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Cornflower Sceptres - Paranomus


Ladismith Sceptre - Paranomus centaureoides

Ladismith Sceptre - Photo: NBI Collection Habit: A branched shrub up to 1.5m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: June - November
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare, isolated patches of 2 or 3 plants
Habitat: Sandstone sands, 1000-2000m
Distribution: Klein Swartberg between Ladismith and Seweweekspoort

Scented Sceptre - Paranomus dregei

Scented Sceptre - Photo: David Osborne Scented Sceptre - Photo: David Osborne Habit: A branched shrub up to 1.7m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: May - October
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Not threatened, widespread in extensive populations
Habitat: Sandstone sands, 900-1400m
Distribution: Witteberg to Swartberg and Anysberg, Touwsberg and Rooiberg, Kouga and Outeniqua Mountains
Notes:  This species ranges from the typical Cornflower Sceptre to an
Elongate Sceptre in having forms on the Swartberg with entire upper leaves.

Kouga Sceptre - Paranomus esterhuyseniae

Kouga Sceptre - Photo: Bert Bongers Habit: A branched shrub up to 0.7m 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: Rare, isolated clumps
Habitat: Sandstone soils, 900-1400m
Distribution: Kouga Mountains

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