Leucadendron teretifolium

Leucadendron teretifolium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. teretifolium
Binomial name
Leucadendron teretifolium (Andrews) I.Williams

Leucadendron teretifolium, the needle-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Description

The shrub grows 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and bears flowers from August to 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 are possibly spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. It is fertilized by the wind.

In Afrikaans, it is known as waterbossie.

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs on the Elimvlakte, Kleinrivierberge, Riviersonderendberge, Potberg, Bonteberg, Witteberg, Waboomsberg, and Langeberg. It grows mainly in Bokkeveld and Witteberg type soils at heights of 0–1,350 m (0–4,429 ft).

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External links

• Media related to Leucadendron teretifolium at Wikimedia Commons
• "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
• "Leucadendron teretifolium | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
• "Leucadendron teretifolium (Needle-leaf conebush)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
• "Needle-leaf Conebushes". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2022-01-10.