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Sand dunes and vegetation at Sossusvlei in the Namib desert, Namibia.
In Southern Africa, Mediterranean vegetation is primarily found along a narrow strip of the extreme southern coast of South Africa, specifically within the Western Cape province.12
This vegetation, known as fynbos, is a scrubland plant community that thrives in a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. It is a key component of the greater Cape floristic region and is considered the southern counterpart to the Mediterranean zone. Beyond the Cape Ranges, this vegetation typically grades into the semiarid Karoo region.324