About Leucadendron rubrum Burm.fil.
This species, scientifically named Leucadendron rubrum Burm.fil., is called Dikkopeierbos in Afrikaans. It is a shrub that grows 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and flowers from August to September. Fires kill the entire plant, but its seeds survive. The plant is unisexual, meaning there are separate male and female individuals, and it reproduces via wind pollination. Seeds are stored in a cone on female plants. After release, seeds are spread by the wind, and each seed has a parachute mechanism that lets it float and rotate through the air. This species occurs from the Bokkeveld, Gifberg, and Cederberg, extending through the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Riviersonderend Mountains, Touwsberg, Rooiberg, Kammanassie Mountains, Piketberg, Table Mountain, and the Cape Flats. It grows mainly in granite or sandstone substrates, at altitudes ranging from 250 to 1,500 m (820–4,920 ft).
