Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) lance-shaped leaves and nut tree unique to the Cape Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

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Family: Proteaceae (protea family) Common names: silver tree (Eng.), witteboom, silwerboom (Afr.) Grow on the slopes above Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Unique to the Cape Peninsula. In danger of extinction in the wild in the next 50 years.

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Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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