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Afrikaanse Inligting
Fuse Bract Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Swartveld Conebush - Leucadendron corymbosum
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Habit: A shrub up to 2m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September - October Pollinator: Fruit: Seed dispersal: Dropped Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Vulnerable due to agriculture although locally abundant Habitat: Level, wet clay subsoils invalleys, 100-300m Distribution: Cape Flats from Bellville to Paarl, Berg River Valley from Paarl to Saron, Breede River Valley from Tulbagh to Worcester, Riverlands near Malmesbury |
Klapmuts Conebush - Leucadendron verticillatum
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Habit: A shrub up to
2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Dropped Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Endangered, only 5 dense extremely isolated populations remain Habitat: Level, sandy soils over clay, 130-150m Distribution: Cape Flats around Hercules Pillar, Muldersvlei and Fisantekraal |
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