Leucadendron conicum explained

Leucadendron conicum,[1] [2] the garden route conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and is part of the fynbos form.[3] The plant is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs in the Langeberg, Outeniqua Mountains, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg and Garden Route plain.The shrub grows to be 6 m and bears flowers from October to November.[4]

In Afrikaans it is known as Afrikaans: vaaltolbos. The tree is number 78.1 on the National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams . 2021-12-06 . www.gbif.org . . en.
  2. Web site: Leucadendron conicum . 2021-12-06 . www.mindat.org . Mindat.org.
  3. Web site: Threatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants . redlist.sanbi.org . 6 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Delta-seed Conebushes . www.proteaatlas.org.za . 6 December 2021.
  5. Web site: National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa.

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