Spatalla parilis, the spike spoon, is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Spatalla. It forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Spatalla parilis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Spatalla |
Species: | S. parilis |
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Spatalla parilis Salisb. ex Knight | |
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The shrub grows upright and grows 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and flowers from September to December.[citation needed] The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. Two months after the plant has flowered, the ripe seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants.
The plant occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains and on top of the Langeberg at Garcia's Pass. The plant grows on cool, southern slopes at altitudes of 300–1,550 m (980–5,090 ft).
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