Leucospermum royenifolium

Description

Leucospermum royenifolium is an evergreen, spreading or somewhat upturning shrub of up to ½ m (1⅔ ft) high and 1–3 m (3–10 ft) in diameter that has been assigned to the Proteaceae family. It has patent elliptic, eventually hairless leaves. The flower heads are globe-shaped, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) in diameter, and contain initially whitish, later pinkish, sweetly scented flowers. From the center of the flowers emerge almost straight styles that jointly give the impression of a pincushion. It is called eastern pincushion in English. It can be found flowering between July and December. It occurs in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.