19 March 2021
Cape Town Grass levels were low. Tree and weed pollen counts were also low. Tree pollen types included eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus), pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and elm (Ulmus). Weed pollen detected were waxberry (Morella sp.), the daisy family (Asteraceae), nettles (Urticaceae), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) and English plantain (Plantago sp.). Fungal spore counts were low. Johannesburg […]
26 March 2021
Durban and Kimberley findings have been added. Cape Town Grass counts were low. Tree and weed pollen levels were also low. Tree pollen included cypress (Cupressaceae), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), karee (Rhus) and elm (Ulmus). Weed pollen types detected were goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), erica (Ericaceae), waxberry (Morella), English plantain (Plantago sp.), nettle (Urticaceae) and the daisy family (Asteraceae). […]
2 April 2021
Cape Town Low tree, grass and weed levels were detected. Trees identified were olive (Oleaceae), waxberry/bayberry (Morella sp.), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), Brazilian pepper (Schinus spp.) and hackberry (Celtis sinensis). Weeds were mugwort (Artemisia sp.), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae), English plantain (Plantaginaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae) and pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria sp.). Low mould loads were detected. Johannesburg Grasses were moderate. In the […]
8 January 2021
Challenges related to covid has made sampling difficult at some sites. The data for Cape Town, Gqeberha and Johannesburg is current. Data for the other sites is based on data for the same time period in 2019. Cape Town Grasses declined to low levels. Low tree pollen detected included gum (Myrtaceae) pine (Pinus) and white […]
16 April 2021
Cape Town Grass pollen levels were low. Tree pollen were moderate and included forest elder (Nuxia sp.), pepper tree (Schinus sp.), birch (Betulaceae), pine (Pinus sp.), gum (Myrtaceae) and waxberry (Morella sp.). Weeds were low with erica (Ericaceae), English plantain (Plantago), the daisy family (Asteraceae), goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae) and mugwort (Artemisia sp.) detected. Mould counts were […]
23 April 2021
Cape Town Grasses were low, as were trees and weeds. Trees detected were waxberry (Morella sp.), pine (Pinaceae), elm (Ulmaceae), birch (Betulaceae), eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) and forest elder (Nuxia sp.). Weeds detected were ferns (Polypodiaceae), the daisy family (Asteraceae) and slangbos (Stoebe-type). Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grasses were high. Trees were low. Cypress (Cupressaceae), bush willow […]
30 April 2021
Due to courier delays, the Pretoria counts could not be completed in time for this report and the data from last week are repeated here. Cape Town Low tree, grass and weed levels were detected. Trees identified were waxberry (Morella sp.), Australian pine or beefwood (Casuarina sp.), forest elder, (Nuxia sp.) and pepper tree (Schinus […]
7 May 2021
Cape Town Grasses were very low. Low tree concentrations included forest elder (Nuxia sp.), bayberry (Morella sp.), gum (Myrtaceae), pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and cypress (Cupressaceae). Weeds were low and the daisy family (Asteraceae), heather (Ericaceae) and Rumex (Polygonaceae) were detected. Moulds were low. Johannesburg Grass pollen levels were moderate during this sampling period. Tree […]
14 May 2021
Cape Town Low grass, tree and weed levels were seen at this site. Trees detected were pepper tree (Schinus sp.) and forest elder (Nuxia sp.). Weeds included the daisy family (Asteraceae) and mugwort (Artemisia sp.). Moulds were extremely low, especially around periods of rain. Particulate matter is still heavy on days when the wind is […]
