Mimetes capitulatus (Mimetes capitulatus)
Description
Mimetes capitulatus Rounded single-stemmed shrub, up to 2 metres. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, covered with dense flat-lying silky hairs, clasping the stem. Prominent bright-red to orange flowerheads in terminal spikes; style red with a yellow tip. One of only 2 Mimetes species with small egg-shaped pollen presenters, others are mostly needle-like.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Proteales
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Family: Proteaceae
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Genus: Mimetes
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