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Pincushions
Leucospermum
Leucospermum, commonly known as pincushions, is a genus of evergreen upright, sometimes creeping shrubs that is assigned to the Proteaceae, with currently 48 known species.
The shrubs mostly have a single stem at their base, but some species sprout from an underground rootstock, from which the plant can regrow after fire has killed the above ground biomass. In a larger group of species, specimens are killed by fire, and their survival depends on the seeds. In all species, seeds are collected by ants, which take them to their underground nests to feed on their ant breads, a seed dispersal strategy known as myrmecochory. This ensures that the seeds do not burn, so new plants can grow from them.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Louse Pincushions
sectionDiastelloidea
Tree Pincushions
sectionConocarpodendron
Showy Pincushions
sectionBrevifilamentum
Pincushion Hybrids
hybridLeucospermum × hybridum
Sandveld Pincushions
sectionLeucospermum
Flat Pincushions
sectionCrinitae
Cylindrical Pincushions
sectionCrassicaudex
Widetube Pincushions
sectionTumiditubus
Fireworks Pincushions
sectionCardinistylus
Brandi dela Cruz
hybridLeucospermum lineare × reflexum
Thompson's Gift
hybridLeucospermum conocarpodendron viridum × Hypophyllocarpodendron hypophyllocarpodendron
Scarlet Ribbon
hybridLeucospermum glabrum × tottum
Hook Pincushions
sectionHamatum
Leucospermum 'Spider'
hybridLeucospermum formosum × tottum
Arid Pincushions
sectionXericola
Marmalade
hybridLeucospermum cuneiforme × erubescens
Cloud Bank
hybridLeucospermum conocarpodendron × cordifolium
White Snakestem Pincushion
hybridLeucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron hypophyllocarpodendron × pedunculatum
Calypso
hybridLeucospermum cordifolium × glabrum
Tango
hybridLeucospermum glabrum × lineare
Ayoba Sun
hybridLeucospermum cordifolium x glabrum x Vestitum
Anouk
hybridLeucospermum cordifolium × patersonii × tottum × glabrum
Sunshine
hybridLeucospermum conocarpodendron × cordifolium × lineare
Arid Snakestem Pincushion
hybridLeucospermum calligerum × Hypophyllocarpodendron canaliculatum
Jelena
hybridLeucospermum cordifolium × cuneiforme
Limestone Snake Pincushion
hybridLeucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron hypophyllocarpodendron × truncatum
Carmel
hybridLeucospermum conocarpodendron × patersonii
Hawaii Gold
hybridLeucospermum conocarpodendron × cuneiforme
Dawn
hybridLeucospermum lineare × vestitum
Redelinghuys Pink Pincushion
hybridLeucospermum calligerum × arenarium
Pink Sandveld Pincushion
hybridLeucospermum calligerum × rodolentum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 320033.