INCOMME

International Cooperative for the Management of Mediterranean-Climate Ecosystems

Cape Region South Africa

Like many plant species native to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa, Spiloxene capensis is a geophyte that grows from root corms. Image credit: Phil Rundel

An ancient landscape with weathered, sandy soils supports a plant community rich in geophytes (species that grow from corms and bulbs). Many of these plants produce spectacular flowers now grown in gardens around the world.

Landscape

Plants

Animals

Human History