Achterwitsenberg

...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