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The Succulent Karoo is an ecoregion defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature to include regions of desert in South Africa and Namibia, [2] and a biodiversity hotspot. The geographic area chosen by the WWF for what they call 'Succulent Karoo' does not correspond to the actual Karoo .
The succulent Karoo biome is dominated by dwarf, leafy-succulent shrubs, and annuals, predominantly Asteraceae, popularly known as Namaqualand daisies, which put on spectacular flower displays covering vast stretches of the landscape in the southern spring-time (August–September) after good rains in the winter. Grasses are uncommon, making ...
Namaqua National Park is a South African national park situated on the edge of the Atlantic coast of Namaqualand (an area covering 440,000 km 2 located within the semi-desert Succulent Karoo biome). [2] [3] This biome is a biodiversity hotspot with the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world. [3]
The park lies about 70 km west of Sutherland and along the border of the Northern Cape and Western Cape in Succulent Karoo habitat; a biodiversity hotspot and one of the most arid regions of South Africa. [2] Before the park's proclamation, the only protected area of Succulent Karoo was the 2 square kilometre patch of the Gamkaberg Nature Reserve.
Steytlerville Karoo (SKv 14) Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland (SKr 6) Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo (SKv 2) Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland (SKv 4) Tanqua Karoo (SKv 5) Tatasberg Mountain Succulent Shrubland (SKr 9) Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland (SKr 16) Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland (SKr 2) Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld (SKk 5)
The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve is the only area in the world where three recognised biodiversity hotspots converge (Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany). The entire domain falls within the Cape Floristic Region, the smallest but one of the richest of the six floral kingdoms of the world. The reserve is rich in endemic ...
Goegap is part of the Succulent Karoo transitioning into the Namaqualand Broken Veld, [3] with an average rainfall of 150 mm (5.9 in) per annum. The temperatures are extreme, including frost in the winter and temperatures over 40 °C (104 °F) in the summer.
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