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Mimetes capitulatus
Plant... ant-plant interaction, and is known as myrmecochory. Plants at the age between 5 and 10 years, form rounded shrubs and at this stage, they flower profusely. As the plants age, the rounded bushy form remains, but several ... receives full sun. In the first year after planting, the plants need to become well established. During this period, ...
Tavaresia barklyi
Plant... release the seeds, each of which has a tuft of hair. The plants bloom in midsummer (November to April), usually after ... parts indicate a plant adapted to specific pollinators. Plants are insect pollinated and thus far, to my knowledge, ... by wind probably explains the wide spatial distribution of plants in a community. After a time the coma detaches and, if ...
Hyaenanche globosa
Plant... due to occasional fires. The sexes are on separate plants. The bark is grey and fissured vertically. Leaves ... the end is usually blunt (obtuse). The leaves of female plants tend to be smaller than in male plants and the ends taper to an acute point, often ending in ...
... may appear sporadically throughout the year, but wild plants have not been recorded in flower for June and ... transferred to the next flower the fly visits. Apocynaceae Plants are easily grown from seed, stem cuttings or aerial ... should be done in the time of active growth (summer). Plants may be propagated easily from seed, if obtainable. Sow ...
Carissa bispinosa
Plant... the branches exhibiting a repeated forked pattern. The plants contain a milky sap and the branches are often hairy. ... local nurseries countrywide and is cultivated extensively. Plants flower mainly from October to March and produce their edible berries from March to October. Plants should be spaced approximately a metre apart to form ...
Colpoon compressum
Plant... 1-5 m in height. It is a partial parasite on the roots of plants. The Cape sumach has a smooth greyish bark and the ... black. Fruits don't ripen all at once which is why these plants can be very attractive for long periods throughout the ... that cross-pollination takes place between separate plants which creates a stronger gene pool for the species. ...
Aulax umbellata
Plant... main distinguishing characteristic for the species. The plants of the genus Aulax are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The flowers of the male plants are bright lemon yellow, in spike-like racemes in ...
Gonialoe genus
Plant... ‘an angle’ and the genus name Aloe , in which these plants were originally described, i.e. ‘aloes with angled ... rounded leaves (in cross-section) of most other aloes. Plants consist of small stemless rosettes that either grow ... in rosettes or rarely in two rows (especially in young plants). Leaves are greenish to brownish in colour and ...
Elegia persistens
Plant... branches, occurring in tufts along the sterile stems. The plants can have quite variable growth forms, from cushion ... the nodes. Male and female flowers are found on different plants, and the 200 mm long inflorescences occur at the tips ... of dust-like pollen when moving in the breeze. Female plants have large prominent sheaths that help funnel pollen ...
... that seem hairless to the naked eye. Figure 2 . Two plants of Crotalaria magaliesbergensis in habitat. Figure 3 . ... harsh winters and dies back in late summer after fruiting. Plants are thus well-adapted to their environment and become ... as container plant in small gardens or on patios. Plants are best grown from seed. The best time to harvest ...