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Silver Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Linear-leaf Conebush - Leucadendron album
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Habit: Shrub up to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: December Pollinator: Wind Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Wind, has a rotochute Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not threatened, locally abundant Habitat: Well drained sandstone slopes, 1100-2000m Distribution: Swartberg and Langeberg, Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains from Swellendam to Uitenhage |
Silver Tree Conebush - Leucadendron argenteum
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Habit: Erect tree up to
10m tall Fire survival: Usually killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September Pollinator: Small beetles (smells like root beer) Fruit: Stored on plant, some released in hot weather Seed dispersal: Wind, has a rotochute Seed storage: In cones on plant, and also in soil - up to 30 years Rarity status: Rare - possibly a Cape Peninsula endemic Habitat: Granite clays 100-150m Distribution: Table Mountain from Platteklip to Noordhoek. Non-peninsula stands probably planted |
Summit Conebush - Leucadendron dregei
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Habit: A sprawling shrub
up to 0.6m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: November - December Pollinator: Small beetles Fruit: Stored on plant, some released in hot weather Seed dispersal: Wind, has a rotochute Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Rare, grows slowly and is being burned too frequently Habitat: Southern slopes near summits 1500-2000m Distribution: Swartberg from Touwsberg to Meiringspoort |
Spinningtop Conebush - Leucadendron rubrum
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Habit: Shrub up to 2.5m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: August - September Pollinator: Wind Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Wind, has a rotochute Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not threatened, often in dense stands Habitat: Dry slopes on granite or sandstone, 250-1500m Distribution: Bokkeveld, Gifberg, Cederberg to Hottentots Hollands and Riversonderend Mountains, Touwsberg, Rooiberg, Kammanassie Mountains, Piketberg, Table Mountain, Cape Flats |
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