Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...

In South Africa’s Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the “stack burning” method. This is where invasive ...

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Caption Professor Bruce Anderson from Stellenbosch University has spent many hours doing fieldwork in an area of sandplain fynbos on the West Coast of South Africa, a 45 minute drive from Cape ...

Pause at the Garden Route Botanical Garden for an introduction to the fynbos that characterizes the Cape Floral Region, recognized by UNESCO for its staggering biodiversity. While the region only ...

Formerly an independent nature reserve, the Cape now lays encompassed by Table Mountain National Park and features miles of tranquil walking trails lined with fynbos (a colorful shrub-like plant).

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Clearing efforts are focused on the Western Cape's fynbos ecosystem. The fynbos is the country's most invaded ecosystem and most of the research on invasive plants has taken place in this ecosystem.

Clearing efforts are focused on the Western Cape's fynbos ecosystem. The fynbos is the country's most invaded ecosystem and most of the research on invasive plants has taken place in this ecosystem.