This was also us ..

Written by MarkHeidmann

Whilst we are a small family, of German descent, in southern Africa we do have a long and interesting story …

Johannes Christiaan Heidmann – Missionary at the Rehoboth Mission Station: played an active role in supporter the Baster people during the time of their slaughter.

——————————————————————————————————————–Johannes Christiaan was also a keen amateur botanist and during his mission years discovered an undocumented plant species in present-day Namibia

Crotalaria heidmannii Schinz

Family:FABACEAE
Genus:Crotalaria
Species:Crotalaria heidmannii
Scientific name:Crotalaria heidmannii Schinz
Life cycle duration:annual
Mean plant height:475 mm

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More recent 😉

My grandfather seated front left (circe 1915)
The next three generations 🙂