Leucadendron floridum

Leucadendron floridum
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. floridum
Binomial name
	Leucadendron floridum; R.Br.

Leucadendron floridum, the flats conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs in the Cape Flats, from Rondebosch to Kuils River and also in the Cape Peninsula around most wetlands. The shrub grows 2 m tall and bears flowers from September to October.

Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and fall from the toll to the ground and can be spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. Pollination finds through the wind. The plant grows mainly in water-saturated soil at 10–200 m.

In Afrikaans it is known as vlaktetolbos.

References

^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron floridum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113168154A185587850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168154A185587850.en. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

Sources

[1] Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron floridum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113168154A185587850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168154A185587850.en. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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