Leucadendron nobile (Karoo conebush)
Naaldblaartolbos [Afrikaans] Life
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> Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Leucadendron
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A female shrub of Leucadendron nobile in
cone in fynbos with mist on the Baviaanskloof Mountains, Eastern Cape,
South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Leucadendron nobile male (left) and female
(right) flowering in spring in cultivation at Kirstenbosch, Cape
Peninsula, South Africa. [photos
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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