Proteaceae

Leucospermum calligerum (Salisb. ex Knight) Rourke.

Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Leucospermum

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Leucospermum calligerum (Leucospermum calligerum) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Rooiluisie

Synonyms

Leucadendron calligerum Knight
Leucadendron gnaphaliifolium Knight
Leucadendron puberum Knight
Leucadendron xeranthemifolium Knight
Leucadendrum gnaphaliifolium Salisb. ex Knight
Leucadendrum xeranthemifolium Salisb. ex Knight
Leucospermum patulum R.Br.
Leucospermum puber R.Br.
Protea pubera L.

Flowers

In flower: June, August to October (from 107 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wessel Fourie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bullwooding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.