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Showy Pincushions - Leucospermum
Heart-leaf Pincushion - Leucospermum cordatum
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Habit: A low trailing
shrub forming loose mats up to 0.25m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December Pollinator: Rodents Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, single population scattered over a few square kilometres Habitat: Cederberg shales with high manganese content, 15-85m Distribution: Kogelberg from Kogel Bay to Rooielsberg |
The Pincushion - Leucospermum cordifolium
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Habit: Rounded shrub to 2m
across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - January Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Acidic sandy soils: 30-500m Distribution: Agulhas from Kogelberg to Bredasdorp |
Needle-leaf Pincushion - Leucospermum lineare
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Habit: Erect to Sprawling
shrub to 2m tall, 3-4m across when sprawling Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July to January, peaking September and October Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common Habitat: Granite-derived clays, 300-1000m Distribution: Bainskloof to Jonkershoek |
Franschhoek Needle-leaf Pincushion - Leucospermum lineare calocephalum
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Habit: Erect shrub to 2m
tall, Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July to January, peaking September and October Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, known from one locality Habitat: Granite-derived clays, 300-1000m Distribution: Franschhoek Note: A possible new species or sub species |
Silveredge Pincushion - Leucospermum patersonii
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Habit: A large rounded
shrub or tree up to 4m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August to December Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common Habitat: Limestone soils, 50-300m Distribution: Hermanus to Elim flats at Cape Agulhas |
Ribbon Pincushion - Leucospermum tottom var. tottum
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Habit: An erect shrub up
to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - January Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened, dense isolated patches occur Habitat: Sandstone slopes, 300-2000m Distribution: Cederberg to Koue Bokkeveld , Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Skurweberg, Hex River to Du Toit's Kloof Mountains, Piketberg |
Worcester Ribbon Pincushion - Leucospermum tottom var. glabrum
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Habit: An erect shrub up
to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October to December Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Rare, scattered populations comprising a handful of plants Habitat: Sandstone slopes, 800-1200m Distribution: Jan du Toit's Kloof in western Hex River Mountains |
Silky-haired Pincushion - Leucospermum vestitum
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Habit: An erect to
spreading shrub up to 2.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - January, mainly October - November Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 2 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Ants Seed storage: Underground in ants nests Rarity status: Not threatened but extinct on Lions Head and Paarl Mountain Habitat: Rocky sandstone slopes, 60-1350m Distribution: Cedarberg to Olifants River, Koue Bokkeveld, Hex River, Groot Winterhoek Mountains, Breede River Valley, Piketberg, Paarl Mountain and Lions Head |
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