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Mountain Sugarbushes - Proteas

Woodland Sugarbush - Protea angolensis divaricata form divaricata
	Habit: A dwarf plant up to 1m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - July Pollinator: Birds Fruit: June to July Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare, scattered plants Habitat: Treeless grassland, 1200-2135m Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zaire, Tanzania

Woodland Sugarbush - Protea angolensis divaricta form trichanthera
	Habit: A dwarf plant up to 1m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - July Pollinator: Birds Fruit: June to July Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare, scattered plants Habitat: Treeless grassland, 1200-2135m Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zaire, Tanzania

Barberton Sugarbush - Protea curvata

Habit: A small erect tree up to 8m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: June - October,  mainly June - July Pollinator: Bird Fruit: October to December Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare, known from a single population Habitat: Serpentine soils, 850m Distribution: Transvaal escarpment near Barberton

Blyde Sugarbush - Protea laetans

Habit: A slender tree up to 5m tall Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: March - September, mainly April - May Pollinator: Birds? Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Rare, only one population of several thousand plants Habitat: Quartzite soils, 1000-1400m Distribution: Transvaal escarpment near Blyde River Canyon

Transvaal Sugarbush - Protea rubropilosa

Habit: A gnarled spreading tree up to 8m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September-December, mainly October Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Not threatened, locally abundant Habitat: Sandstone and quartzites on south facing soils, 1400-2300m Distribution: Transvaal escarpment from Wolkberg to Lydenburg

Rocket Sugarbush - Protea rupestris

Habit: A sparsely branched tree up to 10m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: May-December Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released 9-12 months after flowering Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: Released to lie on ground Rarity status: Uncommon, although widely distributed relatively unknown Habitat: Open woodland and montane grassland, 1200-1950m Distribution: Malawi and Mozambique, also Angola and Tanzania

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