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Easy Identification of Some South African Wetland PlantsEASY IDENTIFICATION OF SOME SOUTH AFRICAN WETLAND PLANTS
A field guide bearing this title was published by the Water Research Commission (WRC report TT 479/10) earlier this year. Authored by C.E. van Ginkel, R.P. Glen, K.D. Gordon-Gray, C.J. Cilliers, M. Muasya and P.P. van Deventer, it provides a very useful and practical tool to assist in the identification of wetland plants. This 390-page guide includes 290 species of wetland plants, with illustrations, covering eight families: grasses and reeds (Poaceae), restios (Restionaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae), palmiet (Prioniaceae), rushes (Juncaceae), bulrushes (Typhaceae), eriocaulons (Eriocaulaceae) and yellow-eyed grasses (Xyridaceae).
The guide primarily covers the South African region but many of the plants are not restricted to South Africa, some occur throughout Africa and some are cosmopolitan. The plants in this guide are often overlooked by nature lovers, due to the inconspicuous, small flowers that are characteristic of most of the plants within this guide, and also due to the habitat that includes fairly harsh conditions, including muddy, wet and soggy situations.
This publication is available at a cost of R200.00 from the WRC at Tel.: 012 330 0340;
Fax: 012 331 2565; E-mail: orders@wrc.org.za or visit: www.wrc.org.za
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