Leucadendron verticillatum, the Klapmuts conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Cape Flats at Hercules Pillar, Muldersvlei and Fisantekraal.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Klapmuts 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 stellare
- Leucadendron cinereum
- Leucadendron nitidum
- Leucadendron floridum
- Leucadendron corymbosum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Leucadendron
- Species
- Leucadendron verticillatum
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