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Diastella buekii, the Franschhoek silkypuff, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Diastella and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Franschhoek and Wemmershoek valleys. The shrub is flat and grows only 15 cm tall and bears flowers from August to November.

Diastella buekii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Diastella
Species:	D. buekii
Binomial name
Diastella buekii (Gand.) Rourke
Synonyms[2]
Mimetes buekii Gand.

Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. Two months after flowering, the fruit falls off and ants disperse the seeds. They store the seeds in their nests. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of bees. The plant grows in moist sand at altitudes of 200–300 m.

References

External links

• "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Southern Silkypuffs". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Diastella buekii". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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