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Paranomus roodebergensis (Honey-scented sceptre)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Proteales > Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Mimetes

Paranomus abrotanifolius (Bredasdorp sceptre) Paranomus abrotanifolius (Bredasdorp sceptre)

The Rooiberg endemic Paranomus roodebergensis flowering in winter in arid fynbos on Rooiberg in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Paranomus roodebergensis flowering in spring on Rooiberg in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]