Alice Glockner Nature Reserve | |
Map: | South Africa Gauteng |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Gauteng, South Africa |
Nearest City: | Heidelberg |
Coordinates: | -26.567°N 28.369°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 168ha |
Established: | 1973 |
Alice Glockner Nature Reserve, in Gauteng, South Africa, is a 168ha nature reserve located south of Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. It has altitudes between 1600mand1700mm (5,200feetand5,600feetm) above sea level. The closest town is Heidelberg, Gauteng. It contains several threatened or endangered species including Delosperma macellum and the Heidelberg copper butterfly (Chrysoritis aureus).[2]
The floral wealth of the Alice Glockner is confirmed by the complex grass vegetation and the support of no more than 16 proven plants of significant medicinal value.[3]