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Leucadendron cadens
Also called Witteberg Sprawling Conebush, Witteberg Sunconebush
Witteberg sunbush is a rare, dioecious shrub of the South African fynbos, found only on quartzite ridges in the Witteberg Mountains. It is a cold-hardy, sun-loving plant from a dry, Mediterranean-type climate, and it is hard to grow outside its native habitat.
Leucadendron cadens, the Witteberg sunbush, 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, South Africa. The plant is rare.
The plant occurs in the Witteberg Mountains south of Matjiesfontein in South Africa. The plant grows mainly on rotten quartzite ridges.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
