Proteaceae
Silver-leaf wheel pincushion
Leucospermum formosum
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Leucospermum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Silver-leaf wheel pincushion
Synonyms
- Erodendrum formosum Salisb.
- Leucadendron formosum (Andrews) Kuntze
- Protea formosa (Salisb.) R.Br.
- Protea formosa Andrews
- Scolymocephalus formosus Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, 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.