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Leucospermum cordifolium

The Pincushion

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Leucospermum cordifolium is a shrub assigned to the Proteaceae native to South Africa. Varieties and hybrids of this species are used as cut flower and garden plant. Its common name is ornamental pincushion in English and bobbejaanklou in Afrikaans. It flowers between the middle of July and the end of November.

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