Fernkloof Nature Reserve is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

in the Kleinrivier Mountains above

Hermanus Hermanus (; originally called ''Hermanuspietersfontein'', but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal service

Western Cape Province The Western Cape ( ; , ) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabi ...

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. It is in area and its altitude ranges from sea level to . The reserve harbours over 1300 species of plant. Here is
complete list
many with photos, of all plant species found in Fernkloof Nature Reserve. The Fernkloof Nature Reserve comprises 0.002% of the area of the

Cape Floral Kingdom The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province. The C ...

but contains 14% of its plant species in just 18 square kilometres. More inf
here

Flora Gallery

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Berzelia lanuginosa ''Berzelia'' is a genus consisting of 12 species of upright, wiry-stemmed, evergreen shrubs from Cape Provinces in South Africa. The genus was first published and described in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) vol.8 on page 370 in 1826. Description They ...

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Mimetes cucullatus ''Mimetes cucullatus'' is an evergreen shrub with several, mostly not branching, upright stems of 1–2 m (3–7 ft) high, that has been assigned to the family Proteaceae. It is the most widespread and most common pagoda species that ca ...

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Protea repens ''Protea repens'', known as the common sugarbush and in Afrikaans as the suikerbossie, is an erect shrub growing in the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. This species is relatively adaptable and variable and can be found growing widely in ...

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Protea scolymocephala ''Protea scolymocephala'', also known as the thistle protea or thistle sugarbush, is a flowering plant from the genus ''Protea'' native to South Africa. Other recorded vernacular names for the plant are small green protea or scoly. In the Afri ...

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Erica cerinthoides ''Erica cerinthoides'' is a species of heath native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces), Lesotho and Eswatini. Common names include fire erica, fire heath, red hairy heath, rooihaartjie or ...

Fauna Gallery

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Chersina angulata ''Chersina'' is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. It contains a single living species, the angulate tortoise. A fossil species, '' Chersina langebaanwegi'', is known from the Early Pliocene of South Africa South Africa, ...

References

External links

Fernkloof Nature Reserve website
{{Commons category, Fernkloof_Nature_Reserve, Fernkloof Nature Reserve Protected areas of the Western Cape Nature reserves in South Africa