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Leucadendron argenteum
... Walt Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2008 Leucadendron argenteum is an erect, well-proportioned, ... dried remains of the flower, still attached to the seed. Leucadendron argenteum is fast-growing but relatively ... short-lived, rarely living longer than 20 years. Leucadendron argenteum occurs on cool, eastern and southerly ...
Leucadendron salignum
... the flowers, make this species an attractive garden plant. Leucadendron salignum is a multi-stemmed shrub with a ... variable in leaf size as well as leaf- and bract colour. Leucadendron Cultivars and hybrids can only be propagated ... grow fast and are ready to be planted out after a year. Leucadendron salignum is the most widespread species of the ...
Leucadendron laxum
... used in dried flower arrangements or in Christmas wreaths. Leucadendron laxum occurs in dense stands near the ... Limestone Fynbos and Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetlands. Leucadendron laxum is pollinated by insects, which are ... and regeneration normally only takes place after a fire. Leucadendron laxum occurs in fire prone vegetation, where ...
Leucadendron macowanii
... September 2002 updated by Alice Notten, August 2017 Leucadendron macowanii grows up to 2.3 m tall and has a ... in the past it also occurred in Peninsula Granite Fynbos. Leucadendron macowanii occurs in fynbos, which is a ... soil to provide the food for a new generation of plants. Leucadendron macowanii is adapted to survive the fires by ...
Leucadendron levisanus
Kirstenbosch NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch NBG August 2003 Leucadendron levisanus is an erect, 2 m tall, well-branched ... is mature at the age of 10 years and senesces at 30 years. Leucadendron levisanus once occurred in huge stands on the ... aemula (strawberry spiderhead) and restios (Cape reeds). Leucadendron Leucadendron levisanus is reproduced from tip ...
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum
... & Wendy Foden Threatened Species Programme June 2006 Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum is a shrub 0.5-1.5 ... Flowers are yellow. Five subspecies are recognized within Leucadendron spissifolium . The Oribi spear-leaved conebush ... where the plants are scattered (Williams 1972). The genus Leucadendron has a restricted geographical range, occurring ...
Leucadendron tinctum
... Twine Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2006 Leucadendron tinctum is a perennial, bushy shrub growing up ... to many climatic regions. An unusual characteristic of Leucadendron tinctum is that its anthers act as the ... its nut-like fruit. An interesting fact about this Leucadendron is that its inflorescence looks different at ...
Leucadendron xanthoconus
... Twine Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens July 2007 Leucadendron xanthoconus is a single-stemmed, dense, ... rains that will help sustain a growing young seedling. Leucadendron Propagation can be done via cuttings or seed, ... from groundcovers to trees, with genera such as Protea, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Serruria and Paranomus to name a ...
Leucadendron elimense subsp. elimense
... June 2008 All Proteaceae are monoecious, except the genera Leucadendron and Aulax, which are dioecious or unisexual. Leucadendron elimense subsp. elimense is a single-stemmed, ... Leucadendron elimense subsp. elimense grows in shallow soils ...
Leucadendron sessile
... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden August 2008 Leucadendron sessile is a 1-2 m tall, rounded, dense, bushy ... turn a different colour while the plant is in flower. In Leucadendron sessile the involucral leaves are yellow ... mid-winter to early spring (July to August). In the genus Leucadendron the inflorescence consists of spirally arranged ...
Leucadendron album
... Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden November 2008 Leucadendron album is an erect, evergreen, silvery shrub with ... through wind. Fynbos is a fire-dependant ecosystem and Leucadendron album has adapted to this. During a fire, the ... to re-grow and replace the mother plants which are killed. Leucadendron Propagation can be done via cuttings or seed, ...
Leucadendron loeriense
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2009 Leucadendron loeriense is a slender, upright shrub 2-3 m ... retained in the cones on the plant for several years. Leucadendron loeriense is very similar to L. uliginosum ... overall silvery appearance whereas L. loeriense does not. Leucadendron loeriense occurs in the Eastern Cape, on the ...
Leucadendron rubrum
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2010 Leucadendron rubrum is an erect shrub growing to 2.5 m tall. ... and will flower after three years if grown from seed. Leucadendron rubrum occurs across most of the Fynbos biome ... Sandstone at an altitude of between 250 and 1500 m. Male Leucadendron plants produce lots of pollen that is blown by ...
Leucadendron linifolium
... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2010 Leucadendron linifolium is a well branched shrub, 1 - 2 m ... New growth is usually attractively tinged pinkish red. Leucadendron linifolium flowers during spring (Sept.-Oct.). ... plants must be grown so that fertilisation takes place. . Leucadendron linifolium occurs in dense, isolated stands on ...
Leucadendron strobilinum
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2012 Leucadendron strobilinum is a large, single-stemmed shrub ... released after fire. The seeds are dispersed by wind. Leucadendron strobilinum has plants of separate sexes, the ... separate plants. Flowers are pollinated by small beetles. Leucadendron Leucadendron strobilinum can be grown from ...
Leucadendron laureolum
Kirstenbosch NBG Alice Notten Kirstenbosch NBG May 2012 Leucadendron laureolum is a large shrub 1 to 2 m tall and ... the parent plant, or branch, dies. The fruits are winged. Leucadendron laureolum occurs on granite, sandstone and ... scent and are pollinated by insects (small beetles). Leucadendron laureolum is serotinous, and retains its seeds ...
Leucadendron discolor
... Botanical Garden September 2012 The juvenile phase of Leucadendron discolor is a small densely bushy shrub. A year ... of 1-1.5 m. One of the distinguishing features of this Leucadendron are the grey-green broadly ovate leaves. ... the ground, germinates and establishes a new population. Leucadendron Leucadendron discolor can be propagated from ...
Leucadendron floridum
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2013 Leucadendron floridum is a tall bushy shrub that reaches a ... are released in March. This species looks very similar to Leucadendron uliginosum , however, L. floridum has hairy ... places. In winter its roots are often covered with water. Leucadendron floridum is wind and beetle pollinated. Male ...
Leucadendron thymifolium
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2014 Leucadendron thymifolium is a shrub that reaches a maximum ... flowering. Similar species and their differences are: Leucadendron stellare is a resprouter and has many stems ... whereas L. thymifolium has a single stem in most cases. Leucadendron cinereum and L. levisanus are both serotinous ...
Leucadendron eucalyptifolium
... and are hairless when mature. As are all leucadendrons, Leucadendron eucalyptifolium is dioecious, meaning that male ... out, usually after the parent plant, or branch, dies. Leucadendron eucalyptifolium grows at forest margins and on ... It is frequent and occurs in dense, extensive stands. Leucadendron eucalyptifolium flowers are pollinated by ...