Aulax pallasia
Aulax pallasia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Aulax |
Species: | A. pallasia
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Binomial name | |
Aulax pallasia Stapf
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Aulax pallasia, the needle-leaf featherbush,[citation needed] is a species of shrub in the genus Aulax. It is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description[]
The shrub grows upright with a single stem and grows up to 3.0 m (9.8 ft) tall. There are few twigs on the trunk. The plant sprouts again after a fire. The plant is bisexual and male and female flowers grow on different plants. The plants bloom from January to April. It is pollinated by a variety of insect species. Female flowers dry out and form a woody shell in which the seeds are formed and preserved. The seeds are spread by the wind.
In Afrikaans, it known as Naaldblaarkanariebos.
Distribution and habitat[]
The plant is widespread. It occurs from Piketberg and to and to the middle of the Langeberg and the . It grows in mountainous environments in sandstone soil at altitudes of 800 to 2,000 m (2,600 to 6,600 ft).
References[]
- ^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Aulax pallasia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T112519744A157953218. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T112519744A157953218.en. Accessed on 09 January 2022.
External links[]
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Featherbushes". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Aulax pallasia". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Proteaceae