Flora

A radio interview about biodiversity crime in the Western Cape

The Western Cape is the country’s leading exporter of agricultural commodities, is a province of outstanding natural beauty and a preferred destination for tourists and permanent residents alike. Towards ensuring the wise management of biodiversity priority areas and sustainable development within a growing economy, the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (CapeNature) has developed a province-wide Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan.

Enjoy colouring in these pictures of the unique plants found in the Western Cape!

South African Journal of Botany 111: 371-386. Magee, A.R., Ebrahim, I., Koopman, R. and Van Staden, L. 2017.

NeoBiota 32: 89-105. Jacobs, L.E.O., Richardson, D.M., Lepschi, B.J. and Wilson, J.R.U. 2017.

This lesson plan deals with topics including biodiversity and the different plants and animals on Earth.

This lesson plan will help you run a programme on the incredible flora of the Western Cape with communities or young people.

Learn all about the structure of 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!

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!