“The Greater Cape Floristic Region is a really fascinating place — it has extremely high plant diversity, and there’s been dramatic environmental change over the last 50 years, due to both climate and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots: the ...

"The Greater Cape Floristic Region is a really fascinating place -- it has extremely high plant diversity, and there's been dramatic environmental change over the last 50 years, ...

The Western Cape is a beautiful province to visit, but there’s so much more than just a stunning coastline to explore. Denise Slabbert takes you into a World Heritage Site The Cape Floristic Region (a ...

Thirty percent of the plant genera in South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region are found nowhere else in the world. (Related: 32,000-Year-Old Plant Brought Back to Life—Oldest Yet) ...

A new orchid species has been discovered in the Kogelberg mountains of the Cape Floristic Region. Named Satyrium liltvedianum, the plant was discovered in November 2009 after a veld fire in the ...

Cutting-edge research will focus on the Greater Cape Floristic Region, which is home to thousands of plant species unique to the area This content is restricted to subscribers only. Our commitment ...

Nasa, famous for its missions into space, has set its sights on close encounters of a different kind — the Greater Cape Floristic Region at the south-western edge of South Africa.