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Upright shrub, 500mm tall, single-stemmed. Leaves subcordate around base, widest point below midpoint; below puberulous, eglandular and prominent nerve; above puberulous, quite flat; marginal glands, slightly crenate; petiole reddish, puberulous. Fruit entirely puberulous, scattered glandular pits, this young fruit with 2 carpals with one underdeveloped - not viable; large rotund process from viable carpal; 5mm. Pedicel 3mm, puberulous, puberulous basal bracteoles. Sepals puberulous, no stalked glands, not prominently keeled. Petals taper down to the base with no conspicuous claw; glabrous below; lightly ciliate above on bottom half; 3.5mm. Stamen glabrous, 5mm, tapers to both ends. Staminodes ciliate on inside only; 1.5mm; apical gland. Ovary glabrous.

Erica condensata

Only one plant observed at high altitude. E condensata var. condensata is redlisted as LC whereas E condensata var. quadrifida^s status is DDT. Pointers to the correct var please!

Ursinia hispida

Langeberg endemic; most common on damp, south facing slopes above 700m; to about 40 or 50cm; veld 3yrs old; seems to hybridise here with sympatric U trifida, which is most common below 800m; lvs 3 or usually 5-fid; common; scattered pines

Kleinmond Oxalis

After enjoying the privilege of attending a Kenneth Oberlander talk some weeks ago I^ve been both inspired and somewhat intimidated to load up all our local familiars. I hope I can get half of them half right...

Drosera trinervia is a perennial carnivorous plant and can be recognised by its small basal rosettes covered with reddish, sticky, glandular hairs. The palnts are only 50 - 100 mm high and have one or two long, slightly swollen roots. The wedge-shaped laminas (leaf blades) have slightly rounded ends, 10-20 mm long and 4-7 mm wide. The three veins on the underside of the lamina are most noticeable on dead leaves. Petioles (leaf stalks) are absent but stipules are present on either side of the base of the lamina margin. The stipules, in the form of two thin filaments, are inconspicuous and deciduous. The glandular hairs or tentacles are much larger at the top of the lamina than at the base. The lower surface of the lamina is smooth and without hairs (glabrous) or becomes smooth with age (glabrescen). The flowering stalk originates directly from the centre of the plant. The inflorescence can reach up to 100 mm and 2-10 white or, infrequently, mauve to red flowers are borne closely together. The styles on the ovary are fringed at the top. Flowering occurs from August to November. Blackish-brown, ovoid seeds, 0.3 mm long, are formed in the oblong capsule.

This is the Outramps CREW 100,000 obs and we celebrated it with Tilla who is the Head of the Threatened Plants Programme and the CREW Programme. It represents our involvement with plant monitoring from 1992 to 2021. It has been a joyous ride. So thank you all for so many years of fun, laughs and learning. Keep going!