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Leucospermum calligerum

Leucospermum calligerum
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  • Leucospermum
  • Leucospermum bolusii
  • Leucospermum bolusii
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  • Leucospermum calligerum
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  • Leucospermum catherinae
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  • Leucospermum catherinae flowerhead grey-tipped
  • Leucospermum catherinae flowerhead half open
  • Leucospermum catherinae flowerhead ready to open
  • Leucospermum catherinae leaves
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  • Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp. viridum
  • Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp. viridum young leaves

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The common name of pincushion is shared among several Leucospermum species. It refers to the multiple knob-tipped styles standing erect from the flowerheads. The dense collapsed mass below them in the flowerhead consists of perianths and stamens that have split open to release the styles.

The Afrikaans name of luisiesbos (little lice bush) is said to refer to the resemblance of the nutlet seeds to lice.

The distribution of the arid pincushion, Leucospermum calligerum, lies in the Western Cape inland from Niewoudtville to Riversdale, notably also on the Houw Hoek Mountains and at Greyton. The habitat is dry sandy fynbos plains and slopes (Manning, 2009; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984).

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