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Vexators - Vexatorella

Swartruggens Vexator - Vexatorella amoena

Habit: An erectto sprawling shrub up to 1.5m Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurs in dense stands Habitat: Montane, sandstone soils, 1000-1500m Distribution: Koue Bokkeveld and Swartruggens Mountains

Robertson Vexator - Vexatorella latebrosa

Habit: An erect shrub 1-2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, known from only one locality in a few adjacent populations Habitat: Fynbos-Renosterveld ecotone on shales, 400-900m Distribution: Langeberg near Robertson

Witteberg Vexator - Vexatorella obtusata albomontana

Habit: An erect shrub 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common in stands of scatttered plants Habitat: Quartzite soils, 1000-1500m Distribution: Witteberg, Bonteberg and Anysberg

Montagu Vexator - Vexatorella obtusata obtusata

Habit: A prostrate shrub forming mats up to 2m across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common in stands of scatttered plants Habitat: Arid fynbos on sandstone soils, 300-1800m Distribution: Hex River, Bokkerivier Mountains, Keeromsberg and Kwadouw Mountain to Langeberg at Koo and Waboomsberg

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