Aulax
Sign in to savethumb| Aulax is a South African Proteaceae genus of just three species of evergreen shrubs commonly known as "featherbushes". It is unusual among the many South African Proteaceae in having male and female flowers on separate plants. The bushes have fine needle-like foliage. In spring and summer female plants produce funnel-shaped Leucospermum-like flowerheads that develop into seed cones. The catkin-like male flowers are yellow.
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thumb| Aulax is a South African Proteaceae genus of just three species of evergreen shrubs commonly known as "featherbushes". It is unusual among the many South African Proteaceae in having male and female flowers on separate plants. The bushes have fine needle-like foliage. In spring and summer female plants produce funnel-shaped Leucospermum-like flowerheads that develop into seed cones. The catkin-like male flowers are yellow.
==Species== Described species are listed below: Aulax cancellata (L.) Druce, 1753, 1914 - Channel-leaf featherbush Aulax pallasia Stapf, 1912 - Needle-leaf featherbush Aulax umbellata (Thunb.) R.Br., 1781, 1810 - Broad-leaf or fluffy featherbush