Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata

Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Diastella
Species:	D. divaricata
Subspecies:	D. d. subsp. divaricata
Trinomial name
	Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata ;
Synonyms
	Diastella vacciniifolia Knight ; Mimetes parviflorus Klotzsch ex Krauss ; Mimetes vacciniifolius (Knight) Sweet ;

Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata, the peninsula silkypuff, is a subspecies of Diastella that belongs to the genus Diastella and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and is found on the Cape Peninsula south of the Silvermine Nature Reserve. The shrub is flat and grows only 50 cm high but 3 m in diameter and flowers throughout the year without an obvious peak.

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 in moist sand at altitudes of 0-600 m.

References[edit]

^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T185425396A185533178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185425396A185533178.en.
^ "Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

External links[edit]

[1] Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T185425396A185533178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185425396A185533178.en.

[2] "Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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