Leucadendron levisanus

Cape flats conebush
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. levisanus
Binomial name
Leucadendron levisanus ( L.) P.J.Bergius
Synonyms
Brunia levisanus L. Leucadendron hirsutum Hoffmanns. Protea fusca L. Protea hirsuta Willd. Protea hirsuta Thunb. Protea levisanus (L.) L. Protea tenuifolia Salisb.

Leucadendron levisanus, commonly known as the Cape flats 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, where it occurs in the Cape Flats from Vishoek to Eerste River and Mamre. The shrub grows 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and bears flowers in October.

Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and are released where they fall to the ground and are possibly spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are male and female plants. Insects do the pollination. The plant grows mainly in sandy soil at altitudes of 0 to 100 m (0 to 328 ft).

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