Hangklip_Sand_Fynbos

Hangklip Sand Fynbos

Hangklip Sand Fynbos

Vegetation type endemic to the southern coastal portion of the Western Cape, South Africa


Hangklip Sand Fynbos is an endangered vegetation type that occurs in the southern coastal portion of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Surviving remnant of Hangklip Sand Fynbos at Lower Silvermine River Wetlands, Cape Town.
Schizaea pectinata, in Hangklip Sand Fynbos

This particular fynbos ecosystem naturally occurs along the southern coast of the Western Cape, South Africa, between Agulhas and Pringle Bay. There is also an isolated remnant of it far to the west in the Fish Hoek Valley on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Town.[1][2]

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References

  1. Benn, Grant; Laros, Marlene (January 2007). "APPENDIX A: Description of methods used for the identification and prioritisation of the Biodiversity Network for the City of Cape Town" (PDF). resource.capetown.gov.za. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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