Diastella myrtifolia, the Tulbagh 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 is found in the Groot Winterhoek. The shrub is erect to semi-erect with mat-shaped spreading branches.

Diastella myrtifolia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Diastella
Species:	D. myrtifolia
Binomial name
Diastella myrtifolia (Thunb.) Salisb. ex Knight
Synonyms[2]
Mimetes myrtifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. Protea myrtifolia Thunb.

References

External links

• "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Sleutel vir dir Diastella Genus". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
• "Diastella myrtifolia". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.