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Nemesia hemiptera Life
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> Genus: Nemesia
A short-lived annual that comes up after winter or early
spring showers (Steinter 2006).
Identification
Easily identified by the small, white flowers
with a tiny spur and the seed which is winged on only one side (Steiner 2006).
Distribution and habitat
Endemic to Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, South Africa
where it is restricted to the Kamiesberg and adjacent rocky hills.
Flowering time
June to September.
Pollination
Self-incompatible so a plant is not able to provide fertile
seeds by self-fertilization. Probably pollinated by small pollen-collecting bees
such as halictids and allodapines (Steiner 2006).
Derivation of name
Named after the distinctive partially winged seeds.
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