Leucadendron ericifolium

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rebelo, A.G. |author2=Mtshali, H. |author3=von Staden, L. |date=2020 |title=Leucadendron ericifolium |volume=2020 |page=e.T113167652A157951952 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113167652A157951952.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Leucadendron

| species = ericifolium

| authority = R.Br.

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Leucadendron ericifolium, the erica-leaved conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Description

The plant blooms in July with the fruit ripening in November.

In Afrikaans, it is known as {{Lang|af|Heideblaargeelbos}}. The tree's national number is 80.{{Cite web|url=https://www.treetags.co.za/national-list-of-indigenous-trees/|title = National List of Indigenous Trees}}

Distribution and habitat

The plant is found in the Outeniqua Mountains, among others.

References

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  • http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-46
  • http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_ericifolium.htm
  • https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/Protea_Atlas_Leucadendron2.pdf

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ericifolium

Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

Category:Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)