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''Leucadendron globosum'', the Grabouw conebush, is a flower-bearing
The shrub grows tall and flowers from September to October. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall two months after flowers are formed from the toll to the ground. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects.
In Afrikaans, it is known as .
Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants
globosum Taxa named by Henry Cranke Andrews {{Proteaceae-stub
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
belonging to the genus '' Leucadendron''. It forms part of the fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
biome. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description
The shrub grows tall and flowers from September to October. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall two months after flowers are formed from the toll to the ground. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects.
In Afrikaans, it is known as .
Distribution and habitat
The plant occurs from Grabouw to Houhoek Pass in the Elgin valley. It grows in loamy soil on style, at southern slopes at altitudes of .References
External links
*Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants
globosum Taxa named by Henry Cranke Andrews {{Proteaceae-stub