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Diastella divaricata 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 is found on the Cape Peninsula south of the Silvermine Nature Reserve. The shrub is flat and grows only 50 cm high but 3 m in diameter and flowers throughout the year without an obvious peak.

Diastella divaricata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Diastella
Species:	D. divaricata
Binomial name
Diastella divaricata (P.J.Bergius) Rourke
Synonyms[2]
Leucadendron divaricatum P.J.Bergius Mimetes divaricatus (P.J.Bergius) R.Br.

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 0–600 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 divaricata". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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