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Wild Almond - Brabejum

Wild Almond - Brabejum stellatifolium

Habit: A tall sprawling tree to 8m tall Fire survival: A stem resprouter Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December - January Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Water Seed storage: None, seeds are recalcitrant (cannot be stored). Seedlings must establish themselves before winter rains or else they are will be washed out to see Rarity status: Not threatened. Dense riverine stands occur Habitat: Riverine, 0-1000m Distribution: Gifberg to Hottentots Holland to Klein River Moutnains, Cape Peninsula, Riviersonderend Mountains to Riversdale

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