Shrub in the family Proteaceae from the Western Cape of South Africa
Leucospermum gracile
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Proteales
Family:
Proteaceae
Genus:
Leucospermum
Species:
L. gracile
Binomial name
Leucospermum gracile
(Salisb. ex Knight) Rourke
Synonyms[2]
Leucadendrum gracile
Leucospermum stenanthum
Leucospermum gracile is a low spreading shrub of 30–40 cm (1–1⅓ ft) high and forms open mats of 1½ m (5 ft) in diameter, from the family Proteaceae. It has reddish flowering stems, oblong to linear leaves of 2–4½ cm (0.8–1.8 in) long and 2–5 mm (0.08–0.20 in) wide, with one or three teeth. The initially yellow, later orange flower heads of 2½–3 cm (1.0–1.2 in) in diameter are flat-topped. The flower heads occur from July to October. From the flowers occur long styles with a slightly thicker tip, which together give the impression of a pincushion. It is called Hermanus pincushion in English.[2][3] It naturally occurs in fynbos in the southern mountains of the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
^Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucospermum gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113172403A185561301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113172403A185561301.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ abcRourke, John Patrick (1970). Taxonomic Studies on Leucospermum R.Br(PDF). pp. 246–249.
^"Flat Pincushions". Protea Atlas Project.
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