Stats

Lifespan

10-20 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean shrubland

Range

South Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

This shrub grows in the rocky mountain slopes of South Africa. Its leaves turn bright yellow to mimic flowers and attract pollinating beetles.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Leucadendron

Species

Leucadendron salignum