25 September 2020
Cape Town The spore trap is not yet repaired so 10-year averages are given. For this sampling period grass levels are typically low, tree pollen is high as cypress, olive, oak, gum, pine, yellowwood, Rhus and white mulberry flower. Weeds are low and the daisy family, Erica, sorrel and English Plantain are detected. Johannesburg Tree […]
2 October 2020
Cape Town Current pollen levels are unavailable. Typical flowering tree types for this period are oak, olive, plane, pine, yellowwood, poplar, Rhus/Searsia, chestnut and poplar. Weeds found at this time are English Plantain, the daisy family and Caryophyllaceae (the pink or carnation family). Grass levels are moderate at this time of year and moulds are […]
9 October 2020
Cape Town Historical averages are given for Cape Town from the last 10 years as the spore trap is still being repaired. The trees found during this week are usually: olive, cypress, oak, gum, birch and Rhus. Weeds include English Plantain, the daisy family and the pink or carnation family. Mould loads vary according to […]
24 July 2020
Cape Town Grass levels were very low during this week of storms and heavy rain. Despite the weather tree pollen increased as cypress began its pollen release season. Small amounts of olive and pine were detected. Weed pollen was low and included the daisy family and nettle. Moulds were very low. Johannesburg Grasses were low. […]
23 October 2020
Cape Town Grasses are moderate but increasing. Tree levels are waning but acacia, cypress, gum, olive, pine, yellowwood, mulberry and oak pollen was detected in the atmosphere. Low weed levels included the types: Erica, dandelion, the daisy family and ferns. Moulds were low. Johannesburg Tree levels are now decreasing but Linden, oak, gum, white mulberry, […]
30 October 2020
Cape Town Grasses were high and exceeded the significant threshold every day. Tree levels are still high as cypress (Cupressus spp), olive (Olea Europaea subspp Africana), pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus spp), cedar (Cedrus deodar), gum, linden (Tilia), white stinkwood (Celtis Africana), oak and plane continue to flower. Low weed levels included erica, goosefoot, sedges, the daisy […]
6 November 2020
Cape Town High grass counts were seen. Tree levels dropped significantly and only cypress, pine and Rhus were detected. Just one weed was detected and this was Stoebe or slangbos. Mould levels were low but Alternaria, an allergenic spore is increasing. Johannesburg Low tree levels included the types bush willow (Combretaceae), cypress (Cupressus spp), […]
20 November 2020
Cape Town Grass and tree levels decreased. Tree types detected were pine, yellowwood (Podocarpus) and kareeboom (Searsia/Rhus). Low weed concentrations included (Cyperus) sedge, Erica, goosefoot (Chenopod), the daisy family (Asteraceae), and English Plantain (Plantago). Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass levels were low at this site. Tree types detected were bush willow (Combretum), cypress (Cupressus), […]
27 November 2020
Cape Town Grasses were moderate. Low tree levels included cypress (Cupressus), pine (Pinus), kareeboom (Rhus), gum (Myrtus), plane (Platanus) and Casuarina. Low weed levels were observed and heather (Erica) and English Plantain (Plantago) were detected. Moulds were low Johannesburg Grass levels were low. Trees levels were low and (Cupressus), white mulberry (Morus), gum (Myrtus), pine […]
