Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site

Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site is a small, protected valley (“kloof”), near the Helderberg Nature Reserve, in Cape Town, South Africa. [1]

The name Silwerboomkloof means “Valley of the Silvertrees”. The rare Silvertree (Leucadendron argenteum) is a striking, silver-coloured tree of the Protea family, and this reserve conserves a forest of them. The iconic Silvertree is actually indigenous to the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, making the population at Silwerboomkloof a bit of an isolated anomaly. This 4,9 hectare reserve encloses a section of “Granite Fynbos” and “Renosterveld” and a total of around 220 species of plant have been recorded. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "City of Cape Town Nature Reserves. Free Booklet" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Flora of the Western Cape".
  3. ↑ "Environmental resources and downloads. City of Cape Town. Environmental Resource Management Dept".

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