Proteaceae
Leucospermum oleifolium
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Leucospermum
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Overbergse speldekussing
Synonyms
- Leucadendron criniflorum Knight
- Leucadendron crinitum (Thunb.) Kuntze
- Leucadendron oleifolium P.J.Bergius
- Leucospermum crinatum R.Br.
- Leucospermum molle R.Br.
- Leucospermum schinzianum Gand.
- Protea criniflora L.f.
- Protea crinita Thunb.
- Protea mollis Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- June, August to December (from 66 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adele SL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Lloyd Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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.