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Vegetation type endemic to the Boland of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Protea flower in Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos.
Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos is a vegetation type that naturally occurs in the
.
This vegetation type is found on lower mountain slopes and high, rolling plains in the
. The loamy soils are naturally poor, moist and slightly acidic but the biodiversity is rich.
The vegetation consists of a diverse array of
species, as well as some endemic species. In the moister areas, the Ericas predominate over the other plant groups.
This vegetation type is more vulnerable than other types of mountain
fynbos , as it typically grows on lower slopes, which tend to be developed for housing or cultivated for farming.
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Peninsula Shale Fynbos growing on Devils Peak, Cape Town
Peninsula Shale Fynbos
An isolated patch of this vegetation can also be found further to the west, within the city of Cape Town. Here it is usually known as Peninsula Shale Fynbos and occurs on the lower slopes of
Kirstenbosch. On the northern slopes of Devils Peak, it merges into
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld . This ecosystem is usually classed as being a type of Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, although there are differences.
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There is a forest of Silvertrees (Leucadendron argenteum ) growing in this spot of Peninsula Shale Fynbos, just above Rhodes Memorial . This rare and enormous Protea is typically restricted to the Peninsula Granite Fynbos of Cape Town. It is not known why it grows in the shale fynbos here.[3]
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