• Blyde river canyon republic of South

    Wonders of nature. The Blyde River Canyon is a significant natural feature of South Africa. While it is difficult to compare canyons world-wide, Blyde River Canyon is one of the largest canyons on Earth, and it may be the largest \’green canyon\’ due to its lush subtropical foliage. It has some of the deepest precipitous cliffs of any canyon on the planet. It is the second largest canyon in Africa, and is known as one ...

  • Babiana

    Flowers. Babiana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae composed of about 80 recognized species. The majority of these species are endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, especially Namaqualand, as well Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ...

  • Zantedeschia

    Flowers. Zantedeschia (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. ...

  • Crocosmia

    Flowers. Crocosmia is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Sudan. ...

  • Richtersveld Republic of South Africa

    Wonders of Nature. The Richtersveld is a mountainous desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs and high mountains, situated in the north-western corner of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. ...

  • Namib desert Angola Mamibia South Africa

    Wonders of Nature. The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The name Namib is of Nama origin and means «vast place». According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. ...

  • Argyroderma

    Flowers. Argyroderma is a genus consisting of over 50 species of succulents in the iceplant family from South Africa. ...

  • Zantedeschia

    Flowers. Zantedeschia (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Agnerz ...

  • Pueblos de The Western Cape

    The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated in the south-western part of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces in terms of both area and population, with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi) and 5.8 million inhabitants. ...

  • Northem Cape

    The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. ...

  • Sgapanthus

    Flowers. Agapanthus is the only genus in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae. The family is in the monocot order Asparagales. Some species of Agapanthus are commonly known as lily of the Nile, although they are not lilies and all of the species are native to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Limpopo River. Agnerz ...