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Afrikaanse Inligting
Oil Bract Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Oilbract Conebush - Leucadendron microcephalum
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Habit: Erect shrub up 2m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: July Pollinator: Beetles Fruit: Dropped to gound after two months ripening Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not threatened, dense populations occur Habitat: Stony sandstone soils, 0-1330m Distribution: Kogelberg, Kleinmond, Klein River, Groenland, Hottentots-Holland, Du Toit's Kloof and Riviersonderend Mountains |
Red Oily Conebush - Leucadendron glaberrimum erubescens
| Female | Male | ||
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Habit: Erect shrub up 0.8m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: August - September Pollinator: Beetles Fruit: Dropped to gound after two months ripening Seed dispersal: Rodents Seed storage: In caches in the ground Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Montane, steep, sand or stony slopes, 300-1000m Distribution: Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, Olifants River, Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Skurweberg, Piketberg |
Oily Conebush - Leucadendron glaberrimum glaberrimum
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Habit: Erect or spreading
shrub up 1.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: August - October Pollinator: Beetles Fruit: Dropped to gound after two months ripening Seed dispersal: Probably the Cape Spiny Mouse, it hoards the fruit Seed storage: In caches in the ground Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Montane, steep, sand or stony slopes, 900-1770m Distribution: Cederberg to Koue Bokkeveld, Skurweberg and Hex River Mountains |
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