Global InformationLeucospermum pedunculatum information
| Leucospermum pedunculatum | |
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Conservation status
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 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucospermum |
| Species: | L. pedunculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucospermum pedunculatum Klotzsch in Krauss[2]
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Leucospermum pedunculatum is an evergreen, low shrub of 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) high spreading from a single stern upright stem, from the family Proteaceae. The powdered or hairless line-shaped to somewhat sickle-shaped leaves are 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) long and 2–5 mm (0.08–0.20 in) wide. The stalked, individually set flower heads are globe-shaped, 2½−3 cm (1.0−1.2 in) in diameter consist of initially white to pale cream flowers that eventually turn carmine. From the center of the flowers emerge straight styles that jointly give the impression of a pincushion. It is called white-trailing pincushion in English. It flowers from August to January, peaking in September. It is an endemic species that is restricted to a narrow strip on the south coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2][3]
- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Leucospermum pedunculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113173572A157950557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113173572A157950557.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Rourke, John Patrick (1970). Taxonomic Studies on Leucospermum R.Br (PDF). pp. 209–213.
- ^ "White-trailing Pincushion". SANBI Red List of South African Plants.