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Empodium flexile

This bulb is distributed from Namaqualand to Oudtshoorn. The plants are dormant in summer and flowering occurs when the leaves start to grow.

Empodium flexile
Plants flowering in habitat in the Little Karoo during May.

Empodium flexile fruit and seed
The seeds take several months to mature. The picture above shows the fruit braking open in the middle of winter.


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