Pteronia pallens or Scholtzbos

Scholtzbos or aasvoëlbos (vulture bush) dominates in the Little Karoo habitat type known as Scholtzbosveld, named for it. This terrain has shallow loam soil over calcrete on flat-topped hills; an impoverished terrain that harbours few species.

The plant is also found more widespread in other veld types, although not in the same abundance and not among the renosterbos. Prevalence of this bush indicates overgrazed veld, although the plant itself is not grazed as it is toxic.

Flowering occurs in spring and summer. This one was seen in the Rooiberg in October (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Vahrmeijer, 1981).

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