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Woolly Powderpuff (Geen bekende naam) - Sorocephalus capitatus
The Powderpuffs are an interesting group of proteas, not recognized by many, and often confused with the Perdekoppe and Phylicas. In the mountains they are only really noticed in summer when the flower. Two species occur on Piketberg ] The Woolly Powderpuff is probably quite abundant on Piketberg in moist seeps between 600 and 1000m, on South slopes. However, we have only 6 records of these species, and need many more. ] Sorocephulus imbricatus Tile-leaf Powderpuff has not been seen on "Piketberg mountains" since Bolus recorded it at the turn of the century. Does it still occur here? It has flat leaves, wider than 5 mm, and glandular hairs on the petals. It is Endangered with extinction, known from only a few other areas around Tulbagh! Please be careful when you see these rare proteas. Trampling can disturb their roots and they then die of root-rot fungus diseases. Being rare and highly localized they can easily be killed by careless disturbance and picking.