Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata

Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Vexatorella
Species:	V. obtusata
Subspecies:	V. o. subsp. obtusata
Trinomial name
	Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata ; (Thunb.) Rourke
Synonyms
	Leucospermum obtusatum E.Phillips;

Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata, the Montagu Vexator, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Vexatorella and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hex River Mountains, Bokker River Mountains, Keeromsberg and Kwadouw Mountains to the Langeberg at Koo as well as the Waboomsberg. The shrub is dense and grows to 2.0 m in diameter. The shrub blooms from September to December.

Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. Two months after flowering, the fruit falls off and ants disperse the seeds. They store the seeds in their nests. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of insects. The plant grows in dry fynbos in sandstone soil at altitudes of 300-1800 m.

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References[edit]

^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T185421109A185577798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185421109A185577798.en.
^ "Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links[edit]

[1] Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T185421109A185577798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185421109A185577798.en.

[2] "Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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