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Paranomus spicatus
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paranomus spicatus, the Kogelberg sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos . The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains from Sir Lowry's Pass to Kogelberg.
The shrub grows up to 1 m tall and flowers from September to November.[3] Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive.[3] The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects.[3] The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants.[3] The plant grows in shale soil which is also suitable for vineyards at heights of 200-300m.[3]
In Afrikaans it is known as perdebos or poppies.[4]
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