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Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leucadendron spissifolium, the spear-leaf conebush, is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae.[3] It was first described in 1967.[2]
| Leucadendron spissifolium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. spissifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leucadendron spissifolium is endemic to grasslands and shrublands of South Africa. The species is pyrophytic, and requires wildfires to disperse seeds. Flowers are dioecious and pollinated by insects.[1]
There are five subspecies recognized under L. spissifolium.[2]
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