Botanical name
Mimetes palustrisFamily
ProteaceaeCommon Name
Cryptic PagodaStatus
Critically Endangered
Description
This is the smallest member of the genus and grows only on the Hermanus mountains or nearby. The stems tend to grow horizontally with only their ends upturned and are covered with small tightly overlapping entire leaves. The clear yellow capitula - which are longer than the subtending leaves - have three flowers each.
Habitat
Sandy well-drained soil on moist slopes
Flower Date
August to September