Operation Wildflower
  • Home
  • Albums
  • Links
    • Botanical Gardens
    • OWF Sites
    • Public Parks, Gardens and Reserves
    • Reference Sites
    • Private Parks, Gardens and Reserves
  • Information
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Articles
    • Plant Records
      • Aloes
      • Bulbs
      • Climbers
      • Cycads
      • Euphorbias
      • Ferns
      • Grasses
      • Herbs
      • Orchids
      • Parasites
      • Shrubs
      • Succulents
      • Trees
    • Sources of Information
    • Disclaimer
    • Subject Index
Home Home » HABITAT » Mountains » Brunsvigia herrei on a rocky Richtersveld slope
Back to Category Overview
Total images in all categories: 11,523
Total number of hits on all images: 6,605,246

Brunsvigia herrei on a rocky Richtersveld slope

Brunsvigia herrei on a rocky Richtersveld slope
Start View full size
[Please activate JavaScript in order to see the slideshow]
Previous Previous
Image 15 of 81  
Next Next
Image 17 of 81  
  • Aloidendron dichotomum and Namaqualand Klipkoppe
  • Aloidendron ramosissimum
  • Anybody for poker?
  • Aristaloe aristata
  • Aristea capitata near Bainskloof
  • Berzelia lanuginosa near the base of a rocky slope
  • Beyond the blue mountains
  • Bietou, fonteinbos and lots more
  • Brunsvigia herrei on a rocky Richtersveld slope
  • Camel Rock near Constantia Nek
  • Cederberg boulders
  • Cliff face living quarters
  • Come here!
  • Crassula arborescens and Tylecodon paniculatus
  • Crassula brevifolia subsp. brevifolia
  • Crassulas clinging to a cliff
  • Disa ferruginea

Image information

Description

Brunsvigia herrei is also a mountain dweller in its arid Richtersveld homeland. It is found throughout the rocky hills of the region.

The bulb furnishes provisions for the frequent lean periods that test all that lives here. In the case of the geophyte, the large bulb acts as the bank for nutrients and moisture. What else could a plant want? (Maybe an air conditioner?)

The generally desiccated appearance of the plant's habitat is annually brightened by these autumn flowers. They are truly the momentous feature of their bleak neighbourhood, heralding a festive break for a couple of weeks (Williams, 2010; www.plantzafrica.com).

Hits
826
Photographer
Judd Kirkel
Author
Ivan Latti
 
Back to Category Overview
Powered by JoomGallery