Proteaceae

Common shale conebush

Leucadendron lanigerum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron

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Common shale conebush (Leucadendron lanigerum) — FlowerPhoto: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Kleitolbos
Arabic: صولجية صوفية, ليوكادندرون لانيغيروم, مخروطية سوارتلاندية صخرية, مخروطية صخرية شائعة
English: Common shale conebush, Swartland shale conebush

Synonyms

Leucadendron heterophyllum E.Mey. ex Meisn.
Leucadendron lanigerum var. lanigerum
Leucadendron rubricallosum H.Buek ex Meisn.
Protea lanigera Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.