Leucadendron meridianum (Limestone conebush) Life
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A male plant of Leucadendron meridianum flowering
in spring on a limestone ridge above Pearly Beach on the Agulhas Plain,
Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Leucadendron meridianum male (left) and
female (right) flowering in spring on a limestone ridge above Pearly
Beach on the Agulhas Plain, Western Cape, South Africa. [photos
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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