This page includes flowers and trees as well as butterflies which we saw on our two trips to Africa. One of the biggest surprises on these trips were the wildflowers. This was especially true of our second trip. We learned that there are only six floral regions in the world and the smallest of those is southern Africa. However, it also has the highest density of flower species with over 20,000 in this small area. Furthermore, almost half of those - about 9000 - are just at the southern tip area of South Africa. Everywhere we walked there, we would run into flowers - some larger and others so small and scraggly that you could easily miss them. I bought a book to identify the flowers and found that of the 9000 species, the book only covered about 1100 and none smaller than an inch in diameter. So most of these flowers go unlabeled. If you happen to see one that you know and it's not identified, please let me know so I can update it.
 Leucosperm Cuneiforme?Kirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |  Mimetes Cucullatus? CloseupKirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownKirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |  Female Cycad Plant With ConesKirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |
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 Arctotis Hirsuta?Kommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownKommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |  Pelargonium Suburbanum?Kommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |  Common Wild Nemesia?Kommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |
 UnknownKommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |  Protea Obtusifolia?Kommetje, South Africa November, 2015 |  Protea Aurea?Cape Agulhas, South Africa November 2015 |  Polygala Myrtifolia?Rooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |
 Unknown Iceplant?Cape Agulhas, South Africa November 2015 |  Unknown Iceplant? CloseupCape Agulhas, South Africa November 2015 |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  Aspalathus Quinquefolia?Rooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |
 UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |
 UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  Unknown Butterfly |  Unknown LilyKirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |
 Some kind of LeucospermKirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa November, 2015 |  Unknown FlowerKommetjie, South Africa |  Unknown FlowerRooi-Els, South Africa |  Unknown Flower ClusterRooi-Els, South Africa |
 Pincushion Protea?Kirstenbosch National Garden, Cape Town, South Africa |  UnknownRooi-Els, South Africa November, 2015 |  UnknownThe "Karoo", South Africa November 2015 |  UnknownHarold Porter Botanical Gardens, Betty's Bay, South Africa November 2015 |
 Acacia TreeMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa November 2015 |  UnknownNoordhoek, South Africa November 2015 |  UnknownThe "Karoo", South Africa November 2015 |  Unknown TreeKruger National Park, South Africa November 2015 |
 Unknown Pair of ButterfliesKruger National Park, South Africa November 2015 |  Unknown ButterflyKruger National Park, South Africa November 2015 |  Fig TreeKruger National Park, South Africa November 2015 |  Fig TreeKruger National Park, South Africa November 2015 |
 African Flame TreeVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe November, 2014 |  African Flame Tree FlowerVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe November, 2014 |  African "Bush"Zimbabwe, November 2014 |  Garden Acraea ButterflyWalter Sisulu Botanical Garden South Africa October, 2014 |
 Tree BranchesLivingston, Zambia October 2014 |  African CrinumWalter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, South Africa, October 2014 |