Observations in the Species: Watsonia confusa

Watsonia confusa

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By: Outrampsjenny
Botanical Society of South AfricaCustodians of Rare and Endangered WildflowersProtea Atlas Project
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Location: Drakensberg.Giants Castle.
Observed on: 11th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd November 2013
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
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Description: Robust plant to 1 m in a small clump. Leaves 15- 25 wide,flowers pink with dark pink line in middle of lower 3 tepals.

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By: qgrobler
Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency
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Location: Flagstaff, Transkei District
Observed on: 20th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd November 2013
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
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Watsonia

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By: qgrobler
Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency
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Location: Flagstaff, Transkei District
Observed on: 20th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd November 2013
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
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A pink Watsonia

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By: PeterRWarren
Botanical Society of South AfricaCustodians of Rare and Endangered WildflowersMidlands Conservancies Forum
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Location: Bill Barns Nature Reserve
Observed on: 16th January 2013
Added to iSpot: 17th January 2013
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
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Description: Natal Watsonia (Watsonia densiflora/confusa). Now common in Natal Midlands but from when? Not in a big clump. Leaves 12mm by 480mm, dirty green, yelow mid rib and edges thickened. Flowers about 30 in dense inflorescence, 35mm size. Only one stem per plant (!). Bracts dry, brown, margins not dark, veins pale. Flower tube 30mm, lower part enclosed in bract. Indistinct darker pink streak in middle of tepal.

Watsonia confusa

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By: PeterRWarren
Botanical Society of South AfricaCustodians of Rare and Endangered WildflowersMidlands Conservancies Forum
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Location: R712, Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Observed on: 11th November 2012
Added to iSpot: 2nd December 2012
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
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Description: High up the bank in the kloof of the van Reenen stream. Single isolated plant in rocks. Height 1.3m. Leaf (15mm wide) has strong midrib not mentioned in Pooley but also present in identifications of Rudi von staden and Colin-Paterson Jones.

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Location: Heyshope Dam
Observed on: 7th November 2012
Added to iSpot: 16th November 2012
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
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Watsonia confusa

Watsonia confusa
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Location: Skyline Nature Reserve
Observed on: 18th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 26th May 2012
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: The name confusa according to Elsa Pooley is because it is often confused with other Kzn species with dry brown bracts, e.g. Watsonia densiflora. however, densiflora has dense inflorensces often 3 or more stems, and this doesn't, so that is why I plummed for confusa. the other two pink watsonias in the area are Pondoland endemics and Skyline reserve is just outside Pondoland. So its a bit tricky. judging from the description below, though, I think its right.

Watsonia confusa

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By: rudi von staden
Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
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Location: The Cavern, Drakensberg
Observed on: 9th October 2009
Added to iSpot: 6th October 2011
Likely ID: Watsonia confusa
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
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