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Hi AG:

Your plant look very much like the one that I posted here for help with ID. Is mine the same shrub?

Thanks, arks

Arks although it grows up to 2.5m it do not have a thick stem,don"t know where you took your pic but it look more like a sheperd tree to me.
Ok I see it was in Mokala,the pic is a bit dark on the stem but base on the leave,looks hard and almost leathery,pretty sure.

Ok I have covered all scrubs and trees for AFNP, by means of the pics, I will post pics of plants like the annuals and herbacious types,bulbs and so on.Most of the time visitors to our National Parks do not have the oppurtunity to see them,so this will basically be just a window for those who are interested and just want to learn more.

Thanks AG

Euphorbia avasmontana
Afrikaans name:
English:Crown of thorns

DSC01184 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC00923 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia spartaria

DSC01143 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC01171 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia gregaria
Afrikaans name: Aggenysmelkbos
English:

DSC02413 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC02055 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia gariepina


DSC02333 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC02332 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia hirta
Native to Central America, also widespread in South-Africa
Annual herb/prostrate
It can produce up to 3000 seeds per plant.
Ants may be the dispersal agents.
Also a medicinal herb.

DSC02595 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia dregeana
Afrikaans name: Dikloot-melkbos
English:

DSC02726 by closed4, on Flickr

DSC02727 by closed4, on Flickr

Euphorbia tuberculata
This specie might occur in the park,I have found it outside the park and because I'm posting Euphorbias just thought that I can also include this one.

DSC02644 by closed4, on Flickr

There is still 2 species of Euphorbias which I have to find in the Park, in the mean time here is some other plants which not even park staff have seen before, or simply does not know what it is:
They usually pop up after rain.
Bryophyta
Moss sp.

DSC02613 by closed4, on Flickr

Liverworth family
Plagiochasma rupestre

DSC02596 by closed4, on Flickr

Fern family
Cheilanthes deltoidea

DSC02622 by closed4, on Flickr

Thank you for posting all these interesting pictures of plants, AG.
I especially like the "crown of thorns". It looks beautiful.

Thanks Nina, and I can see why you like that one, as it really stand out against the others...now if you turn the page I can show you a different side of colours for Augrabies plants.

Such fascinating plants AG great topic