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Home Home » GENERA I-L » Leucospermum » Leucospermum reflexum var. luteum flowerhead old
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Leucospermum reflexum var. luteum flowerhead old

Leucospermum reflexum var. luteum flowerhead old
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When flowering is done, the leftovers of a Leucospermum reflexum var. luteum flowerhead is a mass of down-turned styles forming a broad brimmed hat-like contraption around the head.

The fruit is an achene released ripe from the head within a couple of months after flowering. Fruit dispersal is done by ants that eat the fleshy elaiosome from the nut in their nests.

Young-leaved stems start to grow from axils near the tip after flowering (Manning, 2009; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; http://pza.sanbi.org).

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