The shrub grows only 80 cm (31 in) tall and flowers from October to January. The plant is destroyed in a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. The fruit ripens two months after the plant has flowered, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants.
Distribution and habitatedit
The plant occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountains from Wolfieskop to Jonaskop. It grows in sandy soil between rocks at elevations of 475–1,350 m (1,558–4,429 ft)
Referencesedit
^Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D. (2020). "Spatalla argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T113240775A185569883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113240775A185569883.en.
External linksedit
Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Spatalla argentea (Silver-leaf spoon)
Woolly Triplespoon
Spatalla argentea Rourke 1969 bl 65
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spatalla, argentea, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spatalla argentea news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Spatalla argentea the silver 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 Province of South Africa Spatalla argenteaConservation statusEndangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder ProtealesFamily ProteaceaeGenus SpatallaSpecies S argenteaBinomial nameSpatalla argenteaRourke Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe shrub grows only 80 cm 31 in tall and flowers from October to January The plant is destroyed in a fire but the seeds survive The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects The fruit ripens two months after the plant has flowered and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants Distribution and habitat editThe plant occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountains from Wolfieskop to Jonaskop It grows in sandy soil between rocks at elevations of 475 1 350 m 1 558 4 429 ft References edit Rebelo A G Raimondo D 2020 Spatalla argentea IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 IUCN e T113240775A185569883 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 3 RLTS T113240775A185569883 en External links editThreatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants Spatalla argentea Silver leaf spoon Woolly Triplespoon Spatalla argentea Rourke 1969 bl 65 nbsp This Proteaceae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spatalla argentea amp oldid 1193243418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
