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Sandveld Conebushes - Leucadendrons

Scraggly Conebush - Leucadendron cinereum

Male
	Habit: A shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not rare, occurs in dense isolated stands Habitat: Level, sandy soil, 15-100m Distribution: Hopefield and Cape Flats from Berg River mouth to Kraaifontein

Male

Scraggly Conebush - Photo: NBI Collection

Habit: A shrub up to 1m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not rare, occurs in dense isolated stands Habitat: Level, sandy soil, 15-100m Distribution: Hopefield and Cape Flats from Berg River mouth to Kraaifontein

Pakhuis Conebush - Leucadendron concavum

Piketberg Conebush - Leucadendron discolor

Male
	Habit: A shrub up to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Locally common occurring in dense isolated stands Habitat: Rocky sandstone soils, 450-500m Distribution: Piketberg

Male

Piketberg Conebush - Photo: Nigel Forshaw

Habit: A shrub up to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Locally common occurring in dense isolated stands Habitat: Rocky sandstone soils, 450-500m Distribution: Piketberg

Hairless Conebush - Leucadendron galpinii

Male
	Habit: A shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: October - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Vulnerable, as its lowland habitats are suitable to agriculture Habitat: Sandy soils, 0-200m Distribution: Riversdale Flats from De Hoop to Gouritz River mouth

Male

Habit: A shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: October - November Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Vulnerable, as its lowland habitats are suitable to agriculture Habitat: Sandy soils, 0-200m Distribution: Riversdale Flats from De Hoop to Gouritz River mouth

Cape Flats Conebush - Leucadendron levisanus

Line-leaf Conebush - Leucadendron linifolium

Female	Male
		Habit: A shrub up to 2m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Flowers of one sex on separate plants Flowers: September - October Pollinator: Insects Fruit: Stored on plant, released after fire Seed dispersal: Passive, dropped, perhaps a bit of wind dispersal Seed storage: In cones on female plants Rarity status: Not threatened, dense isolated stands occur Habitat: Level, waterlogged, sandy soil over clay, 5-120m Distribution: Cape Flats from Eerste River to Strand, Bot River to Elim and Bredasdorp, Potberg, Riversdale Flats at Jakkalsfontein

Star Conebush - Leucadendron stellare

Malmesbury Conebush - Leucadendron thymifolium

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