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Wide-tubed Pincushions - Leucospermum


Oudtshoorn Pincushion - Leucospermum erubescens

Oudtshoorn Pincushion - Photo: David Osborne Habit: Erect shrub to 2m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: August - January
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Not rare, many scattered populations occur
Habitat: Dry, arid, rocky hills and gravel flats, 500-670m
Distribution: Langeberg from Muiskraal to Brandrivier, Warmwaterberg at Warmbad

Mossel Bay Pincushion - Leucospermum praecox

Mossel Bay Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: Rounded shrub to 2m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: April - September
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Vulnerable, as although extensive, it habitat is being ploughed up
Habitat: Sandy soils on flats, 0-250m
Distribution: Riversdale Flats

Albertinia Pincushion - Leucospermum muirii

Albertinia Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect rounded shrub to 1.5m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: July - October
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare, threatened by Agriculture but small dense stands are encountered
Habitat: White tertiary sands, 90-260m
Distribution: Albertinia Flats to Melkhoutfontein and Still Bay

Piketberg Pincushion - Leucospermum profugum

Piketberg Pincushion - Photo: Nick Helme Habit: An trailing shrub to 2-8m acrossl
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: Rare, known from 3 populations
Habitat: Well drained, sandstone soils, 400-850m
Distribution: Piketberg from Versveld Pass to Aurora

Cederberg Pincushion - Leucospermum spathulatum

Cederberg Pincushion - Photo: Chris Berens Habit: A prostrate to sprawling shrub up to 3m acrossl
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: September - January, mainly October
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Rare, encountered as isolated populations
Habitat: Dry, rocky, sandstone slopes, 1500-1850m
Distribution: Cederberg and Koue Bokkeveld Mountains and Sawedge Peak

Limestone Pincushion - Leucospermum truncatum

Limestone Pincushion - Photo: Nigel Forshaw Habit: An erect rounded shrub to 2m 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, occurs in dense isolated stands
Habitat: Limestone soils, 0-270m
Distribution: Soetanysberg to Riversdale flats

Breede River Pincushion - Leucospermum utriculosum

Breede River Pincushion - Photo: Chris Berens Habit: An erect to spreading shrub to 2m tall
Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive
Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower
Flowers: May - March, mainly September - November
Pollinator: Bird
Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering
Seed dispersal: Ants
Seed storage: Underground in ants nests
Rarity status: Not threatened, known from dense isolated stands
Habitat: Dry, rocky, northern slopes, 60-700m
Distribution: Breede River Valley from Robertson to Stormsvlei and foothills of the Potberg

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