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Herringbone grass

Herringbone grass
By: Andrew Deacon
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Location: Vaal Reefs
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2013
Likely ID: Bushveld Herringbone Grass (Pogonarthria squarrosa)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0

swift, white-rumped

swift, white-rumped
By: Bushboy
BirdLife South Africa
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Location: Marion Ave, Scottburgh
Observed on: 30th September 2010
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2013
Likely ID: Whiterump Swift (Apus caffer)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 3
Description: Investigating LS Swallow nest still under construction. Later to occupy it.

swallow, lesser-striped

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By: Bushboy
BirdLife South Africa
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Location: Marion Ave, Scottburgh
Observed on: 17th October 2009
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2013
Likely ID: Lesser Stripe Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica subsp. unitatis)
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 3
Description: After 52 days nest building (from first dab of mud-pellet to collecting dried grass-clippings as lining material), this pair successfully raised only one brood of 2, before losing their nest - seemingly for ever - to very successful White-rumped Swifts.

swallow, greater-striped

swallow, greater-striped
By: Bushboy
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Location: R565, Rustenburg
Observed on: 5th November 2008
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2013
Likely ID: Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Mankwe Dam, Pilanesberg NP

Pilanesberg Speckled Pigeon

pigeon, speckled
By: Bushboy
BirdLife South Africa
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Location: Dithabaneng Dr, Pilanesberg National Park
Observed on: 3rd November 2008
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2013
Likely ID: Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Inside the eaves of Bakgatla camp on the eastern boundary of Pilanesberg NP

Wiborgiella bowieana

Wiborgiella bowieana
By: Charles StirtonPlants expert
Location: Uitvlugt Farm, Bredasdorp Region
Observed on: 26th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Wiborgiella bowieana
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Uitvlugt Farm, Bredasdorp Region

Wiborgiella inflata

Flower of Wiborgiella inflata
By: Charles StirtonPlants expert
Location: Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Observed on: 16th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Wiborgiella inflata
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0

Persicaria attenuata subsp. africana

Persicaria attenuata subsp. africana
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Persicaria attenuata subsp. africana
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0

Lebeckia grandiflora

Inflorescence of shoot of Lebeckia grandiflora
By: Charles StirtonPlants expert
Location: Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Observed on: 16th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Lebeckia grandiflora
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Small 1-4 stems herbaceous plants to 20c cm tall growing on a rocky outcrop, postfire. Respouter. Flowers yellow turning orange.

Phymaspermum parvifolium

Phymaspermum (Steynsburg)
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Location: Steynsburg Commonage
Observed on: 14th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Witheuningkaroo (Phymaspermum parvifolium)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Description: Shrublet about 30cm tall, Leafs small linear. Flowering heads with few (6) ray flowers.

Rumex sagittatus (Climbing sorrel)

Rumex sagittatus (Climbing sorrel)
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Climbing Sorrel (Rumex sagittatus)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: A climber, scrambling over the railway line.

Lebeckia contaminata

Flower of Lebeckia contaminata
By: Charles StirtonPlants expert
Location: Heidehof Farm near Gansbaai
Observed on: 24th November 2009
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Lebeckia contaminata
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Decumbent shrub with yellow flowers and greenish blue jointed leaves.

Amaryllis belladonna

 Amaryllis belladonna
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis belladonna)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 7
Comments: 0
Description: Plants about 0.7m tall. No leaves present.

Lotononis sp

Lotononis sp
By: TLMorgenthalTLMorgenthal's reputation in Plants
Location: Steynsburg Commonage
Observed on: 14th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Argyrolobium
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0

Lebeckia brevicarpa

 Inflorescences of Lebeckia brevicarpa
By: Charles StirtonPlants expert
Location: 3 km from Khoisan Kitchens to Calvinia
Observed on: 5th September 2011
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Lebeckia brevicarpa
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Samll multistemmed shrub with jointed leaves. Flowers yellow,

Karoo bossie

Karoo bossie
By: TLMorgenthalTLMorgenthal's reputation in Plants
Location: R397, Burgersdorp
Observed on: 8th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Perdekaroo (Rosenia humilis)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 2
Description: Low growing shrublet, Well utilized?, leafs bright green, small, linear in clusters. Remains of flowering heads looks like small "pineapples" on plant.

Albuca bracteata

 Ornithogalum longibracteatum
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Albuca bracteata
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Plants about 1.2m tall. Flowers in dense raceme with long, whitish bracts with green keels. According to option this is new name for Ornithogalum longibracteatum.

Tetragonia fruticosa

Tetragonia fruticosa
By: Nicky
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Location: Swartvlei
Observed on: 9th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Kinkelklappers (Tetragonia fruticosa)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Sprawling shrub trailing though the scrup

Euphorbia inaequilatera var. inaequilatera (Smooth creeping milkweed)

Euphorbia inaequilatera var. inaequilatera (Smooth creeping milkweed)
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Smooth Prostrate Euphorbia (Euphorbia inaequilatera var. inaequilatera)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Prostrate plant with smooth, green stems that exude a white latex.

Bidens pilosa (Common Blackjack)

 Bidens pilosa (Common Blackjack)
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Common Black Jack (Bidens pilosa)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: Plant height about 1m. A weed introduced from South America during the last century.

Verbena bonariensis

Verbena bonariensis
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Purple Top (Verbena bonariensis)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 1
Description: A weed that is a native of South America. Plant height about 1m.

Picris exhioides

Picris exhioides
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Ox Tongue (Picris echioides)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Plant about 1m tall. A weed that is a native of central and southern Europe.

Natty robberfly - Montagu WCape

Natty robberfly - Montagu WCape
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Location: Pietersfontein, Montagu WCape
Observed on: 4th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: robberfly (Asilidae)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: About 25 mm long. The last pic is of a different individual, but I think they're the same species.

Ramalina sp.

 Ramalina sp.
By: Nicky
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Location: Die Vleie
Observed on: 13th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Ramalina
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Growing on wooden fence post

Scutia myrtina

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By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Goudveld SF, Knysna
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Katdoring (Scutia myrtina)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: scrambler, thorny

Leucadendron conicum_

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By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Groenkop SF, George, WC, RSA
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Vaal-Tolbos (Leucadendron conicum)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: 4m tall fynbos shrub

Skollie protea - Protea scolymocephala

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By: jacquesvdmerwe
Botanical Society of South AfricaCape West Coast Biosphere ReserveCustodians of Rare and Endangered WildflowersDarling Wildflower Society
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Location: Kalbaskraal Nature Reserve
Observed on: 15th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Skollie (Protea scolymocephala)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Only a few scattered among the less dense port jacksons.

Elaphoglossum angustatum

Elaphoglossum angustatum_GV_jbaard_1303-1
By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Goudveld SF, Knysna
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Elaphoglossum angustatum
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: epiphytic fern

Diospyros glabra

Diospyros glabra_GV_jbaard_1303-1
By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Gouna, Knysna, WC, RSA
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Diospyros glabra
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: 2m tall shrub

Asteraceae_weed

Asteraceae_GV_jbaard_1303-1
By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Goudveld SF, Knysna
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Gnaphalium
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: weed with rosettes. underside of leaf greyish. With inflorescence 15-20cm tall

Apodytes dimidiata

Apodytes dimidiata
By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: Diepwalle SF, Knysna, Western Cape, RSA
Observed on: 3rd March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: White Pear (Apodytes dimidiata subsp. dimidiata)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: forest tree

Mimetes chrysanthus

Mimetes chrysanthus
By: Alan Horstmann
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Location: Brackenfell
Observed on: 18th March 2006
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Mimetes chrysanthus
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: More Mimetes in cultivation. This one lasted about 8 years. Too much clay in my soil.

Mimetes hottentoticus

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By: Alan Horstmann
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Location: Hermanus
Observed on: 10th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Mimetes hottentoticus
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Continueing the Mimetes theme. Seen at Fernkloof in Hermanus last weekend.

Pteronia stricta?

Pteronia stricta_BV_jbaard_1303-4
By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: N2, Greater Plettenberg Bay
Observed on: 11th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Pteronia stricta var. stricta
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: 600mm tall shrub

Oxalis pendulifolia

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By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: N2, Greater Plettenberg Bay
Observed on: 11th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Oxalis pendulifolia
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: 15cm tall herb

Linum africanum

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By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: N2, Greater Plettenberg Bay
Observed on: 11th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: African Flax (Linum africanum)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: 400mm tall shrublet

Pelargonium grossularioides

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By: johanbaard
South African National Parks
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Location: N2, Greater Plettenberg Bay
Observed on: 11th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Pelargonium grossularioides
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: creeping herb in disturbed ares

Fleskwasbos - Serruria brownii

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By: jacquesvdmerwe
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Location: Kalbaskraal Nature Reserve
Observed on: 15th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Bottlebrush spiderhead (Serruria brownii)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Very odd soils. Protruding sandstone blocks, gravel and sand and add seasonally wet. Only one or two growing in dense port jacksons.

Malmesbury conebush (Leucadendron thyminifolium)

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By: jacquesvdmerwe
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Location: Kalbaskraal Nature Reserve
Observed on: 15th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Malmesbury conebush (Leucadendron thymifolium)
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Have been searching everywhere to find these. Growing among the port jacksons on gravely, seasonally wet flats.

Wild Camphor Bush

Tarchonanthus camphoratus (3)
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Location: Welgevonden Game Reserve
Observed on: 15th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Tarchonanthus camphoratus
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0

Sacred Ibis on Leisure Island

1575 3G SA 291_ä_comp
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Location: Leisure Island, Knysna
Observed on: 19th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0

Psiadia punctulata

Psiadia punctulata
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Location: Welgevonden Game Reserve
Observed on: 15th March 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Psiadia punctulata
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0

Come inside you awful bird!

sunbird, scarlet-chested
By: Bushboy
BirdLife South Africa
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Location: Marion Ave, Scottburgh
Observed on: 29th May 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Scarletchest Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis subsp. gutturalis)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0

Laughing Dove on Leisure Island

1523 2KH SA 675_ä_comp
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Location: Leisure Island, Knysna
Observed on: 19th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis subsp. senegalensis)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0

sunbird, purple-banded

sunbird, purple-banded
By: Bushboy
BirdLife South Africa
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Location: Edward Ave, Uvongo
Observed on: 30th July 2007
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Purpleband Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus subsp. microrhyncha)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Poor pics, but interesting record of perhaps southern distribution limit of this species in Uvongo, KZN. Pair, sporting in Cussonia & blooming Tecomaria.

Fiscal Flycatcher on Leisure Island

1680 3G SA 368_ä_comp
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Location: Leisure Island, Knysna
Observed on: 19th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens subsp. silens)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: the female?

Spoonbill on Leisure Island

1579 3G SA 296_ä_comp
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Location: Leisure Island, Knysna
Observed on: 19th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: ffishing around for lunch

sunbird, olive

sunbird, olive
By: Bushboy
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Location: R102, Umzumbe
Observed on: 3rd June 2006
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea subsp. olivacea)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Umzumbe ringing

Flamingo, Knysna Lagoon

1592 3G SA 304_ä_comp
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Location: Leisure Island, Knysna
Observed on: 19th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: seen from Leisure Island. Is it possibile to say more than Flamingo?

sunbird, grey

sunbird, grey
By: Bushboy
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Location: Marion Ave, Scottburgh
Observed on: 3rd June 2010
Added to iSpot: 15th March 2013
Likely ID: Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Showing red pectoral tuft. Sad window fatality. Pale blinds help.

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