Spatalla mollis

Spatalla mollis
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Spatalla
Species:	S. mollis
Binomial name
Spatalla mollis R.Br.
Synonyms[2]
Spatalla brachyloba E.Phillips Spatalla pilosa E.Phillips

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 80 cm (31 in) 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, to . The plant grows in peaty soil in moist streams, river banks at altitudes of 450–920 m (1,480–3,020 ft).

References[]

External references[]

• Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants
• Woolly Unispoon
• Spatalla mollis R.Br.
• Spatalla mollis R.Br. 1810 bl 100

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