The Mountain Club of South Africa has used the image of this species on its badge and logo since it founding in 1891.
Many of these birds and insects are important and specific pollinators for the fynbos, such as the mountain pride butterfly (Aeropetes tulbaghia) which only visits red flowers such as Disa uniflora and pollinates 15 different species.
Monotropa uniflora | ''Eulonchus sapphirinus'' feeding on ''Clintonia uniflora | Disa uniflora |