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Keywords: Proteaceae | Leucospermum sp. | Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

Leucospermum sp.

I'm on vacation, so only a short written accompaniment today. – Daniel

Many thanks to Wayne of the UK (aka WLA@Flickr) for submitting today's image (BPotD Flickr Group Pool | original image). Don't forget to visit Wayne's weblog: Earth, Wind &Water!

Pincushions are a member of the protea family – to read more (and see more photographs), visit Dr. Gerald Carr's Proteaceae page and / or the Museums of Cape Town's Biodiversity Explorer, with its page on the Proteaceae.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at March 14, 2006 12:00 AM

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The Protea Atlas Project has an excellent Leucospermum gallery.

Posted by: max at March 14, 2006 1:25 PM

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