Mimetes cucullatus is a member of the protea family and is native to South Africa. Found on sandy soils, on sandstone slopes and flats, most frequently on the cool, moist, south-facing slopes, it grows all across the Western Cape. It is the only mimetes that is a resprouter i.e. it survives fires by resprouting from a large, woody, underground rootstock.
The name Mimetes is derived from the Greek mimetes meaning imitator or mimic, but nobody is quite sure why it has the name. The common name is more obvious. Called Rooi stompie in Afrikaans, stompie means little stumps, probably derived from the fact that all that is left after a fire are little stumps. Rooi means red, referring to the colour of the new growth and the floral leaves.
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The name Mimetes is derived from the Greek mimetes meaning imitator or mimic, but nobody is quite sure why it has the name. The common name is more obvious. Called Rooi stompie in Afrikaans, stompie means little stumps, probably derived from the fact that all that is left after a fire are little stumps. Rooi means red, referring to the colour of the new growth and the floral leaves.
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Visit my online gallery for more images of botanical works, animals and birds, historical buildings and places in Cape Town and beyond.
All images are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on ready-to-hang stretched canvas.
Click here for prices.
Contact me:
by phone/whatsapp on +27 79 247 7532
by email to [email protected]
