Leucadendron foedum
Leucadendron foedum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Leucadendron |
Species: | L. foedum
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Binomial name | |
Leucadendron foedum I.Williams
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Leucadendron foedum, the Hopefield conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa, and occurs from Piketberg to Hopefield.
Description[]
The shrub grows 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and flowers from August to October. The plant dies in a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant, fall to the ground after a fire and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers.
In Afrikaans, it is known as Hopefield-tolbos.
References[]
- ^ Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Leucadendron foedum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113168174A185587474. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168174A185587474.en. Downloaded on 12 September 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Leucadendron