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Flat-leaf Clusterheads - Sorocephalus


Woolly Clusterhead - Sorocephalus capitatus

Woolly Clusterhead - Photo: Chris Berens Habit: A low erect tp sprawling shrub up to 0.8m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: September - February
Pollinator: Insect
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare, known from two populations
Habitat: Sandy patches between sandstones, 910-1200m
Distribution: Piketberg and Onderboskloof in the Koue Bokkeveld

Common Clusterhead - Sorocephalus lanatus

Common Clusterhead - Photo: Chris Berens Habit: A low erect tp sprawling shrub up to 0.8m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: September - April, peaking in December
Pollinator: Insect
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Not threatened, small colonies occur on most higher peaks
Habitat: Varied at high altitudes, 1500-1850m
Distribution: Cederberg to Groot Winterhoek and Hex River Mountains

Tulbagh Clusterhead - Sorocephalus scabridus

Tulbagh Clusterhead - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect shrub up to 0.8m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: October - January
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Vulnerable, only a single population is known
Habitat: Montane flats between rocks on sandstone soils, 900-1850m
Distribution: Groot Winterhoek to Olifants River Mountains

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