Leucadendron coniferum | Dried Botanical ID

Name and publication

Leucadendron coniferum Sieb. ex Meisn., DC, Prod. 14: 222 (1856).

Sold in the potpourri trade as “sabulosum cones,” the papery bracts of these multiple fruits look like spruce cones, 4-4.5 cm long x 3 cm wide.

Leucadendron coniferum is native to South Africa.

Proteaceae

fruits, lateral view; photo by Lyndon Photography	fruits, lateral view; photo by Christina Southwick
fruits, end views; photo by Lyndon Photography	fruit, top view; photo by Christina Southwick
fruit, stem end view; photo by Christina Southwick	fruits, bleached; photo © The Lebermuth Company, Inc.