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Triplespoons - Spatallas
Woolly Triplespoon - Spatalla argentea
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Habit: Well branched shrub up to
0.8m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October - January Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, usually scattered individuals with 3 large populations known, often with Ld nervosum Habitat: Sandy patches in boulders, 475-1350m Distribution: Wolfieskop to Jonaskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains |
Woolly Triplespoon - Spatalla caudata
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Habit: Erect shrub with long, straight
stems up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurring as scattered individuals Habitat: Sandstone sands along streams or seeps, 910-1250m Distribution: Cederberg to Groot Winterhoek to Hex River Mountains |
Long-tube Triplespoon - Spatalla confusa
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Habit: A low spreading to almost erect
shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - March, mainly November - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurring in isolated stands Habitat: Rock crevices on summits, 1350-2300m Distribution: Cederberg to Hottentots Holland to Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains |
Swan-head Triplespoon - Spatalla incurva
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Habit: A low spreading to almost erect
shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - March, mainly November - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurring in isolated stands Habitat: Rock crevices on summits, 1350-2300m Distribution: Cederberg to Hottentots Holland to Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains |
Lax Triplespoon - Spatalla propinqua
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Habit: Erect shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: June - March Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, known from 10 populations Habitat: Swampy, cool, southern slopes, 200-620m Distribution: Slanghoek to Hottentots-Holland and Riviersonderend Mountains |
Swan-neck Triplespoon - Spatalla thyrsiflora
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Habit: A sprawling shrub forming a mat
1.5m across Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurring in dense isolated stands Habitat: Sandstone and granite soils, montane, 900-1500m Distribution: Du Toits Peak, Louwshoek Mountain and Caledon Swartberg |
Shaggy-Hair Triplespoon - Spatalla tulbaghensis
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Habit: A low rounded shrub
up to 0.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - December Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Endangered, owing to agriculture Habitat: Moist, coarsely sandy soils on flats, 910m Distribution: Witsenbergvlakte and Skurweberg Pass |
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