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| Leucadendron immoderatum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. immoderatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron immoderatum Rourke | |
Leucadendron immoderatum, the lollipop conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs at Riviersonderend.
The shrub grows 2 m high. The population is critically endangered and little information is known about the species. The plant grows on northern slopes at altitudes of 1,300 m.
In Afrikaans it is known as Suigstokkie-tolbos.
References
- Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D. (2020). "Leucadendron immoderatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T157975705A185571259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T157975705A185571259.en. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=794-171
- http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/leucadendron_immoderatum.htm
- https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/PROTEA_ATLAS_main_part5.pdf
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| Leucadendron immoderatum | |