Swartland Alluvium Fynbos is a
critically endangered
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vegetation type that occurs on the high plains and mountains in the far south-west of the
Western Cape
The Western Cape ( ; , ) is a provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the List of South African provinces by area, fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , an ...
,
South Africa
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.
Only 6% of this type of
fynbos
Fynbos (; , ) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean climate. The fynbos ...
remains and it has been declared
critically endangered
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. It can still be found in the
Western Cape
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, between the towns of
Stellenbosch
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Thomas Baldwin ...
and
Porterville, with a tiny portion extending into the city of
Cape Town
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.
[http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/publications/Documents/Biodiv_fact_sheet_5_LourAlluvFyn_2010-06.pdf ]
See also
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Biodiversity of Cape Town
The biodiversity of Cape Town is the variety and variability of life within the City of Cape Town, excluding the Prince Edward Islands. The terrestrial vegetation is particularly diverse and much of it is endemic to the city and its vicinity. Te ...
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Cape Floristic Region
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 Cap ...
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Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos
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:Fynbos - ''habitats and species''.
References
{{Cape Town, natural
Fynbos ecosystems
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Vegetation types of Cape Town