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Scented Sceptre
Paranomus dregei
Paranomus dregei, the scented sceptre, is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Paranomus. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
From the article Paranomus dregei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The shrub grows to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and flowers mainly from May to October. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. The fruit ripens two months after flowering and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. In Afrikaans, it is known as Parfuumsepter.
Range & habitat
The plant occurs from the Witteberg to the Swartberg, Anysberg, Touwsberg and Rooiberg, Kouga Mountains and Outeniqua Mountains. It grows in sandstone sand at altitudes of 900–1,400 m (3,000–4,600 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 591399.