About Gnidia L.
Leucadendron stellare, commonly called the star conebush, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron. This species is a member of the fynbos biome. It is native to the Western Cape of South Africa, where its distribution ranges from the Cape Flats to the Berg River Valley and the plains at Aurora. Mature shrubs reach 2 m in height and flower between September and October. The plant can resprout after wildfires. Its seeds are held in a cone on female plants, and fall to the ground two months after flowering. Leucadendron stellare is unisexual, meaning individual plants are either male or female, and its flowers are pollinated by insects. It grows primarily on level ground, in dry sand overlying clay soil, at elevations between 30 and 170 m. In Afrikaans, this species is called Stertolbos.
