Proteaceae
Mossel bay pincushion
Leucospermum praecox
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Leucospermum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Rooivlamspeldekussing
- English
- Mossel bay pincushion
Flowers
- In flower
- June to November (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.