Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean shrubland

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

This evergreen shrub grows in the rocky slopes of the Oudtshoorn region. Its flower heads shift color from yellow to deep crimson as they mature.

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

Leucospermum

Species

Leucospermum erubescens