Spatalla colorata, the shiny 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 where it occurs from the Riviersonderend Mountains to central Langeberg.

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Spatalla colorata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Spatalla
Species:	S. colorata
Binomial name
Spatalla colorata Meisn.

The shrub grows upright and grows only 80 cm tall and flowers from July to November. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. Two months after the plant has flowered, the ripe seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows on cool, southern slopes at altitudes of 900 - 1400 m.

References

• http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=805-8
• http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/spatalla_colorata.htm
• https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/spoon.htm
• https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/PROTEA_ATLAS_main_part2.pdf bl. 80

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