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Tube Pagodas - Mimetes


Conical Pagoda - Mimetes capitulatis  
Conical Pagoda - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect rounded, gnarled shrub to 2m tall
Fire survival:
Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system:
Both sexes in each flower
Flowers:
June - December, peaking in August
Pollinator:
Bird
Fruit:
Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal:
Ants
Seed storage:
Underground in ants nests
Rarity status:
Rare
Habitat:
Swampy, south upper slopes, 600-1200m
Distribution:
Isolated patches in the Kogelberg, Paardeberg, Groenland and Klein Rivier Mountains

Marsh Pagoda - Mimetes hirtus  
Marsh Pagoda - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect shrub to 2.5m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: May - November
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Vulnerable due to Cape Town and coastal resourts
Habitat: Sandy swamps and vlei edges, 0-400m.
Distribution: Peninsula and Betty's Bay to Elim

Threeflower Pagoda - Mimetes pauciflorus  
Threeflower Pagoda - Photo: David Osborne Habit: An erect sparsely branched shrub 2-4m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: August to November, mainly September
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare
Habitat: Montane southern moist slopes, 450-1400m
Distribution: Outeniqua to Tsitsikamma Mountains

Cryptic Pagoda - Mimetes palustris  
Cryptic Pagoda - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: A low, almost erect shrub up to 1m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: All year, mainly July - November
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare
Habitat: Swampy moist slopes, 600-900m
Distribution: Klein River Mountains between Hermanus and Stanford

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