Aulax cancellata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Aulax |
| Species: | A. cancellata
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| Aulax cancellata (L.) Druce
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Aulax cancellata the channel-leaf featherbush is a shrub that is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape and belongs to the genus Aulax . This plant is widespread, it occurs on the Cape Peninsula , Hottentots-Holland Mountains to the Langeberg and Kouga Mountains , Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains . The shrub grows upright with a single stem and grows up to 2.5 m tall.
The plant dies in a fire but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual, male and female flowers grow on different plants. The plants bloom from November to February. A variety of insect species help pollinate the plants. Female flowers dry out and form a woody shell in which the seeds are formed and preserved. The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 0 to 1 200 m. In Afrikaans it is known as Geelveer.
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- ^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Aulax cancellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T112519616A157952451. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T112519616A157952451.en. Accessed on 09 January 2022.