any&view=species

Publicado el 13 de agosto de 2024 a las 04:13 PM por dianastuder