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Sandveld Pincushions - Leucospermum
Redelinghuis Pincushion - Leucospermum arenarium
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Habit: Low shrub up to
0.75m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage:Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Endangered due to agriculture, occurs on two farms Habitat: Sandy flats, 0-300m Distribution: Sandveld flats between Aurora and Redelinghuis |
Green Snake-stem Pincushion - Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron hypophyllocarpodendron
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Habit: Prostrate shrub up
to 0.2m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground rootstock Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January Pollinator: Insects - flowerheads have a rose-like fragrance Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Sandy flats, 0-300m Distribution: Cape Peninsula, Cape Flats - Berg River Valley, Elim Flats |
Grey Snake-stem Pincushion - Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron canaliculatum
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Habit: Prostrate shrub up
to 0.2m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground rootstock Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January Pollinator: Insects - flowerheads have a rose-like fragrance Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Deep, white, recent sands, 0-200m Distribution: Piketberg, Hopefield and Cape Flats to Milnerton and Kraaifontein, Breede River Valley near Brandvlei |
Malmesbury Pincushion - Leucospermum parile
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Habit: Erect to semi-erect
shrub up to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage:Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable due to Agriculture and alien acacias Habitat: Sandveld of tertiary and recent origin, 30-170m Distribution: Flats around Dassenberg Hill |
Common Sandveld Pincushion - Leucospermum rodolentum
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Habit: An erect to
sprawling shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage:Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Extinct south Kalabaskraal, often encountered as dense stands Habitat: Tertiary and recent sand flats, 0-300m Distribution: Sandveld, Hopefield and Cape Flats from Heerenlogementsberg to Kraaifontein |
Saldanha Pincushion - Leucospermum tomentosus
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Habit: Erect to semi-erect
shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground rootstock Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: June - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage:Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable due to ploughing and water extraction from its habitat Habitat: Tertiary and recent sand flats near sea, 0-80m Distribution: Hopefield flats from Hopefield and Vredunburg to Bokbaai |
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