Aspalathus excelsa Life
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Aspalathus excelsa in flower at Kogelberg
Biosphere Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa. [photos
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) hovering over
Aspalathus excelsa flower, Kleinmond Nature Reserve, Western
Cape. These bees are greatly attracted by these flowers and are
presumably important pollinators of this species. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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