Scab disease of Proteaceae, which was initially observed on Leucospermum in South Africa in 1981, has subsequently been reported on this host from Australia and Hawaii. The disease, commonly known as ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Plants in the Protea family are admired as cut ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me Leucospermum cordifolium (Nodding Pincushion) grew on Mars. The alien flower has a thick, rigid stalk supporting several tightly bound leaves. Atop is a spiny, ...

Coexistence mechanisms of two co-occurring species of Proteaceae, Protea lepidocarpodendron and Leucospermum conocarpodendron, were studied. Both are tall, arborescent shrubs forming the overstory of ...

Chloroleucon mangense var. leucospermum (Brandegee) Barneby & J.W. Grimes Pithecellobium leucospermum Brandegee See more items in Botany Flowering plants and ferns Edward Palmer Project Taxonomy ...

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