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Afrikaanse Inligting
Crown Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Witsenberg Conebush - Leucadendron chamelaea
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Habit: An
erect shrub up to 2.3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Dropped to the ground Seed storage: In ground litter, longevity unknown Rarity status: Endangered due to agriculture Habitat: Level sandstone sands, 150-1000m Distribution: Koue Bokkeveld and Breede River Valley |
Elim Conebush - Leucadendron elimense elimense
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 Habit: Sparsely branched shrub up to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: July - September Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Dropped to the ground Seed storage: In ground litter, perhaps hoarded by rodents Rarity status: Vulnerable due to agriculture Habitat: Shallow soil with ferricrete over clay, 10-170m Distribution: Elim Flats from Gansbaai to Bredasdorp |
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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: Dropped to the ground Seed dispersal: Wind, but possibly rodent, research needed Seed storage: In ground litter, perhaps hoarded by rodents Rarity status: Rare - localised, known from 1 population Habitat: Shales on south slopes, 300m Distribution: Mountains north west of Caledon Note: Discovered in June 2002, this is possibly a new sub species of Leucadendron elimense |
Caledon Conebush - Leucadendron elimense salteri
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Habit: Sparsely branched shrub up to 1.5m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: August - September Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Dropped to the ground Seed storage: In ground litter, perhaps hoarded by rodents Rarity status: Endangered due to agriculture Habitat: Level gravel soils over clay, 30-330m Distribution: Bot River Valley, Hemel en Aarde Valley and Shaws Pass |
Vyeboom Conebush - Leucadendron elimense vyeboomense
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Habit: A shrub
up to 1.5m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Dropped to the ground Seed dispersal: Dropped to the ground Seed storage: In ground litter, perhaps hoarded by rodents Rarity status: Endangered as a result of habitat loss to agriculture and alien plants Habitat: Level sandy to loamy soils, 330-400m Distribution: Northern end of Viljoen's Pass and eastwards to Theewaterskloof Dam, now extinct at southerly extent |
Grabouw Conebush - Leucadendron globosum
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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: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Dropped to the ground Seed storage: In ground litter, dynamics unknown Rarity status: Endangered due to loss of habitat to fruit orchards Habitat: Loamy soils, steep southern slopes, 220-300m Distribution: Grabouw to Houhoek in the Elgin Valley |
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