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Needle-leaf Clusterheads - Sorocephalus


Erect Clusterhead - Sorocephalus clavigerus
Erect Clusterhead - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Sparsely-branched shrub to 1m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: July - December
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Very few discrete stands are known
Habitat: Sandy soils, 450-1200m
Distribution: Kogelberg and Kleinrivier Mountains

Long-leaf Clusterhead - Sorocephalus pinifolius
Long-leaf Clusterhead - Photo: NBI Collection Habit: An erect, sparsely-branched shrub to 1m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: June - October
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Endangered, known from one population of 500 plants
Habitat: Sandy soils, 450-800m
Distribution: Riviersonderend Mountains near Tygerhoek

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