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Wide-tubed Pincushions - Leucospermum
Oudtshoorn Pincushion - Leucospermum erubescens
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Habit: Erect shrub to 2m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not rare, many scattered populations occur Habitat: Dry, arid, rocky hills and gravel flats, 500-670m Distribution: Langeberg from Muiskraal to Brandrivier, Warmwaterberg at Warmbad |
Mossel Bay Pincushion - Leucospermum praecox
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Habit: Rounded shrub to 2m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - September Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable, as although extensive, it habitat is being ploughed up Habitat: Sandy soils on flats, 0-250m Distribution: Riversdale Flats |
Albertinia Pincushion - Leucospermum muirii
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Habit: An erect rounded
shrub to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - October Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, threatened by Agriculture but small dense stands are encountered Habitat: White tertiary sands, 90-260m Distribution: Albertinia Flats to Melkhoutfontein and Still Bay |
Piketberg Pincushion - Leucospermum profugum
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Habit: An trailing shrub
to 2-8m acrossl Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - December Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, known from 3 populations Habitat: Well drained, sandstone soils, 400-850m Distribution: Piketberg from Versveld Pass to Aurora |
Cederberg Pincushion - Leucospermum spathulatum
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Habit: A prostrate to
sprawling shrub up to 3m acrossl Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - January, mainly October Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, encountered as isolated populations Habitat: Dry, rocky, sandstone slopes, 1500-1850m Distribution: Cederberg and Koue Bokkeveld Mountains and Sawedge Peak |
Limestone Pincushion - Leucospermum truncatum
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Habit: An erect rounded
shrub to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - December Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurs in dense isolated stands Habitat: Limestone soils, 0-270m Distribution: Soetanysberg to Riversdale flats |
Breede River Pincushion - Leucospermum utriculosum
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Habit: An erect to
spreading shrub to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: May - March, mainly September - November Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, known from dense isolated stands Habitat: Dry, rocky, northern slopes, 60-700m Distribution: Breede River Valley from Robertson to Stormsvlei and foothills of the Potberg |
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