like all "leucospermum" 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.