Biology:Spatalla racemosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Spatalla |
| Species: | S. racemosa
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| Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce
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Spatalla racemosa, the lax-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla and forms part of the fynbos.[3] The plant is native to the Western Cape of South Africa where it is found in the Kogelberg, Groenland mountains, Babilonstoringberge, Kleinrivier Mountains as well as at Villiersdorp.[4]
The shrub grows only 50 cm tall and flowers from September to March. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. Two months after the plant has flowered, the ripe seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows in a variety of habitats: rocky slopes and level, sandstone soil at elevations of 150–620 m.[5]
References
- ↑ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Spatalla racemosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2020: e.T113241243A185545074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113241243A185545074.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113241243/185545074.
- ↑ "Spatalla racemosa" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/706743-1.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=805-24.
- ↑ "Uni Spoons". https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/spoon.htm.
- ↑ "Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce 1753". 25 January 2008. https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/PROTEA_ATLAS_main_part2.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q15584989 entry
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