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Exploring South Africa: From Cape Town to the Richtersveld
By Guillermo Rivera
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm
This presentation will show highlights of a journey through the provinces of Western Cape and Northern Cape, exploring the great succulent diversity of South Africa. We shall visit several National Parks including Namaqua and Richtersveld.
The timing of this fascinating trip matches the incredible event of mass flowering in the desert! Aloe, Pachypodium, Conophytum, Lithops and many other Mesembs are among the plants we are going to see, together with some wildlife shots taken in Kruger National Park.
Born in Argentina, Guillermo holds a BS degree in Biology, an MS in Marine Biology and a PhD in Botany. He was a former researcher at the University of Cordoba, Argentina and is currently living in Florida. He is the owner of South America Nature Tours (formerly Cactus Expeditions), a company dedicated to the organization of tours throughout South America (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador) with emphasis on plants (cacti, bromeliads and orchids) or birding.
This 2011 trip to South Africa will be scheduled again in Aug/Sept 2013.
Come to the meeting on the 15th and see some of your favorite plants in habitat!
Featured grower: TBD
What to bring:
The plants of the month are Aloes and epiphytic cacti (Epiphyllum, Rhipsalis, Aporocactus, etc.) and anything else that looks good to share with the other members.
Please bring baked goodies, fruit, snack food or a beverage if your last name begins with the letters Q to T, and any other members who would like to contribute this month.
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