Leucadendron lanigerum

Leucadendron lanigerum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. lanigerum
Binomial name
Leucadendron lanigerum H.Buek ex Meisn.

Leucadendron lanigerum, the shale conebush, is a species of plant in the genus Leucadendron . ^[2] It was first described by Heinrich Wilhelm Buek, and given the correct name by Carl Meissner. ^[3]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized under L. lanigerum.

• Leucadendron lanigerum var. laevigatum (Worcester shale conebush)
• Leucadendron lanigerum var. lanigerum (Common shale conebush)

References

1. Rebelo, A.G., Raimondo, D. & Mtshali, H. 2020. Leucadendron lanigerum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113168877A185571641. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113168877A185571641.en. Accessed on 17 August 2025.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995868-1
3. https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sle_ld.htm