Английская Википедия:Helderberg Nature Reserve
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox protected area Helderberg Nature Reserve is a Шаблон:Convert nature reserve in Somerset West, South Africa.[1]
This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains. Its 398 ha consist mostly of “Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos” (a highly species-rich vegetation type) with smaller patches of “Boland Granite Fynbos” and “Southern Afrotemperate Forest”. Altogether about 600 species of plant have been recorded here, including a wide range of proteas. Particularly prominent plants include the pincushion proteas (Leucospermum sp.), cone bushes (Leucadendron sp.), sugar bushes (Protea sp.), heaths (Erica sp.) and the waboom tree (Protea nitida).[2]
Animals that can be found here include the Cape leopard, caracal, grey duiker, Cape grysbok, steenbok, mongoose, angulate and padloper tortoises and over 170 species of bird.
The reserve has a picnic area, gift shop, Environmental Education Centre and museum displays.[3]
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Indigenous Southern Afrotemperate Forest
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Flowering Watsonia geophyte
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Phylica pubescens
See also
- Biodiversity of Cape Town
- List of nature reserves in Cape Town
- Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
- Boland Granite Fynbos
- Index: Fynbos - habitats and species.
- Southern Afrotemperate Forest
External links
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Cape Town
