Leucadendron spissifolium

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|image = Leucadendron spissifolium spissifolium 62719238.jpg

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|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite web |title=Spear-leaf Conebush |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113170748/185592719 |website=IUCN |access-date=15 December 2021}}

|genus = Leucadendron

|species = spissifolium

|authority = (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams

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  • Euryspermum spissifolium {{small|Knight (1809)}}{{cite web |title=Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704952-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=31 January 2025}}
  • Leucadendron decorum var. minus Buek.
  • Leucadendron virgatum f. gnidioides Gand.

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7287440 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=en}}

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Leucadendron spissifolium, the spear-leaf conebush, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae.{{cite web |title=Leucadendron spissifolium (Spear-leaf conebush) |url=http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_spissifolium.htm |website=biodiversityexplorer.info |access-date=15 December 2021}} It was first described in 1809 as Euryspermum spissifolium. It was renamed Leucadendron spissifolium in 1967.

Description

Leucadendron spissifolium is endemic to grasslands and shrublands of South Africa. The species is pyrophytic, and requires wildfires to disperse seeds. Flowers are dioecious and pollinated by insects.

Subspecies

There are five subspecies recognized under L. spissifolium.

References