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Tree Pincushions - Leucospermum


Grey Tree Pincushion - Leucospermum conocarpodendron conocarpodendron

Grey Tree Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Large rounded shrub to 5m 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, locally abundant
Habitat: Granite and sandstone soils, dry slopes facing north and west, 0-160m
Distribution: Northern Cape Peninsula from Devil's Peak to Llandudno

Green Tree Pincushion - Leucospermum conocarpodendron viridum

Green Tree Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Large rounded shrub to 5m 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
Habitat: Varied, 0-350m
Distribution: Cape Peninsula to Franschhoek and Stanford

Outeniqua Pincushion - Leucospermum glabrum

Outeniqua Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Erect rounded shrub to 2.5m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: August - October
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare, isolated populations occur
Habitat: Cool, southern slopes on peaty soils, 150-500m
Distribution: Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains

Robinson Pincushion - Leucospermum pluridens

Robinson Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Erect tree-like shrub to 3m tall
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: Vulnerable, habitat threatened by too-frequent burning and ploughing
Habitat: Northern foothills at the arid funbos margin, 520-1200m
Distribution: Outeniqua Mountains and Rooiberg and unconfirmed report from Baviaanskloof

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