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Sorocephalus imbricatus
Also called Gland Bearing Soranthe, Tile Leaf Powderpuff, Tileleaf Clusterhead, Tileleaf Powderpuff
Sorocephalus imbricatus, the tile-leaf clusterhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Sorocephalus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it is found in the Piketberg, Groot Winterhoek and Elandskloof mountains. However, plants were last observed at the latter two sites 50 years ago.
The shrub grows 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and flowers from August to September. Fire destroyed the plant but the seeds have survived. 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 together with sandstone fynbos in mountainous shale at elevations of 330–860 m (1,080–2,820 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sorocephalus imbricatus 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.
