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Mimetes cucullatus (Common pagoda)
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Mimetes cucullatus flowering in early
summer two seasons after a fire in the Elands Kloof Mountains, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
Mimetes cucullatus flowering in the
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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A male Cape sugarbird (Promerops
cafer) perched on a flowerhead of cultivated Mimetes
cucullatus, a source of nectar, in the Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape
Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
A burnt Mimetes cucullatus plant
which is regrowing from the base, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Ants (Anoplolepis steingroeveri)carrying a Mimetes cucullatus seed to
their nest. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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