Flora
Activity: Colouring in – plant appreciation day
Enjoy colouring in these pictures of the unique plants found in the Western Cape!
Radio Interview Biodiversity Crime Cape Talk
A radio interview about biodiversity crime in the Western Cape
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Infographic: Biodiversity – pamper your plants
Plants are part of our daily lives. For some tips on how to pamper your plants at home, have a look at this infographic!
Kai & Friends Storybook 2024
Lesson plan and presentation: Fabulous flora of the Western Cape – youth and adults
This lesson plan will help you run a programme on the incredible flora of the Western Cape with communities or young people.
Lesson plan and presentation: structure of plants – Plant Appreciation Day (Grade 4)
Learn all about the structure of plants.
Lesson Plan: Biodiversity - Plants and Animals on Earth - Grade 5
This lesson plan deals with topics including biodiversity and the different plants and animals on Earth.
Marasmodes (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), the most threatened plant genus of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 111: 371-386. Magee, A.R., Ebrahim, I., Koopman, R. and Van Staden, L. 2017.
Presentation: Living Fossils - Cycads
Do we know what Cycads are? These ancient plants go as far back as the dinosaurs. Cycads are slow-growing plants but can live hundreds of years and resemble a palm or fern but are not related.
Quantifying errors and omissions in alien species lists The introduction status of Melaleuca species in SA as a case study
NeoBiota 32: 89-105. Jacobs, L.E.O., Richardson, D.M., Lepschi, B.J. and Wilson, J.R.U. 2017.
Radio clips: Interview with a Tree
Listen to these fun radio clips as kids interview a variety of trees on curriculum related topics in the 2020 and 2022 Arbor Day Interview with a Tree Competition. There are so many interesting things to learn about trees. Give it a try!