16 May 2004 Trip to South Africa
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16 May 2004 Trip to South Africa
First thing this morning we stopped between Volmoed and Calitzdorp and saw Aloe humilis and H. arachnoidea in a rocky area along the road.
The next stop was over the mountains and into Sevenweekspoort. We stopped at a cave across the river and Scott found Haworthia mucronata var. habdomadis. We also saw Quaqua pillansii here and we got a nice photo of a white Protiea in bloom. A bit later we some Rock Hydrax and more Baboons.
Then we were off to Rooinek pass, where on a high ridge we saw Haworthia wittebergensis stuffed into cracks in the rock and H. arachnoidea v. nigricans very close by.
After climbing down the mountain, we were off to a spot near Laingsburg. Here we looked for a long time and found more Albuca spirals. Haworhita scabrispina, Astroloba bulinta. We also saw Tylecodon pearsonii, Sarcocaulon crassicaule and finally the prize, Haworthia norteri v. pehlemanniae found by Scott.
Aloinopsis
scabrispina
Astroloba
Crassula
Conophytum
pehlemanniae
Sarcocaulon
Tylecodon
viscosa
Next stop was at Varsbokkraal, also near Laingsburg. This is probably the TL for Haworthia lockwoodii, and we saw many. Also there was more Astroloba bulinta, Euphorbia atrispina Tylecodon reticulatus (with its pretend ants) and a single Hoodia species.
Astroloba
Crassula
Euphorbia
Hoodia
lockwoodii
Tylecodon
At 4.00 PM we went to Koup’s siding, on the west side of the road. Here we saw Rhinephyllum, more Haworthia norteri v pehlemanniae, and more Haworthia scabrispina. We also saw Euphorbia stellispina and Euphorbia multiceps.
Euphorbia
scabraspina
pehlemanniae
Others
We next stopped along the road north of Price Alfred, and saw Aloe clavifolia, Euphorbia braunsii, and a nice red crassula.
Last stop of the day was near Prince Alfred where we saw lots of Lithops localis v tricolor, Haworthia arachnoidea. In the dark we drove back to Oudtshoorn for where we spent the night.
