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Rare unique plants in South Africa and Namibia have given rise to a familiar problem
South Africa's biodiversity is being threatened by organized crime groups involved in illegal poaching of rare succulent plants. ・Succulents are found in the Succulent Karoo desert in South ...
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50 Native African Flowers and Plants to Admire
Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth, encompassing an extensive range of ecosystems. As such, Africa provides several variable habitats for different plants, from succulents to ...
Lost fynbos seeds from underground ‘time capsules’ in South Africa can grow again – new study
Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...
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Rare indigenous plant discovered in Stellenbosch
The new plant has been named Moraea anastasia, with its species name derived from the ancient Greek word meaning ...
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Pretoria experts save rare aloe plant by reintroducing it on Mamelodi mountain tops
University specialists and volunteers teamed up to initiate a high-profile operation to re-release thousands of critically ...
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Four Rare Plants Protected From Mining in Southern California National Forest
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has banned new mining for 50 years on 2,841 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest to protect critical habitat for four threatened and endangered plant species.
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Pretoria experts save rare aloe plant by reintroducing it on Mamelodi mountain tops
A rare plant, the Magaliesberg aloe (Aloe peglerae ... The project, supported by the Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc), is the first major reintroduction effort involving an endemic ...