|
Spatalla Incurva
''Spatalla'' is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters. Most species are threatened. Species Described species are listed below, with their conservation status: * ''Spatalla argentea'' Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN * '' Spatalla barbigera'' Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT * ''Spatalla caudata'' (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN * '' Spatalla colorata'' Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN * ''Spatalla confusa'' (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC * ''Spatalla curvifolia'' Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT * ''Spatalla ericoides'' E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN * ''Spatalla incurva'' (Thunb.) R.Br. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Parilis
''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. Description The shrub grows upright and grows 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. Distribution and habitat The plant occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains and on top of the Langeberg at Garcia's Pass The Garcia's Pass is a mountain pass across the Langeberg in the Western Cape province of South Africa, with its highest point at altitude. The regional road numbered R323 uses this pass on its leg between Riversdale in the south and Ladismi .... The plant grows on cool, southern slopes at altitudes of . Gallery Spatalla parilis Rebelo 1.jpg Spat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Caudata
''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 where it is found in the Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek Mountains and Hex River Mountains. The shrub grows 1.0 m tall and flowers from August to October. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects . The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants . The plant grows in sandstone sand along streams or streams at altitudes of 910-1250 m. References External links * http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=805-7 * http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/spatalla_caudata.htm * https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/spoon2.htm * https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/PROTEA_ATLAS_main_part2.pdf caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Salsoloides
''Spatalla'' is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters. Most species are threatened. Species Described species are listed below, with their conservation status: * ''Spatalla argentea'' Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN * '' Spatalla barbigera'' Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT * ''Spatalla caudata'' (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN * '' Spatalla colorata'' Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN * ''Spatalla confusa'' (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC * ''Spatalla curvifolia'' Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT * ''Spatalla ericoides'' E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN * ''Spatalla incurva'' (Thunb.) R.Br. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Racemosa
''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 where it is found in the Kogelberg, Groenland mountains, Babilonstoringberge, Kleinrivier Mountains as well as at Villiersdorp Villiersdorp is a town of approximately 10,000 people located in the Western Cape province of South Africa in the Overberg region. Unlike most of the geographical region which specialises in wheat and canola farming, the Villiersdorp Valley is no .... The shrub grows only 50 cm tall and flowers from September to March. 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 in a variety of habitats: rocky slopes and level, sandstone soil at altitudes of 150-620 m. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Propinqua
''Spatalla propinqua'', the lax spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to genus ''Spatalla'', and forming a part of the fynbos vegetation. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa. Description The shrub grows tall, grows upright and flowers mainly from June to March. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. The fruit ripens two months after the plant has flowered, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. Distribution and habitat The plant occurs from the Slanghoek Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains The Riviersonderend Mountains are a mountain range in the Cape Fold Belt of the Western Cape province of South Africa. They run east to west from Riviersonderend to Villiersdorp, separating the Breede River Valley from the Overberg region. They .... It grows in swampy, cool southern slopes at altitudes of . References External linksThreatened Species Programme , SANBI Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Prolifera
''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, South Africa. Description The shrub grows upright and grows to 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. Distribution and habitat The plant occurs in the Hottentots-Holland Mountains and Kleinmond Mountains along the Palmiet and Steenbras River ''Lithognathus'' is ''a'' marine fish genus in the family Sparidae, members of which are commonly known as steenbras. They are primarily found in coastal regions in Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia and Angola), but ''L. mormyrus'' also occ .... It grows in swampy soil, river banks and wetlands at altitudes of References *http://redlist.sanbi.o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Nubicola
''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 where it is found in the central Langeberg near the town of Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... The shrub (rounded or erect) grows up to 1.5 m tall and flowers from September to December. 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 the upper, southern slopes in peaty soil at 1600 m. References External links * http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Mollis
''Spatalla mollis'', the woolly 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, South Africa. Description The shrub is flat, rounded, grows only tall and flowers from July 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. Distribution and habitat The plant occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Groenlandberg to Kleinmondberg. The plant grows in peaty soil in moist streams, river banks at altitudes of . References External referencesThreatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Longifolia
''Spatalla longifolia'', the pink-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Spatalla''. It forms a part of the fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim .... The plant is native to the Western Cape where it is found in the Hottentots-Holland Mountains; from Franschhoek and Villiersdorp to the Kleinmond Mountains. 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 altitudes of 300 - 915 m. References longifolia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Incurva
''Spatalla'' is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters. Most species are threatened. Species Described species are listed below, with their conservation status: * ''Spatalla argentea'' Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN * '' Spatalla barbigera'' Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT * ''Spatalla caudata'' (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN * '' Spatalla colorata'' Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN * ''Spatalla confusa'' (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC * ''Spatalla curvifolia'' Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT * ''Spatalla ericoides'' E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN * ''Spatalla incurva'' (Thunb.) R.Br. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Ericoides
''Spatalla'' is a genus containing 20 species of flowering plants, commonly known as "spoons", in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa where it is associated with fynbos habitats. The species are all small shrubs. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning “wantonness”, alluding to the plants’ unusually large pollen-presenters. Most species are threatened. Species Described species are listed below, with their conservation status: * ''Spatalla argentea'' Rourke – Silver-leaf spoon – EN * '' Spatalla barbigera'' Salisb. ex Knight – Fine-leaf spoon – NT * ''Spatalla caudata'' (Thunb.) R.Br. – Woolly-hair spoon – EN * '' Spatalla colorata'' Meisn. – Shiny spoon – EN * ''Spatalla confusa'' (E.Phillips) Rourke – Long-tube spoon – LC * ''Spatalla curvifolia'' Salisb. ex Knight – White-stalked spoon – NT * ''Spatalla ericoides'' E.Phillips – Erica-leaf spoon – EN * ''Spatalla incurva'' (Thunb.) R.Br. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spatalla Curvifolia
''Spatalla curvifolia'', the white-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa. Description The shrub is flat, rounded, grows only tall and flowers all year round. 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. Distribution and habitat The plant occurs from Kogelberg to Bredasdorp Bredasdorp is a town in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the main economic and service hub of that region. It lies on the northern edge of the Agulhas Plain, about south-east of Cape Town and north of Cape Agul .... It grows in sandy soil at altitudes of . References External linksThreatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
