Leucadendron Salignum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Dandelion to 20 cm in diameter

to 20 cm in diameter

though the term is also used for other genera

growing to 50cm

These distinctive plants are among those known as "living stones"

Gentianaceae

Leucadendron Salignum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Dandelion to 20 cm in diameterLeucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense