BotSoc Southern Overberg

We are the southermost branch of the Botanical Society of South Africa (@BotSocSA), situated in the Overberg region of the Western Cape.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

Swellendam welcomes all who want to join our Southern Overberg BotSoc and #CREW outing on Saturday 20 August 2022! We'll enjoy a morning walk and lunch in die mountain (please bring your own refreshments). We meet Willemina at 09h00 at the Marloth entrance.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

You're invited to our Southern Overberg BotSoc AGM on Monday 15 August at Table Café at 18h30. Geoff Nichols presents on Suiderstrand's plants and a light meal is included. Cost: R80 p.p. cash. Please RSVP by 8 August to Louise. Cell: 073 196 2157 or email [email protected].

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You'll see the Protea longifolia, or Longleaf Sugarbush flowering in the southern Overberg at the moment. It's listed as Vulnerable on the @SANBI_ZA #RedList, with around 30% of the population estimated to have been lost in the last 10 to 20 years.

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Don't miss this BotSoc webinar: Our own Southern Overberg BotSoccer, Odette Curtis-Scott and her team from the @Renosterveld will share more about their #Renosterveld conservation work. It's next Thursday, 28 July. Register here: https://t.co/wfUYnAsh8d

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Give your 67 minutes for #MandelaDay2022 to help us improve the Heuningberg Nature Reserve in Bredasdorp. We're meeting at 10h30 on Saturday 16 July at the gate to clean up and remove invasive plants. We'll provide refuse bags but please bring your own hacking tools.

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This #FloralFriday enjoy some of these gorgeous Gladiolus species showing their faces now on the Nuwejaars Wetlands: Gladiolus guthriei and Gladiolus maculatus.

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Soon our Critically Endangered Renosterveld landscapes will start to transform into a kaleidoscope of colour. When they do, take a trip to the Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve, managed by the ORCT @Renosterveld. More here: https://t.co/jthh6bYeyX

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

You're invited to a talk by Prof Robin Crewe on Honey Bees and Pollination, taking place on 23 June 2022 at 6pm at the Napier Bowls Club. Price: R70 for members/R100 for non-members (includes soup and bread). Please RSVP to 072 283 5282 by Tuesday 21 June 2022.

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Look what's popped up at the Klippedrift Alien Clearing Site, a project supported by our Southern Overberg BotSoc branch: A gorgeous colony of 𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴. #GenerationRestoration #floralfriday

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The #CityNatureChallenge is ON THE GO! And we've had our first few events in the Southern Overberg already, including a walk through the Elim Geelkop Nature Reserve, to log all the Elim Ferricrete Fynbos species we could find.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

There are loads of reasons to become a BotSoc member. You'll receive our quarterly magazine, Veld & Flora, join our monthly plant conservation webinar, and our many Southern Overberg BotSoc branch activities. More here: https://t.co/ip82xvBwIp

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

On #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay, we're taking a moment to appreciate the swathe of red you'll see across our #fynbos landscapes now: Tritoniopsis triticea, Lobestemon sanguineus and Cyrtanthus guthrieae.

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We were thrilled to spend an evening with BotSoc's Chair, Bongani Mnisi, and Conservation Manager, Rupert Koopman at the weekend. It was fantastic getting to know them, and sharing some ideas on how to take our branch forward.

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Our BotSoc Chair Bongani Mnisi and Conservation Manager Rupert Koopman took to the road to visit some of our branches - stopping off to meet the members of the Garden Route Branch in George and the Southern Overberg BotSoc Branch members in Napier.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

Meet some of the alien clearing warriors who, every Friday morning, meet along the Klippedrift River in #Napier, to hack down invasive plants. They've been at this for 3 years, led by BotSoc members, Ronel and Kobus. And they've already cleared a stretch of more than 500m.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

You're invited to join our #Napier Klippedrift River Open Morning - to show you how you can benefit from this lovely spot in Napier. DATE: Friday 18 March, from 8am-11am; PLACE: Klippedrift River, parking on Trade Street. Please pop in to say hello.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

Our sincere #gratitude to Sarah Foyle and Marion Naudé. Both these plant lovers and loyal #BotSoc members have retired from the Southern Overberg #BotSoc committee after years of service. We'll miss their expertise.

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

#FloralFriday: The Vulnerable 𝘈𝘤𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢 provides pink splashes on remaining #Renosterveld fragments in the Southern #Overberg, even in the height of summer. This 'Buchu' is pollinated by #bees and #butterflies.

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@HaroldPorterNBG did not disappoint during a recent #SouthernOverberg BotSoc committee outing: The secretive 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 (#RedDisa) showed off her beautiful colours on the sheer cliff drops. Our thanks to our guide for the day, Tim Attwell, for hosting us.

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Take a look at some of the beauties flowering now in the Southern Overberg:
- 𝘈𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢
- 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢
- 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘢 𝘴𝘱.
- 𝘓𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮

[BotSoc Southern Overberg @BotsocSOverb]

Flowering at the moment across the southern #Overberg - some of the pretty #Ericas.

These pics were photographed recently on the @Nuwejaars and @flowervalleyct farm.