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Grassland Sugarbushes - Proteas

Common Sugarbush - Protea caffra caffra

Habit: Variable species, shrub or tree up to 8m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October - January Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Not threatened, can dominate landscapes Habitat: Varied, 0-2100m Distribution: Free State, the Highveld, Lesotho, Transvaal, Swaziland escarpment, Kwa-Zulu Natal to Eastern Cape

Manica Sugarbush - Protea caffra gazensis

Habit: Variable species, shrub or tree up to 8m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December - March Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Not threatened, locally abundant Habitat: Mountain grassland, 800-2000m Distribution: Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Drakensberg Sugarbush - Protea dracomontana

Habit: An low shrub up to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: January - March Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 9 - 12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened, occurs in dense isolated stands Habitat: Subalpine grassland on basalt, 1600-2600m Distribution: Eastern Cape, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State escarpment, Zimbabwe

Cloud Sugarbush - Protea nubigena
	Habit: An erect shrub up to 0.7m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from an underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: March - April Pollinator: Bird Fruit: March - April Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Rare, extremely localised Habitat: Cliffs, 2300m Distribution: Natal Drakensberg at Policeman's Helmet

Dainty Sugarbush - Protea parvula

Habit: A low sprawling shrub up to 0.16m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December - March Pollinator: Bird Fruit: April - July Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common Habitat: Rocky, exposed grassland on acid soils, 1300-2150m Distribution: Escarpment of Swaziland, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from Mariepskop to Vryheid

Sickle-leaf Sugarbush - Protea petiolaris

Habit: A straggling tree up to 8m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: November - March Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened, locally common Habitat: High altitude woodland and montane grassland Distribution: Angola, Zambia, Zaire and Zimbabwe

Dwarf Grassland Sugarbush - Protea simplex

Habit: A low sprawling shrub up to 0.16m across with a rootstock Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December - March Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Rocky, exposed grasslands on acid soils, 1300-2150m Distribution: Escarpment of Swaziland, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from Mariepskop to Vryheid

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