''Leucadendron nervosum'', the silky-ruff conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''
Leucadendron'' and 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 ...
. The plant is native to the
Western Cape
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, where it occurs on the
Jonaskop in the
Riviersonderend Mountains and
Grootberg in the
Langeberg. The shrub grows 1.5 m tall and flowers in September.
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and are released after a fire and possibly spread by the wind. The plant is dioecious; there are male and female plants that reproduce by wind pollination. The plant grows on northern slopes at altitudes of 1100-1350 m.
In
Afrikaans
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it is known as .
Gallery
File:Leucadendron nervosum 1DS-II 3-5472.jpg
References
External links
* http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-89
* https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/conebu15.htm
* http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_nervosum.htm
nervosum
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