Flowers of South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains - Naturetrek
Flowers of South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains - Naturetrek
Flowers of South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains - Naturetrek
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<strong>Flowers</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa's</strong> <strong>Drakensberg</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> Tour Report<br />
Scientific name Common name/description Location<br />
G. lotoniensis ** Loteni Gladiolus Witsieshoek<br />
G. papillio Butterfly Gladiolus roadside stop<br />
G. parvulus small pink flowers Sani Hotel<br />
G. pubigerus small yellow flowers Sani<br />
Hesperantha sp. small red flowers Lesotho<br />
Moraea albicuspa white Witsieshoek<br />
M. alpina blue/white Mahlasela Pass<br />
M. alticola large yellow flowers Oxbow<br />
M. brevistyla white Witsieshoek, common<br />
M. inclinata blue Witsieshoek<br />
M. stricta blue Oxbow<br />
Romulea thodei red flowers Witsieshoek etc<br />
Tritonia disticha Red Tritonia Suikerbosrand & Umgeni<br />
T. lineata Yellow Tritonia Oribi Gorge<br />
Watsonia bachmannii ** yellow orange flowers Umtamvuna<br />
W. confusa Tall Watsonia Umtamvuna<br />
W. densiflora Natal Watsonia Umgeni<br />
W. lepida pink flowers Witsieshoek<br />
W. pillansii ** orange flowers Umtamvuna<br />
W. umtamvunae** small pale pink flowers Umtamvuna<br />
Orchidaceae<br />
Corycium dracomontanum green lip Witsieshoek and Sani<br />
C. nigrescens Black faced Orchid Witsieshoek etc<br />
Cyrtorchis arcuata epiphyte, lvs only Umtamvuna<br />
Disa dracomontana pink flowers Oxbow<br />
D. stachyiodes purple flowers Witsieshoek<br />
D. versicolor dense spike, red/pink fls Sani Hotel<br />
D. crassicornus large white/pink flowers Sani<br />
D. thodei white/pink flowers Lesotho<br />
Disperis fanninae Granny Bonnet Tugela Forest<br />
D. renibractea large bracts Witsieshoek<br />
Eulophia angolensis yellow flowers, tall Oribi<br />
E. ensata tall, glob. yellow flowerheads Midmar<br />
E. foliosa green flowers Sani Hotel<br />
E. ovalis sepals brown common<br />
E. welwitschii showy yellow fls Midmar<br />
E. zeyheriana green/brown flowers Tugela<br />
Habenaria clavata showy green/white flowers Umgeni<br />
H. dives small white flowers Sani waterfall<br />
H. epipactidea creamy green flowers Sani waterfall<br />
H. lithophyla green flowers Oribi<br />
Neobolusia tysonii tiny, broad white lip Royal Natal<br />
Polystachia ottoniana epiphytic on Podocarpus Tugela<br />
Rangaeris muscicola ephiphitic (lvs only) Umtamvuna<br />
Satyrium cristatum white blotched red Tugela<br />
S. hallackii robust, pink Sani<br />
S. longicauda white-pink flowers common<br />
S. neglectum Pink Candle common<br />
S. parviflorum green Tugela<br />
S. ligulatum white flowers, brown tips Tugela<br />
Schizochilus flexuosus small, white flowers Witsieshoek<br />
S. zeyheri bright yellow Umtamvuna<br />
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