Pincushion (plant)

Pincushion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Leucospermum
Species
about 50

The pincushions (Leucospermum) are a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Proteaceae. The flowers have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name. They are native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where the 40+ species occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes.

The Leucosperma are closely related in evolution and appearance to the Australian Banksias.

Species

• Leucospermum album Bond
• Leucospermum attenuatum R. Br.
• Leucospermum bolusii E. Phillips
• Leucospermum catherinae Compton
• Leucospermum conocarpodendron (L.) H. St. John
• Leucospermum conocarpum R. Br.
• Leucospermum cordifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) Fourc.
• Oudsthoorn pincushion Leucospermum erubescens
• Leucospermum grandiflorum R. Br.
• Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron (L.) Druce
• Leucospermum lineare R. Br.
• Albertinia pincushion Leucospermum muirii
• Mossel Bay pincushion Leucospermum praecox
• Piketberg pincushion Leucospermum profugum
• Leucospermum reflexum H. Buek ex Meisn.
• Cederberg pincushion Leucospermum spathulatum
• Leucospermum tottum R. Br.
• Limestone pincushion Leucospermum truncatum H. Buek ex Meisn.
• Breede River pincushion Leucospermum utriculosum
• Leucospermum vestitum (Lam.) Rourke

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External link

• Protea Atlas Leucospermum gallery