| Silver tree | |
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| A young silvertree at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Leucadendron |
| Species: | L. argenteum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucadendron argenteum | |
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| Map of the extant population of silvertrees in the Cape Peninsula | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leucadendron argenteum (silver tree, silver leaf tree, Afrikaans: Witteboom, or Afrikaans: Silwerboom) is an endangered plant species in the family Proteaceae, which is endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Most grow in and around the city of Cape Town, but outlying (perhaps introduced) populations exist near Somerset West (Silwerboomkloof), Paarl and Stellenbosch. It is a protected tree in South Africa.[3]
- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; Koopman, R.; Raimondo, D. (2020). "Leucadendron argenteum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30350A185568120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T30350A185568120.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 27 December 2016
- ^ "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.