Flower Discovery at Grootbos with Frikkie Becker

Flower Discovery at Grootbos with Frikkie Becker

Grootbos Foundation

Flower Discovery at Grootbos with Frikkie Becker

We recently had Frikkie Becker, an Oxalis expert from Stellenbosch University, visit Grootbos. His keen eye spotted 13 different Oxalis species blooming here!

Check out Oxalis punctata in the image below. See how deeply its tiny bulb is buried underground? It's fascinating!

Flower Discovery at Grootbos with Frikkie Becker

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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