About Leucadendron salicifolium (Salisb.) I.Williams
This shrub, known in English as the common stream conebush, grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall. It flowers from July to September. The plant is unisexual, with separate individual plants producing male and female flowers, and it is pollinated by wind. After a fire, the entire plant dies, but its seeds survive. Seeds are stored in a cone on the female plant; they only fall to the ground after a fire, and may be dispersed by wind. This species grows primarily along rivers and in areas with seepage water, at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1,000 m (0–3,281 ft). Its national tree number is 82.1.
