''Leucadendron arcuatum'', the red-edge conebush, is a flower-bearing
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
that belongs to the
genus ''
Leucadendron'' and forms part of the
fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
. The plant is native to the
Western Cape,
South Africa.
Description
The shrub grows tall and bears flowers from September to October.
In Afrikaans, it is known as the .
Distribution and habitat
The plant occurs in
Cederberg
The Cederberg mountains are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town, South Africa at about . The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam cedar (''Widdringtonia wallichii''), which is a tree end ...
,
Olifants River,
Kouebokkeveld Mountains,
Groot Winterhoek,
Elandskloof,
Hexrivierberge,
Keeromsberg, and
Kwadouwberge.
Gallery
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References
Sources
Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants
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IUCN Red List least concern species
arcuatum