Some of South Africa's most recognizable and popular plants are in the hugely successful Proteaceae family. These evergreen shrubs or small trees are found on rocky hillsides and in dry scrub from ...

These native African flowers thrive in acidic soils and are native to parts of southern Africa, such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. These plants have simple, leathery leaves that are ...

Analysis - In sub-Saharan Africa, 91 per 1,000 pregnancies are unwanted. This is around three times the rates of unintended pregnancies recorded in Europe and North America.

If you want to get really “easy gardening” going on in your landscape, plant some Mediterranean plants. If you want to get eye-popping color, choose plants from the Mediterranean region… ...

In South Africa's Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the "stack burning" method. This is where invasive plants such as port jackson are chopped down, stacked on top of each ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly ...

In its native habitat, Gasteria ellaphieae is found on steep rocky slopes in a small section of one valley to the west of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The plants can be very difficult to find ...

Once thought of in South Africa as plants for the poor, ... found some 365 endangered medicinal plants being sold openly on Amazon and eBay. ...

Most of the fossils are a little more than the size of a pencil tip, but their discovery in South Africa is a major one. Road construction unearthed the plant fossils, which date to about 360 ...

In the past, our research group has identified 23 medicinal plants reported to be used for contraception in South Africa. But concerns have been raised about the safety, efficacy and quality of ...

STEINKOPF, South Africa — On a moonless night in the desert in the far west of South Africa, Avrill Kaffer had just finished making a sale when vehicles with flashing lights emerged out of the ...

In the past, our research group has identified 23 medicinal plants reported to be used for contraception in South Africa. But concerns have been raised about the safety, efficacy and quality of ...