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A floristic description of the Afromontane fynbos communities on Platberg, Eastern Free State, South Africa
Submitted: 08 July 2008 | Published: 11 December 2008
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Robert F. Brand, Private Practice, South AfricaPieter J. Du Preez, University of the Free State, South Africa
Leslie R. Brown, UNISA, South Africa
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The analysis showed the fynbos divided into two communities comprising four sub-communities and seven variants. The fynbos community had an average of 28.34 species per relevé, ranging from 14 to 54 species per sample plot. Twenty-four endemic or near-endemic Drakensberg Alpine Centre (DAC) species and 22 exotic (alien-invasive) species were recorded. Numerous floristic links with the DAC, Cape flora fynbos and grassland bioregions to the north and west were also found. The description of the fynbos plant communities can serve as a basis for the formulation of management plans for the area.
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