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Cylindrical Pincushions - Leucospermum

Wart-stemmed Pincushion - Leucospermum cuneiforme

Habit: A shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year round, peaking August - February Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common Habitat: Varied, 0-1200m Distribution: Riviersonderend Mountains, Langeberg, Outeniqua to Qolora in the Eastern Cape, Potberg and Swartberg

Soapstone Pincushion - Leucospermum gerrardii

Habit: A dwarf shrub up to 0.4m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year round, peaking September - November Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Northern populations quite extensive, southern populations scaterred Habitat: Grassland, 1300-2000m Distribution: Baberton and Carolina in Mpumalanga and Swaziland

Transkei Pincushion - Leucospermum innovans

Habit: A erect multi-stemmed shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December, mainly September - October Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable Habitat: Pondoland sourveld, rocky sandstone soils, 0-250m Distribution: Subtropical coastal belt of Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal between Lusikisiki and Port Shepstone

Escarpment Pincushion - Leucospermum saxosum

Habit: A multi-stemmed shrub up to 2m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year round, mainly September -December Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare Habitat: Quartzite soils on rocky soils,1300-2350m Distribution: Chimanimani Mountains and Transvaal Drakensberg from Tzaneen to Pilgrim's Rest

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