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Lax Spoon

Spatalla propinqua

Also called Lax Triplespoon

Lax Spoon
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Spatalla propinqua, the lax spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to genus Spatalla, and forming a part of the fynbos vegetation. The plant is native to the Western Cape of South Africa.

Where it grows

The plant occurs from the Slanghoek Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains. It grows in swampy, cool southern slopes at elevations of 200–620 m (660–2,030 ft).

Other Spatalla plants

Silver Leaf Spoon · Fine Leaf Spoon · Woolly Hair Spoon · Shiny Spoon · Long Tube Spoon · White Stalked Spoon · Erica Leaf Spoon · Swan Head Spoon · Pink Stalked Spoon · Woolly Spoon · Medusa Spoon · Spike Spoon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spatalla propinqua by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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