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Afrikaanse Inligting
Kouga Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Kammanasie Conebush - Leucadendron singulare
| Female | |
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Habit: A low sprawling
shrub up to 0.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, 300 plants known Habitat: Crevices on summits, 2000-2150m Distribution: Mannetjiesberg in Kammanasie Mountains |
Woolly Conebush - Leucadendron sorocephalodes
| Female | |
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Habit: A low, sprawling
shrub 2m across and up to 0.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: August Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable, due to too-frequent fires Habitat: Sandstone rocks, 1300-1700m Distribution: Kouga and Baviaanskloof Mountains |
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