English Common Names for Proteas

Common Names	Genus	Species
Abietinum	Ld	teretifolium
Acacialeaf Conebush	Ld	macowanii
Adscendens	Ld	salignum
Agulhas Conebush	Ld	stelligerum
Asterleaf Protea	Ld	cinereum
Babyrosette Conebush	Ld	sessile
Beater-bush Conebush	Ld	dubium
Beckside Gissonia	Ld	ericifolium
Bokkeveld Conebush	Ld	nitidum
Bokkeveld Conebush	Ld	remotum
Bootpolish Conebush	Ld	microcephalum
Bredasdorp Conebush	Ld	laxum
Broad Goldtips	Ld	laureolum
Broadleaf Conebush	Ld	gandogeri
Brunialeaf Protea	Ld	corymbosum
Caledon Conebush	Ld	elimense salteri
Candelabra Conebush	Ld	comosum
Cape Flats Conebush	Ld	levisanus
Cape Silver Tree	Ld	argenteum
Cedarberg Conebush	Ld	dubium
Ceres Goldtips	Ld	arcuatum
Clustered Euryspermum	Ld	salignum
Comely Euryspermum	Ld	laureolum
Common Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifol. spissifolium
Common Stream Conebush	Ld	salicifolium
Common Sunshine Conebush	Ld	salignum
Common Yellowbush	Ld	salignum
Comosum	Ld	teretifolium
Concealed Conebush	Ld	cryptocephalum
Crassulaleaf Protea	Ld	arcuatum
Crowdedleaf Euryspermum	Ld	spissifol. spissifolium
Cuspidateleaf Euryspermum	Ld	salicifolium
Daphnoides	Ld	tinctum
Decorum	Ld	gandogeri
Decorum	Ld	laureolum
Decorum Star	Ld	laureolum
Discolor	Ld	discolor
Dish Conebush	Ld	dregei
Droopy Conebush	Ld	cordatum
Dune Conebush	Ld	coniferum
Dune Yellowbush	Ld	coniferum
Dustypink Conebush	Ld	coniferum
DuToitskloof Conebush	Ld	daphnoides
Elgin Conebush	Ld	globosum
Elim Conebush	Ld	elimense elimense
Emulous Euryspermum	Ld	xanthoconus
Emulous Protea	Ld	pubescens
Ericaleaf Conebush	Ld	ericifolium
Ericaleaf Yellowbush	Ld	ericifolium
Ericoid Conebush	Ld	ericifolium
Flame Gold Tips	Ld	discolor
Flame Goldtips	Ld	discolor
Flametip Conebush	Ld	discolor
Flats Conebush	Ld	floridum
Flatseed Conebush	Ld	platyspermum
Foetid Conebush	Ld	brunioides brunioides
Fragrant Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium fragrans
Galpinii	Ld	pubescens
Galpin's Conebush	Ld	galpinii
Garden-Route Conebush	Ld	conicum
Giant Pompom	Ld	daphnoides
Gideonskop Conebush	Ld	bonum
Gifberg Conebush	Ld	roodii
Glabrum	Ld	gandogeri
Globularialeaf Protea	Ld	linifolium
Glossyleaf Conebush	Ld	xanthoconus
Glutinous Protea	Ld	chamelaea
Gnidialeaf Protea	Ld	stellare
Golden Conebush	Ld	laureolum
Golden Glory Conebush	Ld	gandogeri
Golden Rose Conebush	Ld	pubibracteolatum
Golden Sunshinebush	Ld	laureolum
Goldenleaf Conebush	Ld	pubibracteolatum
Goldenrosette Conebush	Ld	orientale
Goldentips	Ld	salignum
Goldentips	Ld	xanthoconus
Goldtips	Ld	salignum
Goldtips Conebush	Ld	spissifolium
Goldtops Conebush	Ld	salignum
Graafwater Conebush	Ld	brunioides flumenlupinm
Grabouw Conebush	Ld	globosum
Grandiflorum	Ld	pubibracteolatum
Grandiflorum	Ld	tinctum
Gray Protea	Ld	cinereum
Greenflower Conebush	Ld	loranthifolium
Greenflower Sunbush	Ld	loranthifolium
Grey Conebush	Ld	conicum
Grey Conebush	Ld	pubescens
Greymat Conebush	Ld	pubescens
Gumleaf Conebush	Ld	eucalyptifolium
Gydo Conebush	Ld	gydoense
Hairless Conebush	Ld	galpinii
Hillock Gisonia	Ld	rubrum
Hopefield Conebush	Ld	foedum
Incisum	Ld	salignum
Ivory Conebush	Ld	procerum
Jonaskop Conebush	Ld	nervosum
Kammanasie Conebush	Ld	singulare
Kareedouwvlakte Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium phillipsii
Karoo Conebush	Ld	nobile
Klapmuts Conebush	Ld	verticillatum
Kouga Conebush	Ld	sorocephalodes
Laingsburg Conebush	Ld	osbornei
Langeberg Conebush	Ld	radiatum
Lanky Conebush	Ld	procerum
Large Pink Cone	Ld	coniferum
Largeflower Euryspermum	Ld	grandiflorum
Lauralleaf Conebush	Ld	laureolum
Lemonrosette Conebush	Ld	tradouwense
Limestone Conebush	Ld	meridianum
Linearleaf Conebush	Ld	album
Lineleaf Conebush	Ld	linifolium
Loerie Conebush	Ld	loeriense
Lokenberg Conebush	Ld	sheilae
Lollypop	Ld	tinctum
Longleaf Conebush	Ld	eucalyptifolium
Longstem Protea	Ld	linifolium
Loranthusleaf Protea	Ld	loranthifolium
Malmesbury Conebush	Ld	thymifolium
Marsh Euryspermum	Ld	salicifolium
Mini Tulip Conebush	Ld	salignum
Minipompom Conebush	Ld	sessile
Modestcone Conebush	Ld	modestum
Mountain Conebush	Ld	gandogeri
Mountain Rose	Ld	globosum
Mountain Rose	Ld	strobilinum
Mountain Rose	Ld	tinctum
Mucroleaf Conebush	Ld	coniferum
Narrow Goldtips	Ld	coniferum
Natal Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium natalense
Needleleaf Conebush	Ld	nobile
Needleleaf Conebush	Ld	teretifolium
Nestflower Conebush	Ld	salignum
Nieuwoudtville Conebush	Ld	remotum
Oilbract Conebush	Ld	microcephalum
Oily Conebush	Ld	glaberrimum
Onecolour Euryspermum	Ld	globosum
Orangecone Conebush	Ld	dregei
Oribi Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium oribinum
Oriental Conebush	Ld	orientale
Outeniqua Conebush	Ld	uliginosum uliginosum
Paintedrosette Conebush	Ld	tinctum
Pakhuis Conebush	Ld	concavum
Peach Conebush	Ld	album
Peninsula Conebush	Ld	strobilinum
Piketberg Conebush	Ld	discolor
Pineleaf Chasme	Ld	comosum homaeophyllum
Plateseed Conebush	Ld	platyspermum
Platty	Ld	platyspermum
Platystar	Ld	platyspermum
Plumosum	Ld	rubrum
Pompom	Ld	discolor
Pondo Conebush	Ld	pondoense
Pondo Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium natalense
Pondoland Conebush	Ld	pondoense
Pondoland Streambush	Ld	pondoense
Purple-leaf Conebush	Ld	pubibracteolatum
Ramentaceous Chasme	Ld	comosum
Red Adscendens	Ld	salignum
Red Conebush	Ld	discolor
Rededge Conebush	Ld	arcuatum
Ridgecone Conebush	Ld	comosum
River Conebush	Ld	salicifolium
Riviersonderend Conebush	Ld	burchellii
Rock Conebush	Ld	strobilinum
Rose Cockade	Ld	tinctum
Rosette Conebush	Ld	coriaceum
Roughleaf Conebush	Ld	modestum
Roundleaf Chasme	Ld	teretifolium
Rubycone Conebush	Ld	conicum
Sabulosum	Ld	coniferum
Sabulosum	Ld	eucalyptifolium
Sabulosum	Ld	xanthoconus
Salignum	Ld	xanthoconus
Scallopnest Conebush	Ld	microcephalum
Scraggly Conebush	Ld	cinereum
Scytheleaf Protea	Ld	galpinii
Shale Conebush	Ld	lanigerum
Shineycone Conebush	Ld	spissifolium
Sickleleaf Conebush	Ld	xanthoconus
Silky Conebush	Ld	meridianum
Silky Conebush	Ld	pubescens
Silky Euryspermum	Ld	floridum
Silky Gissonia	Ld	sericeum
Silkyleaf Conebush	Ld	nervosum
Silkyruff Conebush	Ld	nervousm
Silver Conetree	Ld	argenteum
Silver Pine Tree	Ld	argenteum
Silver Tree	Ld	argenteum
Silverball Conebush	Ld	muirii
Silverbush	Ld	uliginosum
Silvercone	Ld	argenteum
Silvercone	Ld	muirii
Silvercone Conebush	Ld	galpinii
Silvercone Conebush	Ld	muirii
Silvercones	Ld	meridianum
Silvercones	Ld	xanthoconus
Silvertops	Ld	linifolium
Silvertops	Ld	meridianum
Silvertops Conebush	Ld	galpinii
Silvery Euryspermum	Ld	uliginosum uliginosum
Silvery Protea	Ld	argenteum
Smallhead Euryspermum	Ld	rubrum
Smartrose	Ld	laxum
Spatulaleaf Protea	Ld	levisanus
Spearleaf Conebush	Ld	spissifolium
Spicy Conebush	Ld	tinctum
Spinning Top	Ld	rubrum
Spinningtop Conebush	Ld	rubrum
Spinningtop Conebush	Ld	rubrum
Spiral Chasme	Ld	spirale
Squarrose Protea	Ld	lanigerum
Star Conebush	Ld	stellare
Stawberrycone Conebush	Ld	album
Stawberrycone Silverbush	Ld	album
Strawberries	Ld	modestum
Strawberry Conebush	Ld	teretifolium
Strictum	Ld	salicifolium
Strictum	Ld	salignum
Strobiled Protea	Ld	strobilinum
Summit Conebush	Ld	dregei
Sun Conebush	Ld	sessile
Sunny	Ld	floridum
Sunshinebush	Ld	discolor
Swartberg Conebush	Ld	barkerae
Swartveld Conebush	Ld	corymbosum
Tall Euryspermum	Ld	procerum
Tall Yellowbush	Ld	eucalyptifolium
Terete Conebush	Ld	teretifolium
Thymeleaf Protea	Ld	thymifolium
Top Bush	Ld	rubrum
Tortum	Ld	brunioides brunioides
Tortum	Ld	linifolium
Tradouw Conebush	Ld	tradouwense
Trailing Euryspermum	Ld	salignum
Tsitsikamma Conebush	Ld	uliginosum glabratum
Tufted Chasme	Ld	comosum
Tumbleweed	Ld	gandogeri
Ugi	Ld	uliginosum glabratum
Uniondale Conebush	Ld	rourkei
Van Rhynsdorp Conebush	Ld	meyerianum
Van Staden's Conebush	Ld	orientale
Van Staden's Sunbush	Ld	orientale
Venosum	Ld	sessile
Villiersdorp Ridgecone Conebush	Ld	comosum homaeophyllum
Visgat Conebush	Ld	diemontianum
Vlei Rose	Ld	laxum
Voluteleaf Euryspermum	Ld	spissifol. spissifolium
Vyeboom Conebush	Ld	elimense vyeboomensis
Waabooms Conebush	Ld	sericeum
Western Sunbush	Ld	sessile
Willowleaf Conebush	Ld	salicifolium
Willowlike Euryspermum	Ld	coniferum
Witsenberg Conebush	Ld	chamelaea
Witteberg Sprawling Conebush	Ld	cadens
Witteberg Sunbush	Ld	cadens
Wolseley Conebush	Ld	spirale
Woolly Conebush	Ld	sorocephalodes
Worcester Conebush	Ld	flexuosum
Worcester Shale Conebush	Ld	lanigerum laevigatum
Wynberg Conebush	Ld	grandiflorum
Yellow Conebush	Ld	olens
Yellow Conebush	Ld	xanthoconus
Yellow Discolor	Ld	discolor
Yellow Tulip Conebush	Ld	laureolum

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