''Leucadendron barkerae'', the Swartberg 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 the
Bonteberg to
Witteberg
The Witteberg or Witteberge is a South African mountain range just off the south-west corner of Lesotho. The range, which rises to 2408 metres, stretches for about 60 km from Lundin's Neck in the east to Lady Grey in the west. The range l ...
,
Swartberg,
Waboomsberg, and Koo at the
Langeberg.
Gallery
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References
Threatened Species Programme , SANBI Red List of South African Plants
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