Spatalla setacea
Spatalla setacea, the needle-leaf spoon is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa where it occurs from Slanghoek to the Hottentots-Hollandberge.
| Spatalla setacea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Spatalla |
| Species: | S. setacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Spatalla setacea (R.Br.) Rourke, (1969) | |
The shrub grows upright and reaches a height of only 1.0 m and flowers from October to December. 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 peaty soil on a southern slope at elevations of 900 - 1250 m.
References
- Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Spatalla setacea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113241352A185555873. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113241352A185555873.en. Accessed on 16 July 2023.
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