Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its surrounds are home to 2,785 species, including subspecies and varieties.
This is more plant species than in some European countries and national parks in the United States.
We are a group of botanists and conservation scientists who set out to update the plant species checklist for the Cape Peninsula. This checklist was first published 76 years ago in 1950 and our checklist is the fourth major update.
