Naude's Nek Pass
At the southernmost tip of Lesotho, in the Drakensberg range, lies the spectacular Naude's Nek pass.
Nodes
Hermannia
Dichilus strictus
Diascia integerrima
Aster bakeranus
Senecio isatideus
Harveya speciosa
Geranium pulchrum
Lotononis sericophylla
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Taxonomy term
Androcymbium longipes
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From the Latin longus = 'long' and pes = 'foot'. In plants, this often refers to the base of the leaf or flower.
Asclepias
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Named in honour of Aesculapius, mythological god of medicine.
Aster
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Name from the Greek aster, a star.
Aster bakeranus
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Berkheya
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Named in honour of Lefranq von Berkhey.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Cephalaria
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Gk. kephale = head; -aria = pertaining to. The flowers are aggregated into pedunculate heads.
Cerastium
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Gk. keras = horn; referring to the shape of the ‘horned’ seed capsules.
Cotyledon orbiculata
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From the Latin ‘orbiculata’ / ‘orbiculata’ meaning ‘made into an orb’
Crassula setulosa
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From the Latin setulosus = 'slightly bristly'
Dianthus basuticus
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From Lesotho, previously known as Basutoland that was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966