▁large ▁distribution , ▁which ▁naturally ▁occurs ▁from ▁the ▁C lock ▁Pe aks ▁in ▁the ▁west end ▁of ▁the ▁L ange berg ▁near ▁Sw ell end am ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁via ▁the ▁Out in qua ▁to ▁Ron deb os ▁in ▁the ▁Ts its ik amma ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁a ▁narrow , ▁ 3 0 0   km ▁long ▁strip . ▁It ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁s lop ing ▁terrain ▁with ▁a ▁southern ▁or ▁sout he astern ▁expos ure ▁and ▁a ▁consist ently ▁high ▁water ▁avail ability . ▁It ▁grows ▁on ▁mo ist , ▁acid uous , ▁pe aty ▁so ils ▁always ▁above ▁ 6 0 0   m ▁( 2 0 0 0   ft ) ▁and ▁mostly ▁ 1 0 0 0 – 1 2 0 0 ▁m ▁( 3 2 5 0 – 4 0 0 0   ft ) ▁in ▁a ▁dense ▁f yn bos ▁veget ation ▁of ▁mostly ▁over ▁ 2   m ▁( 7   ft ) ▁high . ▁Pl ants ▁usually ▁live ▁for ▁about ▁twenty ▁years . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁during ▁winter ▁until ▁September , ▁pe aking ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June . ▁The ▁f ruits ▁are ▁usually ▁shed ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁February . ▁As ▁usual ▁for ▁pag od as , ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁pol lin ated ▁by ▁birds . ▁And ▁the ▁f ruits ▁are ▁gathered ▁by ▁native ▁an ts ▁that ▁carry ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁under ground ▁n ests . ▁Here ▁the ▁se eds ▁remain ▁d orm ant ▁until ▁the ▁overhead ▁veget ation ▁is ▁removed ▁by