For Users of this Site

1. Navigation among the Albums or searching for a Plant

There is an Album for every South African plant genus represented by at least 12 posts on the Site. The Genera Albums and posts are alphabetically arranged using botanical names. Each post or Album Item consists of a picture with text. Genera for which the number of pictures posted is smaller than 12 are grouped together in the Types Albums, the last one on the list. Two of the Types are actually families, viz. Mesembs and Orchids, a quirk of the photos available in the early days of the Site.

The latest Genera Albums added to the Site are the ones on Thesium, Moquiniella and Psychotria. This means that photos and stories of plants belonging to these genera already on the Site, together with the new material, have been moved from the larger Types Albums (in their cases Parasites and Trees), to their own new Genera Albums. There are now more than 240 Genera Albums on this Site. The biggest of the Genera Albums (most photos) are Crassula, Euphorbia, Pelargonium, Aloe and Erica. 

Apart from these Genera and Types Albums focussed on introducing plant species, there are three additional kinds of Albums introducing features of plant life and other things related to nature in South Africa: 

1. Vegetation types in characteristic environments (Habitat Albums),
2. Selected tourist destinations and protected areas of interest to the public (Parks and Gardens Albums), and
3. Geographical parts of the country (Region Albums).

Also check the Information section for the Bibliography used in the writings, the Photographers whose work is shown, a Glossary of terms, a Subject Index, and other information.

The Search Box always shortens the search for plants and subjects dealt with on the Site.

2. Want to talk about a Plant or an Album Item?

The Editor can be reached by Whatsapp for presenting comments or questions, or offering corrections, information and suggestions. The Editor does not buy or sell.

When referring to an Item on the Site, please identify it clearly by exact title and album name. Please also state your name.

Similarly, communication regarding the functioning of the Site or technical aspects of it can be directed to the Webmaster at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..