Observations in the Genus: Watsonia skip down to interactions
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Observed on: 1st January 2012
Added to iSpot: 12th January 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Location: Devils Peak
Lat/Lng: -33.95, 18.45
Quite a few growing on the path from the Saddle up to Devils Peak.
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Observed on: 11th January 2012
Added to iSpot: 11th January 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 3
Description: Pale version of Watsonia tabularis growing on Devils Peak. Quite a few growing on the path.
Observed on: 18th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 2nd December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Cormous geophyte to 2 m. Leaves sword-shaped. Flowers mostly orange to red, sometimes pink or purple, red or orange, tube elongate, well exserted from bracts. Moderate sized bracts, inner always forked. Capsules tapering. Nov.--Jan. Rocky sandstone slopes
Observed on: 18th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 28th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th October 2011
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2011
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 1
Comments: 5
Description: Inflorescences usually about 400 mm tall but some secondary inflorescences can reach 800 mm. Flowers orange with dark purple anthers, stamens declinate (lying along bottom tepal). (I attach an illustration I did of the whole plant.) In sandstone shale mountain base at transition between succulent karoo and fynbos, after very hot fire March/April, and lots of rain. Solitary but common and covering a large area.
Observed on: 7th November 2007
Added to iSpot: 2nd November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Robust plants up to 2m when in flower. They are often abundant after fire, turning the whole mountain pink.
By: tony rebelo
Observed on: 17th September 2011
Added to iSpot: 1st November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 22nd October 2011
Added to iSpot: 25th October 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th October 2009
Added to iSpot: 6th October 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 11th September 2011
Added to iSpot: 6th October 2011
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
By: anthony
Location: ERF920, Clovelly Rd
Lat/Lng: -34.1108, 18.4375
Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain Park, Silvermine in area burnt in August 2010
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Observed on: 12th September 2010
Added to iSpot: 28th September 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: cormous geophyte reaching a height of about 1.5m in bloom. Sword shaped leaves about 100cm long and 4cm wide, light green. Flowers orange-red, tubular with lobes flaring from the tube. Flowers numerous up spike
By: Karen Watkins
Observed on: 20th March 2011
Added to iSpot: 11th September 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Location: Drievalleyen
Lat/Lng: -34.01139, 22.72611
Sandy soil in coastal dune scrub.
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Observed on: 9th September 2011
Added to iSpot: 11th September 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Cormous geophyte, 50--120 cm. Leaves sword-shaped with pronounced thickening. Unbranched stem. Bracts 20-33mm long. Flowers orange/scarlet, tube elongate, 35-50mm, tubular above, tepals 20-26mm long. Stamens arcuate. Capsules obovoid. Nov.--Jan.
Observed on: 24th August 2011
Added to iSpot: 6th September 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: Can be confused with Gladiolus brevifolius but it has definitive Watsonia leaves.
Observed on: 13th October 2005
Added to iSpot: 23rd June 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 2
Description: ?Watsonia tabularis Table mountain watsonia
Observed on: 5th October 2005
Added to iSpot: 20th June 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 4th October 2005
Added to iSpot: 17th June 2011
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 4th October 2005
Added to iSpot: 17th June 2011
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 2nd January 2011
Added to iSpot: 16th June 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Observed on: 17th November 2006
Added to iSpot: 16th June 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Flowers prominently after fire
Observed on: 3rd October 2005
Added to iSpot: 16th June 2011
Likely ID: Watsonia borbonica
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Species with which Watsonia interacts