...Behind the Witsenberg. Witsenbergvlakte. Fruit farms. Visgat. Olifants River gorge. (Citrudal) (p198 TVB)
Shaggy head triplespoon - Spatalla tulbaghensis
Habit: A low rounded shrub up to 0.5m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: September - December
Pollinator: Insects
Fruit: Released after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Endangered, owing to agriculture
Habitat: Moist, coarsely sandy soils on flats, 910m
Distribution: Witsenbergvlakte and Skurweberg Pass