fynbos

E899856
Mediterranean-climate shrubland biome vegetation type

Fynbos is a unique, shrub-dominated Mediterranean-climate vegetation region of South Africa’s Cape Floristic Kingdom, renowned for its extraordinary plant diversity and high endemism.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Fynbos biome 2
Cape fynbos (nearby natural areas) 1

Statements (96)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mediterranean-climate shrubland ⓘ
biome ⓘ
vegetation type ⓘ
characterizedBy dry summers ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
high plant species richness ⓘ
nutrient-poor soils ⓘ
shrub-dominated vegetation ⓘ
winter rainfall ⓘ
hasBiomeCode Fynbos Biome NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCenter Cape Town region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimateType Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasConservationStatus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
hasDominantGrowthForm ericoid shrubs ⓘ
geophytes ⓘ
restioid plants ⓘ
sclerophyllous shrubs ⓘ
hasDominantPlantFamily Amaryllidaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anacardiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apocynaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asphodelaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Boryaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brassicaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bruniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Campanulaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Celastraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crassulaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyperaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ericaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Euphorbiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Geissolomataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Geraniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grubbiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyacinthaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iridaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lamiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lanariaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malvaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orchidaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penaeaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polygonaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Proteaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Restionaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Retziaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roridulaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rosaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rutaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santalaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scrophulariaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solanaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stilbaceae ⓘ
Thymelaeaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vitaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zygophyllaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcologicalProcess fire-adapted regeneration ⓘ
post-fire seed germination ⓘ
resprouting after fire ⓘ
serotiny in Proteaceae ⓘ
hasEndemismLevel very high plant endemism ⓘ
hasLandUse beekeeping ⓘ
conservation ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
grazing ⓘ
wildflower harvesting ⓘ
hasManagementPractice alien plant clearing ⓘ
catchment protection ⓘ
controlled burning ⓘ
hasNotableSpeciesGroup bulbous geophytes ⓘ
ericas ⓘ
proteas ⓘ
restios ⓘ
hasSoilType acidic sandstone-derived soils ⓘ
limestone-derived soils ⓘ
nutrient-poor sandy soils ⓘ
shale-derived soils ⓘ
isPartOf Greater Cape Floristic Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Cape ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Western Cape ⓘ
partOf Cape Floristic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cape Floristic Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesEcosystemService carbon storage ⓘ
cultural and recreational value ⓘ
pollinator support ⓘ
soil erosion control ⓘ
water catchment protection ⓘ
recognizedAs global biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
altered fire regimes ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
invasive alien plants ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berg River → ecoregion → fynbos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fynbos biome
Hottentots Holland Mountains → ecoregion → fynbos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fynbos biome
Protea flower → foundInBiome → fynbos ⓘ
Tokai → hasVegetation → fynbos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape fynbos (nearby natural areas)