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Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar. From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and What’s Between 📅 28 May 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🌿 Save the Date! Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar. From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and What’s Between 📅 28 May 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🌱 #ThreatenedSpeciesThursday Highflats pachycarpus (𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘢) is known from only one tiny grassland patch in KZN’s Midlands and bears creamy saucer-shaped flowers in summer. Habitat loss has pushed it to Critically Endangered. #BotSocSA

Happy Mother’s Day 🌸 Today we celebrate the mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, and mother figures who nurture not only their families, but a love for nature that grows across generations. Thank you for planting the seeds of care, curiosity, and conservation. 💚

Glossy leaves, sweet-scented flowers, and bright red-arilled seeds - the Natal mahogany (𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢) feeds birds, bees, and wildlife while offering shade and beauty. A fast-growing, evergreen choice for gardens near sun or semi-shade. #TreeTuesday

🌿 #ThreatenedSpeciesThursday The Round milkball (𝘌𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢) 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

Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🎙️ Speakers: Lynette Munro, Ceinwen Smith, Jacques van der Merwe 🎤 Hosted by Dr Martina Treurnicht 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

If you’ve 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/donate/ #BotSocSA

#FloralFriday 🌼 Eastern bell (𝘙𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢) has white to pale blue bell flowers in dense heads at stem tips. The only 𝘙𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 found outside the Cape Floristic Region, it grows in sandy coastal grasslands from the Eastern Cape to KZN.

2/2 Important updates for CNC 2026: • Not a competition, a collaboration • More time to upload (until 10 May) • Quality observations matter • Only WILD nature counts Your observations support real research, conservation action & biodiversity planning. #BotSocSA #iNaturalist

1/2 🌍 It’s Citizen Science Month! From 24–27 April, join the global #CityNatureChallenge on iNaturalist and help capture South Africa’s wild biodiversity. Some BOT SOC branches are hosting outings this weekend - check our Facebook & Instagram post comments & add yours! #CNCSA

🌿 Save the Date! Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar. Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/EAltZ

Autumn is here 🍂 Leaves fall, the air cools - and some flowers still bloom. Join BOT SOC and help conserve SA’s extraordinary plant heritage. Membership includes Veld & Flora, events, volunteering, citizen science & more. 👉 webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?… #JoinNow #BotSocSA

Sweet-scented flowers, curved pods, and serious spines – meet the Dune thorn (𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴), a fast-growing coastal pioneer from KZN to Mozambique. It draws in bees, birds, and bushbabies, while keeping dunes stabilised. #TreeTuesday #VachelliaKosiensis

Covered in snow white pea flowers in spring, the Sand peawood (𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘻𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘪) is an elegant small tree for warm gardens, flowering twice yearly and unfussy to care for. #TreeTuesday #CraibiaZimmermannii

Choose the BOT SOC on MyDifference and a % of your spend goes to conservation — at no extra cost. Deadline: 30 June 2026 to select your cause upfront. Set up via the Woolies App: Loyalty Hub → Causes → Add my own → “The Botanical Society” Small action. Lasting impact. 💚

Floral Friday🌼 The African stargrass (𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢) 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

🌿 #ThreatenedSpeciesThursday Beach snakethistle (𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢) was once common on sandy coastal flats from the Cape Peninsula to Agulhas. Urban expansion, invasives and overgrazing now threaten its habitat. Today it is listed as Vulnerable. #BotSocSA

Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar. Species Seekers: Sharing new discoveries & rediscoveries of South African biodiversity treasures. 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4dj6YMI

🌿 Save the Date! Join us for another inspiring BOT SOC conservation webinar. Species Seekers: Sharing new discoveries & rediscoveries of South African biodiversity treasures. 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4dj6YMI