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Pauciflor Conebushes - Leucadendrons
Erica-leaf Conebush - Leucadendron ericifolium
| Female | |
 Male |
Habit: An erect shrub up
1.2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: June Pollinator: Wind Fruit: Dropped to gound after two months ripening Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, once thought to be extinct but occurs in dense stands Habitat: Fynbos / Renosterbos ecotone, 300-700m Distribution: Langeberg and Outeniqua Mountains from Tradouw Pass to George and Rooiberg |
Yellow Conebush - Leucadendron olens
| Female | Male | ||
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Habit: An erect shrub up
to 1.2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: June Pollinator: Small beetles Fruit: Dropped to gound after two months ripening Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Vulnerable, threatened by invasive Hakea species Habitat: Dry, stony, north slopes, 590-800m Distribution: Outeniqua Mountains at Groot Doring River |
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