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Leucadendron pubibracteolatum I.Williams

Leucadendron pubibracteolatum I.Williams

Leucadendron pubibracteolatum I.Williams

Leucadendron pubibracteolatum is a fire-killed South African shrub with seeds spread by rodents and pollinated by small beetles.

Leucadendron sessile R.Br.

Leucadendron sessile R.Br.

Leucadendron sessile R.Br.

Leucadendron sessile R.Br. is a South African shrub that relies on fire and rodents for seed regeneration.

Leucadendron chamelaea (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron chamelaea (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron chamelaea (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron chamelaea is a South African flowering shrub threatened by agriculture that survives fires via seeds.

Leucadendron floridum R.Br.

Leucadendron floridum R.Br.

Leucadendron floridum R.Br.

Leucadendron floridum is a unisexual fynbos shrub native to the Western Cape, South Africa, growing in wet lowland soils.

Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams

Leucadendron conicum, or garden route conebush, is a fynbos flowering shrub native to South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape.

Leucadendron loeriense I.Williams

Leucadendron loeriense I.Williams

Leucadendron loeriense I.Williams

Leucadendron loeriense, the Loerie conebush, is a fynbos flowering shrub native to South Africa's Western Cape.

Leucadendron discolor H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron discolor H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron discolor H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron discolor is a slow-growing protea endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces, threatened by habitat loss.

Leucadendron procerum (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron procerum (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron procerum (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron procerum is a South African unisexual shrub that flowers in August and relies on fire to release its wind-dispersed seeds.

Leucadendron stelligerum I.Williams

Leucadendron stelligerum I.Williams

Leucadendron stelligerum I.Williams

Leucadendron stelligerum, the Agulhas conebush, is a 2 m tall fynbos shrub native to South Africa's Western Cape.

Leucadendron nobile I.Williams

Leucadendron nobile I.Williams

Leucadendron nobile I.Williams

Leucadendron nobile is an endemic shrub from South Africa's southern Cape Provinces, belonging to the Proteaceae family.

Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams

Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams

Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams

Leucadendron teretifolium is a flowering unisexual South African shrub that stores seeds to survive fires.

Leucospermum gerrardii Stapf

Leucospermum gerrardii Stapf

Leucospermum gerrardii Stapf

Leucospermum gerrardii is an evergreen cushion-like mat-forming shrub native to southern Africa, pollinated by birds.

Leucospermum glabrum E.Phillips

Leucospermum glabrum E.Phillips

Leucospermum glabrum E.Phillips

Leucospermum glabrum, the Outeniqua pincushion, is an upright shrub native to the Outeniqua Mountains of South Africa.

Leucospermum pluridens Rourke

Leucospermum pluridens Rourke

Leucospermum pluridens Rourke

Leucospermum pluridens Rourke is an evergreen South African shrub commonly called Robinson pincushion.

Leucospermum praecox Rourke

Leucospermum praecox Rourke

Leucospermum praecox Rourke

Leucospermum praecox, the Mossel Bay pincushion, is a South African shrub that flowers from southern hemisphere autumn to early spring.

Leucospermum truncatum (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Rourke

Leucospermum truncatum (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Rourke

Leucospermum truncatum (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Rourke

Leucospermum truncatum is a fire-prone fynbos shrub native to South Africa’s southern coastal limestone ridges.

Leucospermum erubescens Rourke

Leucospermum erubescens Rourke

Leucospermum erubescens Rourke

Leucospermum erubescens, or orange flame pincushion, is an evergreen shrub cultivated as an ornamental and cut flower native to limited South African ranges.

Leucospermum muirii E.Phillips

Leucospermum muirii E.Phillips

Leucospermum muirii E.Phillips

Leucospermum muirii is an endemic evergreen fynbos shrub from South Africa's Albertinia area, pollinated by birds with seeds dispersed by ants after wildfires.

Leucospermum lineare (Burm.fil.) R.Br.

Leucospermum lineare (Burm.fil.) R.Br.

Leucospermum lineare (Burm.fil.) R.Br.

Leucospermum lineare is an evergreen Protea shrub, cultivated for cut flowers and as a garden plant.

Leucospermum tottum (L.) R.Br.

Leucospermum tottum (L.) R.Br.

Leucospermum tottum (L.) R.Br.

Leucospermum tottum is an upright evergreen fynbos shrub from South Africa’s Western Cape with distinct disc-shaped pink flower heads.

Leucospermum vestitum (Lam.) Rourke

Leucospermum vestitum (Lam.) Rourke

Leucospermum vestitum (Lam.) Rourke

Leucospermum vestitum, the silky-haired pincushion, is an evergreen fynbos shrub used as cut flower and for hybrid breeding.

Leucospermum reflexum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum reflexum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum reflexum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum reflexum, the rocket pincushion, is an endemic large shrub restricted to South Africa's eastern Cederberg mountains.

Leucospermum praemorsum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum praemorsum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum praemorsum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucospermum praemorsum is a South African protea shrub/tree adapted to dry, sandy, low-fire environments, pollinated by birds.

Leucospermum grandiflorum (Salisb.) R.Br.

Leucospermum grandiflorum (Salisb.) R.Br.

Leucospermum grandiflorum (Salisb.) R.Br.

Leucospermum grandiflorum is a South African fynbos evergreen shrub with showy flower heads pollinated by Cape sugarbirds.

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