Aardroos

Observed by magrietb
Custodians of Rare and Endangered WildflowersLepidopterists' Society of AfricaSpider Club of South Africa
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(Added to iSpot on 30th August 2012)
Aardroos
Aardroos
Aardroos

Growing on the roots of Protea- and Leucadendron-dominant fynbos, forgot to check exact species but can go back! Wholly parasitic.

Location: Jean's Hill, Kleinmond
Identifications
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Aardroos (Mystropetalon thomii)

Comments

Fascinating

31 August 2012 - 4:43am — outramps
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I've never seen that before

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Sorry - its a western Cape

31 August 2012 - 7:31am — tony rebelo
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Sorry - its a western Cape thing: best place to see it is the shale band above Kleinmond (Fairy Glen).

Flowering

31 August 2012 - 7:35am — tony rebelo
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When I did my data collection in 1982 it flowered March to July.
But I suspect that it flowers after heavy rains rather than any season.

I thought so

31 August 2012 - 7:58am — magrietb
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I thought I had seen it here last winter, in the same area along the zig-zag just under Jean's Hill. I can remember clearly how very wet everything was, it must have been June/July.

exactly

31 August 2012 - 11:23am — rupert_k
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The same place I saw it in July.

www.capenature.co.za

Confirmation

31 August 2012 - 5:27pm — magrietb
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Good to know I wasn't dreaming :)