Spatalla longifolia, the pink-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla. It forms a part of the fynbos.[3] 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Spatalla |
| Species: | S. longifolia
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| Spatalla longifolia Salisb. ex Knight
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The shrub grows erect and 1 m tall and flowers from August 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 rocky slopes in sandstone soil at elevations of 300 - 915 m.
References edit
- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Spatalla longifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T113241051A185569425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113241051A185569425.en.
- ^ "Spatalla longifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Spatalla longifolia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- ^ "Spatalla longifolia (Pink-stalked spoon)". biodiversityexplorer.info.
- ^ "Uni Spoons". www.proteaatlas.org.za.
- ^ https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/PROTEA_ATLAS_main_part2.pdf bl. 98
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