The common sunshine conebush is a widespread and common species found from Nieuwoudtville in the north to the Cape Peninsula in the southwest and Grahamstown in the east.
It copes with a wide range of soil types, and can be found from sea level to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.

Like all Leucadendron species, L. salignum has separate male and female plants.
This species is pollinated by small beetles, including the sap beetle species Pria cinerascens and the Adonis ladybird (Hippodamia variegata).
 The winged seeds remain in the cone on the female plant for many years on end, until they are released after a fire kills the above ground biomass.
The mature plants usually do not die, but regrow from the underground rootstock.
The common sunshine conebush is a widespread and common species found from Nieuwoudtville in the north to the Cape Peninsula in the southwest and Grahamstown in the east. It copes with a wide range of soil types, and can be found from sea level to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.
Like all Leucadendron species, L. salignum has separate male and female plants. This species is pollinated by small beetles, including the sap beetle species Pria cinerascens and the Adonis ladybird (Hippodamia variegata).  The winged seeds remain in the cone on the female plant for many years on end, until they are released after a fire kills the above ground biomass. The mature plants usually do not die, but regrow from the underground rootstock.
Leucadendron salignum