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English Common Names for Proteas


Common Names Genus Species
Acorn Spiderhead Se balanocephala
Artemesialeaf Serruria Se pedunculata
Bearded Serruria Se phylicoides
Bearded Spiderhead Se phylicoides
Blushing Bride Se florida
Bottlebrush Spiderhead Se brownii
Bridesmaid Spiderhead Se rosea
Candelabra Spiderhead Se effusa
Cluster Spiderhead Se glomerata
Common Pin Spiderhead Se fasciflora
Common Rootstock Spiderhead Se acrocarpa
Cryptic Spiderhead Se inconspicua
Curly Spiderhead Se nervosa
Dainty Spiderhead Se meisneriana
Dillleaf Serruria Se triternata
Downy Spiderhead Se phylicoides
Fanleaf Spiderhead Se pedunculata
Fasciated Serruria Se fasciflora
Florid Serruria Se florida
Fluted Spiderhead Se nervosa
Fucusleaf Serruria Se fucifolia
Golden Spiderhead Se villosa
Graceful Spiderhead Se pinnata
Grass Spiderhead Se deluvialis
Grey Spiderhead Se pedunculata
Hairy Spiderhead Se hirsuta
Hex River Spiderhead Se dodii
Hill Serruria Se collina
Houwhoek Spiderhead Se flagellifolia
Intrenched Serruria Se villosa
King Spiderhead Se williamsii
Kleinmond Spiderhead Se adscendens
Kraaifontein Spiderhead Se furcellata
Lashleaf Serruria Se flagellifolia
Linearleaf Serruria Se linearis
Littlebeak Serruria Se rostellaris
Longstalk Spiderhead Se elongata
Lost Spiderhead Se collina
Louis Leipoldt's Spiderhead Se leipoldtii
Macassar Spiderhead Se aemula congesta
Marshmallow Spiderhead Se aitonii
Mat Spiderhead Se viridifolia
Matchstick Spiderhead Se zeyheri
Matsikamma Spiderhead Se lacunosa
Milky Spiderhead Se reflexa
Millileaf Spiderhead Se millefolia
Needleleaf Spiderhead Se linearis
Northern Spiderhead Se fucifolia
Peduncled Serruria Se pedunculata
Peninsula Spiderhead Se decumbens
Pride of Franschhoek Se florida
Redstem Spiderhead Se rubricaulis
Remote Spiderhead Se rostellaris
Rival Serruria Se aemula
Riviersonderend Spiderhead Se gremialis
Rondevlei Spiderhead Se aemula foeniculacea
Rose Spiderhead Se rosea
Samphireleaf Serruria Se glomerata
Sand Serruria Se trilopha
Sandveld Spiderhead Se decipiens
Shiny Spiderhead Se candicans
Shortleaf Spiderhead Se roxburghii
Silky Spiderhead Se phylicoides
Silverpaw Spiderhead Se incrassata
Slender Serruria Se pinnata
Snowball Spiderhead Se krausii
Southernwoodleaf Serruria Se millefolia
Spindly Spiderhead Se heterophylla
Spreading Spiderhead Se effusa
Stalked Spiderhead Se elongata
Star Spiderhead Se stellata
Stately Spiderhead Se altiscapa
Strawberry Spiderhead Se aemula
Swan Spiderhead Se cygnea
Swartkops Spiderhead Se hirsuta
Thousandleaf Serruria Se millefolia
Thousandleaf Spiderhead Se millefolia
Threecrested Serruria Se trilopha
Trident Spiderhead Se trilopha
Tulbagh Spiderhead Se triternata
Tygerberg Spiderhead Se aemula
Valley Spiderhead Se villosa
Viljoenshof Spiderhead Se bolusii
Wavy Spiderhead Se confragosa
Winterflowering Serruria Se decumbens
Wuppertal Spiderhead Se flava
Wynberg Spiderhead Se cyanoides
Yellow Spiderhead Se flava
Captitate Powderpuff So teretifolius
Clubbearing Soranthe So clavigerus
Common Powderpuff So lanatus
Diminutive Powderpuff So tenuifolius
Erect Powderpuff So clavigerus
Fineleaf Soranthe So tenuifolius
Flowerless Powderpuff So crassifolius
Glandbearing Soranthe So imbricatus
Longleaf Powderpuff So pinifolius
Mat Powderpuff So palustris
Mountain Soranthe So clavigerus
Pineleaf Soranthe So pinifolius
Pinhead Powderpuff So teretifolius
Rock Soranthe So clavigerus
Shaggy Soranthe So lanatus
Tileleaf Powderpuff So imbricatus
Tulbagh Powderpuff So scabridus
Woolly Powderpuff So capitatus
Woollystalk Powderpuff So alopecurus
Bearded Spatalla Sp barbigera
Curveleaf Spatalla Sp curvifolia
Dwarf Spatalla Sp incurva
Ericaleaf Spoon Sp ericoides
Ericoid Spoon Sp ericoides
Fineleaf Spoon Sp barbigera
Heathleaf Spatalla Sp caudata
Kinkstyle Spoon Sp salsoloides
Lax Spoon Sp propinqua
Laxstalked Spoon Sp racemosa
Longleaf Spatalla Sp longifolia
Longtube Spoon Sp confusa
Matched Spatalla Sp parilis
Medusa Spoon Sp nubicola
Needleleaf Spoon Sp setacea
Palmiet Spoon Sp prolifera
Pinkstalked Spoon Sp longifolia
Proliferous Spatalla Sp prolifera
Redshell Spoon Sp squamata
Shaggyhair Spoon Sp tulbaghensis
Shiny Spoon Sp colorata
Silky Spoon Sp squamata
Silky Unispoon Sp squamata
Silverleaf Spoon Sp argentea
Slender Spatalla Sp racemosa
Spike Spoon Sp parilis
Swanhead Spoon Sp incurva
Swanneck Spoon Sp thyrsiflora
Tailflower Spatalla Sp caudata
Tall Spatalla Sp incurva
Thyrseflower Spatalla Sp thyrsiflora
Whitestalked Spoon Sp curvifolia
Woolly Spoon Sp mollis
Woollyhair Spoon Sp caudata
Waratah Te speciosissima
Alpine Protea Ve alpina
Kamiesberg Vexator Ve alpina
Montagu Vexator Ve obtusata obtusata
Robertson Vexator Ve latebrosa
Swartruggens Vexator Ve amoena
Witteberg Vexator Ve obtusata albomontana

We are attempting to compile comprehensive databases of common names in use. If you are aware of any names used which are not in the list, please e-mail us at protea@nbict.nbi.ac.za.


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