Aulax pallasia

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Aulax pallasia
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Aulax
Species:
A. pallasia
Binomial name
Aulax pallasia
Stapf

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
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