''Leucadendron discolor'' is a species of

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in the family Proteaceae. It is

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to the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

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. In English the plant is known as the Piketberg Conebush and in Afrikaans as the Rooitolbos. ''L. discolor'' is a slow growing perennial. Growth of the root system and propagation, from a seed to the plant's first flower, can take up to two years. The male L. discolor 'Sunset' flowers exuberantly during early spring exposing a colorful flowerhead during this time.The flower head is composed of a dome-like receptacle, and is densely covered with small male flowers. These plants are only able to reproduce after their third year of life. The species has potential to be commercially exported using new methods that aide in rooting, such as Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA).

Gallery

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discolor Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Fynbos Endangered flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{proteaceae-stub