Leucadendron spissifolium (Knight) I.Williams is a plant in the Proteaceae family, order Proteales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucadendron spissifolium (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron spissifolium (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron spissifolium is a pyrophytic dioecious South African endemic plant pollinated by insects.

Family
Genus
Leucadendron
Order
Proteales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Leucadendron spissifolium (Knight) I.Williams

Leucadendron spissifolium (Knight) I.Williams is a species endemic to the grasslands and shrublands of South Africa. This species is pyrophytic, meaning it requires wildfires in order to disperse its seeds. Its flowers are dioecious, and the species is pollinated by insects.

Photo: (c) Carina Lochner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carina Lochner · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Proteales Proteaceae Leucadendron

More from Proteaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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