''Leucadendron barkerae'', the Swartberg conebush, is a flower-bearing
shrub that belongs to the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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Leucadendron
''Leucadendron'' is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type.
Description
Species in the genus ''Leucadendron' ...
'' and forms part of the
fynbos. The plant is native to the
Western Cape
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South Africa
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Description
The shrub grows tall and bears flowers from September to October.
In
Afrikaans
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, it is known as the .
Distribution and habitat
The plant occurs in the
Bonteberg to
Witteberg,
Swartberg
The Swartberg mountains (''black mountain'' in Afrikaans) are a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is composed of two main mountain chains running roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little ...
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Waboomsberg, and Koo at the
Langeberg
The Langeberg Range is a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its highest peak is Keeromsberg at 2,075 m that lies 15 km northeast of the town of Worcester. Some of the highest peaks of the range are located just to ...
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Gallery
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References
Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants
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