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Cape Wild Flowers in Spring

Spring flowers photographed around Cape Town, South Africa, during a short stay of five days. I could post 500 pics, such is the diversity, but it has to end somewhere. It will take me some time to get all the identities sorted. If you want to help, drop a comment. Thanks for looking, and vote if you like.

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Wurmbea (Onixotis) sp., Colchicaceae Wurmbea (Onixotis) sp., Colchicaceae Hermannia sp. Unidentified, Asteraceae Moraea tulbaghensis, Iridaceae Ixia lutea, Iridaceae
Moraea tulbaghensis, Iridaceae Moraea gawleri, Iridaceae Oxalis pes-caprae & Indigofera sp. Albuca sp., Hyacinthaceae Oxalis purpurea (white) and O. obtusa growing cheek to jowl Wurmbea (Onixotis) ?triquetra, Colchicaceae
Drosera sp., Droseraceae Ixia lutea, Iridaceae Oxalis sp. Oxalis purpurea Lachenalia aloides, Hyacinthaceae Lachenalia aloides, Hyacinthaceae
Oxalis sp. Lachenalia aloides in a natural rock garden Unidentified mesemb Diascia elongata Oxalis sp. Moraea sp., Iridaceae
Sparaxis (Synnotia) villosa, Iridaceae Oxalis sp. This bee fly is completely covered in pollen Heliophila africana Lapeirousia jacquinii, Iridaceae Romulea tabularis, Iridaceae
Romulea tabularis, Iridaceae Gladiolus alatus, Iridaceae Cyphia sp. Spiloxene flaccida, Hypoxidaceae Sparaxis (Synnotia) villosa, Iridaceae Lachenalia elegans var membranacea, Hyacinthaceae
Babiana villosa, Iridaceae Gladiolus watsonius, Iridaceae Pterygodium sp., Orchidaceae Cyanella alba, Tecophilaceae Cyanella alba, Tecophilaceae Moraea gawleri, Iridaceae
Sebaea exacoides Moraea papilionacea, Iridaceae Moraea papilionacea, Iridaceae Lachenalia unifolia, Hyacinthaceae Spiloxene capensis (white with beetle marks), Hypoxidaceae Satyrium erectum, Orchidaceae
Spiloxene capensis (white with beetle marks), Hypoxidaceae Drosera cistiflora (purple form), Droseraceae Zygophyllum sp. Wurmbea spicata, Colchicaceae Geissorhiza tulbaghensis, Iridaceae Moraea (Galaxia) ?citrina, Iridaceae
Oxalis sp. Pterygodium catholicum, Orchidaceae Gladiolus alatus, Iridaceae Zalusianskya divaricata Romulea sp., Iridaceae Romulea rosea, Iridaceae
Sparaxis grandiflora, Iridaceae Romulea sp., Iridaceae Wachendorfia brachyandra, Haemodoraceae Spiloxene capensis (Tulbagh white form, very rare), Hypoxidaceae Spiloxene capensis, Hypoxidaceae Spiloxene ovata, Hypoxidaceae
Spiloxene ovata, Hypoxidaceae Erica peziza, Ericaceae Pelargonium myrrhifolium Felicia sp., Asteraceae Ursinia sp., Asteraceae Melianthus sp.
Heliophila sp. Sparmannia capensis Freesia alba & Acraea horta Moraea lugubris, Iridaceae Gnidia pinifolia Spiloxene capensis
Spiloxene capensis & Oxalis versicolor Spiloxene capensis (Cape Peninsula yellow form), Hypoxidaceae Oxalis versicolor Othonna digitata, Asteraceae Ursinia sp., Asteraceae Senecio? sp., Asteraceae
Senecio? sp., Asteraceae Moraea lugubris, Iridaceae Oxalis versicolor Oxalis sp. Spiloxene schlechterii, Hypoxidaceae Romulea rosea, Iridaceae
Moraea (Galaxia) fugacissima, Iridaceae Romulea rosea, Iridaceae Spiloxene capensis Romulea rosea, Iridaceae Moraea (Galaxia) fugacissima, Iridaceae Heliophila pusilla
Spiloxene capensis Spiloxene capensis Romulea sp., Iridaceae Romulea sp., Iridaceae Spiloxene, Moraea, Geisorrhiza & Thrachyandra Galaxia (Moraea) fugacissima
Galaxia (Moraea) fugacissima Geisorrhiza sp., Iridaceae Onixotis (Wurmbea) punctata, Colchicaceae Adenandra villosa Trachyandra sp. Oxalis versicolor
Serruria sp., Proteaceae Tortoise & Oedera capensis Erica sp. Erica sp. Oedera capensis, Asteraceae Oedera capensis, Asteraceae
Thesium sp. Diastella divaricata, Proteaceae Drosera cistiflora, Droseraceae Struthiola dodecandra Drosera cistiflora, Droseraceae Syncarpha sp., Asteraceae
Oedera capensis, Asteraceae Podalyria calyptrata flowering on a stream bank, Silvermine Euryops abrotanifolia, Asteraceae Diosma sp. Carpobrotus edulis Bolusafra bituminosa
Aspalathus sp. Leucospermum conocarpodendron, Proteaceae Carpobrotus & Erica at Silvermine Tannins stain the water seeps on the peninsula
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Ali Majdfar01-Oct-2007 13:18
Fabulous collection, excellent shots. GMV
Leo Theron13-Sep-2007 23:14
"My hart verlang na die Boland..."

JC - Excellent - I grew up in Worcester - and flowers and spring are synonomous. Thank You for the beautiful display.

People do not realise that you do not have to go to Namakwaland to see wild flowers in spring, you just have to walk out in the veld and look down.

Thank You - Leo Theron
Esa Ervasti13-Sep-2007 14:33
Quite a diversity indeed...
Very beautiful wildflower gallery!!
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