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Afrikaanse Inligting
Louse Pincushions - Leucospermum
Gordon's Bay Pincushion - Leucospermum bolusii
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Habit: Erect shrub to 1.5m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - December Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, dense populations occur Habitat: Sandstone-gravel slopes, 0-150m Distribution: Gordon's Bay to Kogel Bay |
Arid Pincushion - Leucospermum calligerum
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Habit: An erect to almost
erect shrub to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - January Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, extensive stands occur Habitat: Hot, dry flats and northern slopes, 150-1350m Distribution: Bokkeveld escarpment, Gifberg to Olifants River to Bredasdorp Mountains, Bonteberg to Langeberg, Riversdale Flats, Potberg |
Trident Pincushion - Leucospermum heterophyllum
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Habit: Prostrate shrub
forming dense mats 1-6m across Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January, mainly September - October Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable, localised dense patches occur Habitat: Sandstone or shale conglomerates, 150-200m Distribution: Elim flats from Elim to De Hoop |
White Trailing Pincushion - Leucospermum pendunculatum
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Habit: Prostrate shrub
forming dense mats 3m across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January, mainly September Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, scattered plants cover large areas Habitat: Deep, white, recent, tertiary or sandstone sands, 0-200m Distribution: Elim Flats at coast from Danger Point to Soetanysberg |
Eastern Pincushion - Leucospermum royenifolium
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Habit: Sprawling shrub
forming dense mats 1-3m across Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, social species occurring in dense stands Habitat: Hot, northern, quartzitic, sandstone slopes, 650-1350m Distribution: Outeniqua Mountains at Langkloof and Swartberg at Meiringspoort to Kouga |
Yellow Trailing Pincushion - Leucospermum prostratum
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Habit: Prostrate shrub
with long trailing stems up to up 4m across Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, encountered as scattered plants Habitat: Deep sands, mainly on coastal flats, 0-500m Distribution: Kogelberg, Kleinmond, Groenland and Klein River Mountains |
Stalked Pincushion - Leucospermum secundifolium
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Habit: Prostrate shrub up
to up 2m across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December Pollinator: Bees, flies and butterflies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, in isolated populations Habitat: Southern slopes, 1200-1400m Distribution: Klein Swartberg between Towerkop and Seweweekspoort |
Oval-leaf Pincushion - Leucospermum truncatulum
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Habit: Spindly shrub to 2m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - December Pollinator: Bees and flies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, usually social Habitat: Sandy soils on mountains 0-400m Distribution: Agulhas, from Kogelberg to Bredasdorp |
Riversdale Pincushion - Leucospermum winterii
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Habit: A rounded shrub up
to 1.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December Pollinator: Bees and flies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, population of a few hundred plants Habitat: Summit ridges,1100-1300m Distribution: Langkloof in the Langeberg |
Swartberg Pincushion - Leucospermum wittebergense
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Habit: An erect shrub up
to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January Pollinator: Bees and flies Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, occurs in extensive stands Habitat: Arid, rocky, sandstone/quartzite slopes, 830-2000m Distribution: Witteberg to Swartberg to Kouga Moutnains |
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