| Spatalla prolifera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Spatalla |
| Species: | S. prolifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Spatalla prolifera (Thunb.) Salisb. ex Knight | |
Spatalla prolifera, the palmiet 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 of South Africa.
The shrub grows upright and grows to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and flowers from September to December. 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 and Kleinmond Mountains along the Palmiet and Steenbras River. It grows in swampy soil, river banks and wetlands at elevations of 50–460 m (160–1,510 ft)
Leucadendron tinctum, the spicy conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs in the Hex River Mountains up to Hottentots Holland Mountains and Langeberg. The shrub grows 1.3 m tall and bears flowers from July to August.
Leucadendron linifolium, the line-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Leucadendron chamelaea, the Witsenberg conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Leucadendron cinereum, the scraggly conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs from Hopefield and on the Cape Flats from the Berg River estuary to Kraaifontein.
Leucadendron diemontianum, the Visgat conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs on the foothills of the Great Winterhoek Mountains at Visgat, Onderboskloof and Rosendal as well as at Heuningvlei in the northern Cederberg.
Leucadendron rourkei, the Uniondale conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. The plant is rare.
Leucadendron sorocephalodes, the woolly conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape where it occurs from the Outeniqua Mountains to the Baviaanskloof Mountains.
Leucadendron stelligerum, the Agulhas conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs from Elim to the Agulhas Plain.
Leucadendron pondoense, the Pondoland conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape where it occurs in the Pondoland from Port St. Johns to Port Edward.
Leucadendron rubrum, the spinning top, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Spatalla confusa the long-tube spoon is a flowering shrub native to the Western Cape where it forms part of the fynbos. It is found in the Cederberg up to the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains
Spatalla longifolia, the pink-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla. It forms a part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape of South Africa where it is found in the Hottentots-Holland Mountains; from Franschhoek and Villiersdorp to the Kleinmond Mountains.
Spatalla tulbaghensis, the shaggy-hair spoon, is a flowering shrub belonging to the genus Spatalla and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Witzenberg Plains and Skurweberg Pass.
Spatalla nubicola, the Medusa 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 of South Africa where it is found in the central Langeberg near the town of Heidelberg.
Leucadendron levisanus, commonly known as the Cape flats conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs in the Cape Flats from Vishoek to Eerste River and Mamre. The shrub grows 2 m tall and bears flowers in October.
Vexatorella obtusata subsp. obtusata, the Montagu Vexator, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Vexatorella and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hex River Mountains, Bokker River Mountains, Keeromsberg and Kwadouw Mountains to the Langeberg at Koo as well as the Waboomsberg. The shrub is dense and grows to 2.0 m in diameter. The shrub blooms from September to December.
Leucadendron nervosum, the silky-ruff conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs on the Jonaskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains and Grootberg in the Langeberg. The shrub grows 1.5 m tall and flowers in September.
Spatalla caudata, the woolly-hair 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 Province of South Africa, where it is found in the Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek Mountains and Hex River Mountains.
Spatalla racemosa, the lax-stalked 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 of South Africa where it is found in the Kogelberg, Groenland mountains, Babilonstoringberge, Kleinrivier Mountains as well as at Villiersdorp.
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 Province of South Africa, where it occurs from the Riviersonderend Mountains to central Langeberg.
