Know, grow, protect and enjoy South Africa's indigenous flora.
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Today, BOT SOC turns 113! ๐
To celebrate, we've created a special showcase video as a gift to our members, volunteers, donors, partners and supporters.
Join us at 13:00 SAST for the YouTube Premiere and watch with us live:
youtu.be/pq6MLsnrfuw
#YouTubePremiere #BotSocSA
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Established by the UN in 1972, #WorldEnvironmentDay is back this June 5th! ๐
This yearโs theme, โInspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.โ is an urgent call to tackle climate change and ecosystem degradation.
Let's act #NowForClimate ! ๐ฑ
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Members of BOT SOC SA get FREE access to our EIA course!
Learn how environmental authorisation works, how to evaluate EIAs & botanical studies, and how to respond when important plant areas are at risk.
Join us to protect SAโs flora!
Join here: t.ly/4roOL
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Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar.
From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and Whatโs Between
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28 May 2026
โฐ 5:00 PM
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๐ฟ Save the Date!
Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar.
From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and Whatโs Between
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28 May 2026
โฐ 5:00 PM
๐ Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
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๐ฑ #ThreatenedSpeciesThursday
Highflats pachycarpus (๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข) is known from only one tiny grassland patch in KZNโs Midlands and bears creamy saucer-shaped flowers in summer. Habitat loss has pushed it to Critically Endangered. #BotSocSA
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Glossy leaves, sweet-scented flowers, and bright red-arilled seeds - the Natal mahogany (๐๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข) feeds birds, bees, and wildlife while offering shade and beauty. A fast-growing, evergreen choice for gardens near sun or semi-shade.
#TreeTuesday
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๐ฟ #ThreatenedSpeciesThursday
The Round milkball (๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข) looks like green scaly marbles in clusters. Endemic to the Eastern Cape, it grows on hot, rocky hills. With <5 locations left, coastal development has it Endangered & CITES-listed. #BotSocSA
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Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes
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30 April 2026
โฐ 5:00 PM
๐๏ธ Speakers: Lynette Munro, Ceinwen Smith, Jacques van der Merwe
๐ค Hosted by Dr Martina Treurnicht
๐ Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
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If youโve ever stopped to admire a wildflower, you already care.
Today, you can turn that care into conservation with the Botanical Society of South Africa.
Even R50 helps support volunteers, education, and long-term plant protection.
Donate: botanicalsociety.org.za/donaโฆ
#BotSocSA
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#FloralFriday ๐ผ Eastern bell (๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ข) has white to pale blue bell flowers in dense heads at stem tips. The only ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข found outside the Cape Floristic Region, it grows in sandy coastal grasslands from the Eastern Cape to KZN.
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2/2 Important updates for CNC 2026:
โข Not a competition, a collaboration
โข More time to upload (until 10 May)
โข Quality observations matter
โข Only WILD nature counts
Your observations support real research, conservation action & biodiversity planning.
#BotSocSA #iNaturalist
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1/2 ๐ Itโs Citizen Science Month!
From 24โ27 April, join the global #CityNatureChallenge on iNaturalist and help capture South Africaโs wild biodiversity.
Some BOT SOC branches are hosting outings this weekend - check our Facebook & Instagram post comments & add yours!
#CNCSA
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๐ฟ Save the Date!
Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar.
Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes
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30 April 2026
โฐ 5:00 PM
๐ Register here: shorturl.at/EAltZ
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Autumn is here ๐ Leaves fall, the air cools - and some flowers still bloom.
Join BOT SOC and help conserve SAโs extraordinary plant heritage.
Membership includes Veld & Flora, events, volunteering, citizen science & more.
๐ webtickets.co.za/v2/event.asโฆ
#JoinNow #BotSocSA
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Sweet-scented flowers, curved pods, and serious spines โ meet the Dune thorn (๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด), a fast-growing coastal pioneer from KZN to Mozambique. It draws in bees, birds, and bushbabies, while keeping dunes stabilised.
#TreeTuesday #VachelliaKosiensis
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Covered in snow white pea flowers in spring, the Sand peawood (๐๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ข ๐ป๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ช) is an elegant small tree for warm gardens, flowering twice yearly and unfussy to care for.
#TreeTuesday #CraibiaZimmermannii
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Choose the BOT SOC on MyDifference and a % of your spend goes to conservation โ at no extra cost.
Deadline: 30 June 2026 to select your cause upfront.
Set up via the Woolies App:
Loyalty Hub โ Causes โ Add my own โ โThe Botanical Societyโ
Small action. Lasting impact. ๐
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Floral Friday๐ผ
The African stargrass (๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐น๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข) brightens summer grasslands with yellow star blooms. Leaves appear first in neat ranks. This corm-forming plant is fire-tolerant but pressured by wild harvesting.
#AfricanStargrass #FloralFriday
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