Leucospermum cordifolium (Knight) Fourc.

Spreading shrub with branches often on the ground. Leaves ovate to oblong, 3-8 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, entire or with up to 6 teeth at the tip, cordate at the base. Flower clusters 10-12 cm wide, stalked, solitary or in groups of up to 3. Flowers 3-3.5 cm long, yellow to orange or crimson.

S Africa (Cape).

A rounded shrub with horizontally spreading branches; flower clusters borne at right angles to the stem.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Proteanae
order      Proteales
family       Proteaceae
genus        Leucospermum R.Br.