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Paranomus esterhuyseniae
Also called Kkouga Sceptre, Kouga Scepter
Paranomus esterhuyseniae, the Kouga 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 Kouga Mountains and Outeniqua Mountains.
The shrub grows up to 70 cm tall and flowers mainly from August to November. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. The fruit ripens two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 900 - 1400 m.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranomus esterhuyseniae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
