Waterblommetjies, water flowers endemic to South Africa’s Western Cape, grow only in winter and are the star ingredient in a lamb stew that’s been made the same way for centuries.

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and behavior of the endemic Cape Autumn widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species ...

The smallest tortoise in the world lives on South Africa's west coast, and a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape can be found nowhere else in the world. But the area's ...

These plants can also be cultivated in other provinces of South Africa. Nearly all of the participants (96%) knew of these indigenous and naturalised plants.