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Vexators - Vexatorella


Swartruggens Vexator - Vexatorella amoena
Swartruggens Vexator - Photo: NBI Collection 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
Robertson Vexator - Photo: Chris Berens 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
Witteberg Vexator - Photo: David Osborne 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
Montagu Vexator - Photo: NBI Collection 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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