| Sorocephalus crassifolius | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Sorocephalus |
| Species: | S. crassifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorocephalus crassifolius Hutch. | |
Sorocephalus crassifolius, the flowerless clusterhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae.. It is part of the South African fynbos vegetation type. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Riviersonderendberge. The plants were last seen in flower in the 1980s. There are only fifteen plants left.
The shrub grows only 80 cm tall, tends to spread and flowers from December to February. The plant sprouts again after a fire. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. Two months after the plant has flowered, the fruit ripens and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows at elevations of 1280 – 1460 m.
References
- Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; Raimondo, D.; Helme, N.A. (2020). "Sorocephalus crassifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113240273A185551451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113240273A185551451.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Sorocephalus crassifolius Hutch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Sorocephalus crassifolius Hutch". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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