Proteaceae

Goldtips conebush

Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams

Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucadendron

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Goldtips conebush (Leucadendron spissifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Vleigeelbos, Blinktolbos, Geelperdebos, Knopiesgeelbos, Watertolbos
English: Goldtips conebush, Shiney-cone conebush, Spear-leaf conebush, Spearleaf conebush, Common spearleaf conebush

Synonyms

Euryspermum spissifolium Knight
Leucadendron buekianum Meisn.
Leucadendron glabrum R.Br.
Leucadendron marginatum Link
Leucadendron minus E.Phillips & Hutch.
Leucadendron riparium T.M.Salter
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. spissifolium
Leucospermum marginatum Spreng.
Protea ciliaris hort. ex Roem. & Schult.

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, 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.