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Silver Pagodas - Mimetes


Silver Pagoda - Mimetes argenteus

Silver Pagoda - Photo: NBI Collection Habit: An erect shrub to 3.5m tall
Fire survival:
Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system:
Both sexes in each flower
Flowers:
March - June
Pollinator:
Bird
Fruit:
Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal:
Ants
Seed storage:
Underground in ants nests
Rarity status:
Rare
Habitat:
Moist, southern, middle slopes, 600-1500m
Distribution:
Hottentots-Holland Mountains to Franschhoek to Riviersonderend Mountains

Matchstick Pagoda - Mimetes hottentoticus

Matchstick Pagoda - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect shrub to 3m tall
Fire survival:
Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system:
Both sexes in each flower
Flowers:
January to May peaking in February
Pollinator:
Bird
Fruit:
Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal:
Ants
Seed storage:
Underground in ants nests
Rarity status:
Rare
Habitat:
Upper slopes on peaty seeps, 1000-1260m
Distribution:
Confined to 3 populations near Kogelberg Peak

Splendid Pagoda - Mimetes splendidus

Splendid Pagoda - Photo: NBI Collection Habit: An erect shrub to 2.5m tall
Fire survival:
Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system:
Both sexes in each flower
Flowers:
May - September, peaking in May - July
Pollinator:
Bird
Fruit:
Released 2-6 months after flowering
Seed dispersal:
Ants
Seed storage:
Underground in ants nests
Rarity status:
Rare
Habitat:
Moist south slopes on peaty soils, 600-1200m
Distribution:
Western Langeberg, Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains

Mace Pagoda - Mimetes stokoei

Mace Pagoda - Photo: NBI Collection Habit: Erect unbranched shrub to 2m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: All year, peak unknown
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Extinct since 1967
Habitat: Sandy slopes, 560-600m
Distribution: Above Kleinmond
Note: This is the only known photograph of the Mace Pagoda flowering in its natural habitat

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