Origin and Habitat: Tavaresia barklyi has a wide distribution range in southern Africa, Angola, Botswana, South Africa (Free State, Limpopo and Northern Cape Provinces), Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Habitat: Plants grow on rocky outcrops and slopes and in sandy soils on plains, usually in somewhat protected situations, in full sun or light shade.
Ecology: Plants are insect pollinated. The wind distribution of the seeds probably explains the wide spatial distribution of plants in a community.
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