Spatalla caudata, the woolly-hair spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape Province of South Africa, where it is found in the Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek Mountains and Hex River Mountains.

Spatalla caudata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Spatalla
Species:
S. caudata
Binomial name
Spatalla caudata
Synonyms[2]
  • Protea brevifolia (R.Br.) Poir.
  • Protea caudata Thunb.
  • Spatalla brevifolia R.Br.
  • Spatalla caudiflora Knight
  • Spatalla ericifolia Knight
  • Spatalla thunbergii R.Br.
  • Spatallopsis caudata (Thunb.) E.Phillips
  • Spatallopsis caudiflora (Knight) E.Phillips
  • Spatallopsis ericifolia (Knight) E.Phillips

The shrub grows 1.0 m tall and flowers from August to October. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects . The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows in sandstone sand along streams or streams at elevations of 910-1250 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Spatalla caudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T113240816A185552574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113240816A185552574.en.
  2. ^ "Spatalla caudata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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