Leucadendron conicum,[2][3] the garden route conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and is part of the fynbos form.[4] The plant is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs in the Langeberg, Outeniqua Mountains, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg and Garden Route plain.The shrub grows to be 6 m and bears flowers from October to November.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. conicum
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| Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams
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In Afrikaans it is known as vaaltolbos. The tree is number 78.1 on the National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa.[6]
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References
edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron conicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113166841A185565240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113166841A185565240.en. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Leucadendron conicum (Lam.) I.Williams". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Leucadendron conicum". www.mindat.org. Mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Delta-seed Conebushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa".
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