About Leucadendron thymifolium (Knight) I.Williams
Leucadendron thymifolium (Knight) I.Williams is a shrub that grows up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) tall, and produces flowers between August and September. It is a unisexual species, with separate male and female individual plants, and pollination is carried out by insects. After fire kills the plant, its seeds remain viable. Seeds are stored in a cone on the female plant, and fall to the ground two months after flowering finishes. In Afrikaans, this species is called Katsterttolbos. This plant is found on the Malmesbury Plain, ranging from Noordhoek to Klipheuwel. It grows primarily in sand or gravel that lies over clay, at an altitude of 100 metres (330 feet).
