Leucadendron pondoense, the Pondoland conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape, South Africa, where it occurs in the Pondoland from Port St. Johns to Port Edward.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pondo Conebush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Leucadendron macowanii
- Leucadendron coniferum
- Leucadendron salicifolium
- Leucadendron eucalyptifolium
- Leucadendron conicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Leucadendron
- Species
- Leucadendron pondoense
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