Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii, the Kareedouwvlakte spear-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, South Africa.[2]
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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: | |
| Subspecies: | L. s. subsp. phillipsii
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| Trinomial name | |
| Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii (Hutch.) I.Williams
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Description
editThe shrub sprouts again after a fire. The seeds are stored in a toll on the female plant, first fall to the ground after a fire and are spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects. It can be distinguished from other subspecies by its ovate involucral bracts.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe plant occurs in the Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg, and Vanstadensberg. It grows mainly in moist, southern slopes at altitudes of 30–500 m (98–1,640 ft).[2]
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References
edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. phillipsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T185424694A185579320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T185424694A185579320.en. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Sleutel vir dir Leucadendron Genus". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 15 December 2021.