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Leucadendron Argenteum, African Bush

The central stem or trunk
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The central stem or trunk had an identifying sign attached. Note that this is techinically part of the shrub family, but resembles a tree in that it has a single central trunk.


Leucadendron Argenteum   •  Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom   •  UCSC Arboretum internal link Santa Cruz, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 12:48:22 Thursday 11 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124822_2590BCX
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Sparkling leaves
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Light-reflecting leaves present a silky silver look that seems to sparkle in any breeze. The leaves are actually a silver-grey but are covered with silverish hairs. The characteristic silver look of the leaves is caused by the hairs.


Leucadendron Argenteum   •  Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom   •  UCSC Arboretum internal link Santa Cruz, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 12:48:28 Thursday 11 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124828_2591BCX
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Shape of the leaves
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The leaf shape are clearly visible here. They radiate up the stem in an overlapping radial pattarn. Each leaf is about 6 inches (150 mm) long.


Leucadendron Argenteum   •  Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom   •  UCSC Arboretum internal link Santa Cruz, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 12:48:34 Thursday 11 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124834_2592BCX
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An endangered plant
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Leucadendron Argenteum is classified as Rare and Endangered. This plant propagates by being burned in occassional fires and does not do well in fire suppression areas.


Leucadendron Argenteum   •  Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom   •  UCSC Arboretum internal link Santa Cruz, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 12:48:34 Thursday 11 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124848_2594BCX
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A young plant
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Here grouped together in the African exhibit area were flowers, a Leucadendron Argenteum, and Thamnochor Tuslucens grass. The Leucadendron Argenteum was a young example of the bush just beginning its life.


Leucadendron Argenteum   •  Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Witteboom, or Silwerboom   •  UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken 13:40:18 Thursday 11 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124850_7848TNT
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