''Leucadendron spirale'', the Wolseley conebush, was a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus ''
Leucadendron'' and formed 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 was native to the
Western Cape where it was found in the
Breede River Valley between
Wolseley and
Botha Botha (pronounced in non-rhotic dialects of English, ) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Friso-Saxon ''Both''. It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.
The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her f ...
, before becoming extinct. The plant was observed only four times, in 1801, 1819, 1820s and 1933.
In
Afrikaans it is known as .
References
spirale
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