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Savanna Sugarbushes - Proteas

Dwarf Savanna Sugarbush - Protea welwitschii

Habit: A shrub up to 1.5m tall with numerous stems arising from a rootstock Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: December - May, mainly January - February Pollinator: Beetles and birds Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Varied, 300-2000m Distribution: Mpumalanga, Northern Province. KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda

African Sugarbush - Protea gaguedi

Habit: An erect to gnarled shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: August - February, mainly December - February Pollinator: Beetles and birds Fruit: Not known Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on the ground Rarity status: Not threatened, usually in isolated groves but also locally common Habitat: Varied, usually drier and rocky sites, 600-2500m Distribution: Northern Province, Mpumalanga, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia

Protea micans trichophylla

Habit: Small plant with to 0.5m tall with numerous stems Fire survival:  Resprouting after fire from an underground rootstock Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: During the rainy season Pollinator: Probably beetles or birds Fruit: Released after ripening Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Probably common Habitat: Savanna woodland in in open grassy places of the Miombo and in the open on the edges of dambos Distribution: Angola to Tanzania Note: Beard regards this is Protea lemairei subsp. trichophylla

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