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Mountain Sugarbushes - Proteas


Woodland Sugarbush - Protea angolensis divaricata form divaricata
Woodland Sugarbush - Photo: F du Randt 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
Woodland Sugarbush - Photo: Mervyn Lotter 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
Baberton Sugarbush - Photo: Nigel Forshaw 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
Blyde Sugarbush - Photo: Chris Berens 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
Transvaal Sugarbush - Photo: E Fourie 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
Rocket Sugarbush - Photo: NBI Collection 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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