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  "path": "/places/fernkloof-nature-reserve",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T21:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.atlasobscura.com",
  "tags": [
    "biodiversity",
    "plants",
    "nature preserves"
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  "textContent": "When thinking about rich biodiversity, the rainforest would come to mind for most people, but when it comes to plants it's actually a small nature reserve in southern South Africa.\n\nWith an area of just 7 square miles (18 square km), the park is sizable, but no bigger than other nature reserves. Still it contains over 1800 species, 14% of all plants in South Africa, more than the entirety of the UK, and most other countries.\n\nWhen walking there this high density makes it so that you can find a new plant every minute of your hike.",
  "title": "Fernkloof Nature Reserve  in Hermanus, South Africa"
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