About Spatalla racemosa (L.) Druce
Spatalla racemosa, commonly known as the lax-stalked spoon, is a flowering shrub in the Spatalla genus and a member of the fynbos vegetation type. It is native to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it occurs in the Kogelberg, Groenland Mountains, Babilonstoringberge, and Kleinrivier Mountains, as well as near Villiersdorp. This shrub reaches only 50 cm in height and flowers between September and March. Individuals of this species die after fire, but their seeds survive. Plants are bisexual, and pollination is carried out by insects. Two months after flowering, ripe seeds drop to the ground and are spread by ants. It grows in multiple habitat types, including rocky slopes and flat areas with sandstone soil, at elevations between 150 and 620 m.
