o Aerial views of Namaqualand mounds covered by spring flowers (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

o Aerial views of Namaqualand mounds covered by spring flowers

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Aerial views of Namaqualand heuweltjies covered by spring flowers. The flowers grow preferentially on the mounds because they are richer in nutrients than the surrounding soil.

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Jannick Niewoudt; Alastair Potts

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