Observations in the Family: Malvaceae
English Name: Mallows
Synonyms also shown: Sterculiaceae , Tiliaceae
This taxon contains:
Location: Wüstenquell
Lat/Lng: -22.3948, 15.1653
adjacent to Namib Naukluft Park
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Observed on: 1st March 2013
Added to iSpot: 8th June 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Also, it had not rained for a long time, the tree - living in a small, narrow valley - started to produce his big leaves.
Observed on: 7th June 2014
Added to iSpot: 7th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 3
Description: The mysterious dwarf schrublet, which I found on 31. May is actually a Doll's Rose. It did me the favour and flowered today as if on demand. The shrub is classified as rare, so I count myself lucky to have found it.
Observed on: 5th June 2014
Added to iSpot: 7th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Disturbed area in grassland. Flower about 8 mm diameter. Plant 50 cm tall Burr-like seeds
By: tony rebelo
Observed on: 23rd November 2013
Added to iSpot: 7th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 15th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 6th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Edge of lagoons. Leaves large, heart shaped with hairy stalk. Flowers large, yellow but turning red and dropping of after a day. Multi-stemmed tree.
By: Para Someleze
Observed on: 17th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 6th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Light pink flower growing near the river banks. Pink petals with two light green rows of bracts. Rough greyish stem on the bottom, light green on the top with hairs.
Location: Mashovhela
Lat/Lng: -22.94439, 29.89039
in Morning Sun Nature Reserve, Soutpansberge near Louis Trichard, appr. 500 m NN
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Observed on: 10th February 2010
Added to iSpot: 6th June 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 29th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 5th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: a scrambling ground cover, forming a large tumble of intertwining branches, flowers silvery grey, hairy, small, branches pinkish-green, flowers minute, yellow
By: Douglas Euston-Brown
Observed on: 28th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 4th June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 1st June 2014
Added to iSpot: 3rd June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Growing at the bottom of a quartzite cliff.
By: Survivor Woman
Location: D3312, Nhoma
Lat/Lng: -19.2292, 20.3026
Found in Bushmanland 5 km SW of Nhoma near Tsumkwe
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Observed on: 28th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 3rd June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 1
Description: Grewia with four seed fruit
By: Survivor Woman
Location: D3312, Nhoma
Lat/Lng: -19.2292, 20.3026
Found in Bushmanland 5 km SW of Nhoma near Tsumkwe
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Observed on: 28th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 3rd June 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 1
Description: One of the Grewia's I think, maybe raison bush?
Observed on: 25th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 2nd June 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 31st May 2014
Added to iSpot: 1st June 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 7
Description: dwarf shrublet, at least I did not see larger specimen, rare, only 1 more plant discovered some stretch away from this one. flowers seem to be red, but were still at an early stage
Observed on: 24th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 1st June 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Disclaimer: the gale force winds of this Saturday meant that most of my pics are rubbish. I had to crawl back to the farmhouse because I got blown over if I stood up. I persevered anyway.
Observed on: 24th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 31st May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Annual plant with erect, slender stem. Stem, leaves and epicalyx having short, sharp prickles. Leaves deeply lobed with toothed, reddish margins. Visited by ants.
Observed on: 29th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 29th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Grows to about 4 m tall. Leaves 10 cm wide. Grows above the high-tide mark.
Observed on: 23rd May 2014
Added to iSpot: 28th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 25th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 26th May 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Spindly plant. Flowers about 8 mm. The stem feels like sandpaper.
Observed on: 23rd May 2014
Added to iSpot: 24th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Small, scraggly woody shrub. Flowers pendulous, inflated calyx. Stellate hairs on stems and leaves and cross-stich fashion along calyx seams.
Observed on: 25th April 2014
Added to iSpot: 21st May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Wild plants growing along the garden fence; coarsely hairy forb with erect stems and limited branching from the lower stem; height to 1m bearing small alternated leaves, pale pink buds open into white flowers, c. 1cm diameter, during mid morning and later turn purple as they fade by mid afternoon (these photos taken 9.30am before flowers had opened). Fruit spherical of 5 segments splitting wide open to expose seeds with dense, long, white hairs. Photographing the whole plant was unfortunately forgotten upon observing the spider and caterpillars.
By: Juan
Observed on: 18th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 21st May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 5th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 7
Comments: 4
Description: At the request of Tony I post here a photo by Wolfgang Schürmann from his SA-series: www.na-tour-denkmal.de/images/RSA
Location: East from Tshipise
Lat/Lng: -22.49916, 30.63361
http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/Af/SouthAfrica/Limpopo/Sagole.htm
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Observed on: 10th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 8
Description: At the request of Tony I post here a photo by Wolfgang Schürmann from his SA-series: www.na-tour-denkmal.de/images/RSA
Observed on: 13th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 18th May 2014
Likely ID: Hibiscus tiliaceus
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 11th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 18th May 2014
Likely ID: Hermannia filifolia
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Hermannia with red flowers. Calyx lobes flared in older plants to resemble a pixie hat.
Location: Madi a Thava Lodge
Lat/Lng: -23.01739, 29.82769
1003 m NN; 15 km west of Louis Trichard; rainy area: Madi a Thava means "Water from the Mountain". Little river near lodge.
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Observed on: 17th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 18th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 13th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 17th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Plant about 1.5 m tall.
Observed on: 17th February 2013
Added to iSpot: 16th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Same area, same species but different year and different plant as shown here: http://ispot.org.za/node/257003/edit
By: Ina
Observed on: 11th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 16th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: On slope along foot path about 100m from the sea.
Observed on: 1st May 2014
Added to iSpot: 16th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 22nd March 2014
Added to iSpot: 15th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 8th April 2014
Added to iSpot: 15th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Location: 4427, Atlantic Dr
Lat/Lng: -34.13973, 18.34858
Locality is approximate - if necessary - please contact me and I can take a GPS out to site
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Observed on: 24th August 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th May 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Growing under Pines
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 14th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Shrub about 40cm tall. NvBH005
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 14th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Sprawling, prostrate shrub. NvBH010
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Shrub about 0.4m tall. Yellow flowers with thin hairy sepals. NvBH008
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: NvbH006
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: NvBH007
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Plant about 30cm tall with sharply toothed leaves. NvBH009
Observed on: 12th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Really bright red Hermannia. It was suggested that this is perhaps H. flammea, but I don't know this genus very well.
Location: Madi a Thava
Lat/Lng: -23.01739, 29.82769
1003 m NN; appr. 20 km west of Louis Trichard
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Observed on: 17th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 8
Description: my visit to the Big Tree; Before I started in ispot I already deposited a series of Baobab-photos in flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52543666@N05/sets/72157624745650448/
Location: Kieuw Game Ranch
Lat/Lng: -22.52837, 28.97483
2000ha farm, very dry area; appr. 35 km north of Alldays, Limpopo, near border to Botswana
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Observed on: 8th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Location: Mogalakwena River Lodge
Lat/Lng: -22.72619, 28.77542
appr. 35 km from Alldays; not far from the river Mogalakwena the area is very dry.
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Observed on: 11th February 2013
Added to iSpot: 13th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 29th March 2014
Added to iSpot: 12th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: In a small remnant of Algoa Sandstone Fynbos (Rowallan Park Grassy Fynbos variant). Veld 3 months old after burning.
Location: Mopane Bush Lodge
Lat/Lng: -22.23958, 29.48166
6000 ha farm opposite Mapungubwe National Park; was exceptionally green after heavy rains; is normally a very dry area.
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Observed on: 25th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 10th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Open fruit with and without wooly seeds; small woody plant.
Observed on: 9th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 10th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Description: Huge garish alien shrub planted in many KZN south-coast gardens. This one is probably 4m tall with similar spread.
By: tony rebelo
Observed on: 17th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 9th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
By: tony rebelo
Observed on: 16th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 7th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 2nd May 2014
Added to iSpot: 5th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Plant about 1.2m tall. NvBH 004
