Scabiosa on steroids!
Stands of these plants down the slopes. A meter or so tall. The white flowering guild all held their flowers at the same height. Is that the flying altitude of pollinators?
Afrikaans common name for Scabiosa: Jonkmansknoop
Cephalaria humilis
mock scabious/cephalaria zeyheriana flower and seedpod
Cephalaria attenuata