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Leucadendron brunioides var. brunioides
Foetid Conebush is a fynbos shrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, grown mainly for its cone-like flower heads. It is a unisexual plant, so male and female plants are needed for seed, and it regrows after fire.
Leucadendron brunioides var. brunioides, the common foetid conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub and variety of Leucadendron brunioides, which belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Bokkeveld Carp near Nieuwoudtville, the Sandveld, Gifberg, Cederberg to the eastern Koue Bokkeveld, Hex River Mountains, and the Breede River Valley.
The plant sprouts again after it has burned. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant and only fall to the ground when the flower has ripened and are spread by wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. The plant grows mainly in deep sandstone soil in valleys at altitudes of 100 - 1,000 m.
Linear-leaf Conebush · Red Edge Conebush · Silver tree · Swartberg Conebush · Gideonskop Conebush · Graafwater Conebush · Foetid Conebush · Riviersonderend Conebush · Witteberg Sunbush · Witsenberg Conebush · Scraggly Conebush · Common Ridge Cone Conebush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucadendron brunioides var. brunioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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