Leucospermum formosum (Silver-leaf wheel
pincushion)
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The endangered Pincushion, Leucospermum
formosum, flowering in spring in cultivation in the Kirstenbosch
Botanic Gardens, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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