Leucadendron comosum

Leucadendron comosum, the ridge-cone conebush is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae.^[2] It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg, and given the correct name by Robert Brown.^[3]

Leucadendron comosum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Leucadendron
Species:	L. comosum
Binomial name
Leucadendron comosum (Thunb.) R. Br., 1810

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized under L. comosum.^[4]

• Leucadendron comosum subsp. comosum (Common ridge-cone conebush)
• Leucadendron comosum subsp. homaeophyllum (Villiersdorp ridge-cone conebush)