About Leucadendron macowanii E.Phillips
This shrub, scientifically named Leucadendron macowanii E.Phillips, is called acacia-blaartolbos in Afrikaans. It reaches an average height of 2.3 meters, or 7.5 feet, and produces flowers from May to July. The plant is unisexual, with separate male and female individuals, and is pollinated by wind. When fire kills the mature plant, its seeds survive. Seeds are stored on female plants in a cone-like structure, and are released after the fire. Once released, the seeds fall to the ground, and are potentially dispersed by wind. This species is native to South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, where it occurs only at Smitswinkel Bay and Wynberg. It grows primarily in moist sandy soils alongside streams, at elevations ranging from 60 to 200 meters, or 200 to 660 feet, above sea level.
