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Leucospermum praecox

Rooivlamspeldekussing [Afrikaans]

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 praecox Leucospermum praecox

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

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

Leucospermum praecox

Leucospermum praecox flowering in spring near the coast at Gouriqua with rain clouds out to sea, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]