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Leucospermum muirii (Albertinia pincushion)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Proteales > Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Leucospermum 

Leucospermum muirii (Albertinia pincushion)

The rare Leucospermum muirii flowering in summer on the Albertinia Plateau, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Leucospermum muirii (Albertinia pincushion)

Leucospermum muirii, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo H Robertson, Iziko ©]