Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides
| Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Diastella |
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| Subspecies: | D. t. subsp. thymelaeoides
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| Trinomial name | |
| Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides (P.J.Bergius) Rourke
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Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides, the Kogelberg silkypuff, is a subspecies of Diastella thymelaeoides that belongs to the genus Diastella and forms part of the fynbos.[3] The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains and northern Kogelberg around the Steenbras Dam.[4] The shrub grows erect and grows only 1.5 m tall and flowers throughout the year with a peak from August to November.[5]
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. Two months after flowering, the fruit falls off and ants disperse the seeds. They store the seeds in their nests. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of bees. The plant grows on rocky sandstone slopes at altitudes of 450-900 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T185425301A185535072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185425301A185535072.en.
- ^ "Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. thymelaeoides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Diastella thymelaeoides". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Southern Silkypuffs". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2022-02-05.