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Spoon-bract Sugarbushes - Proteas
Burchell's Sugarbush - Protea burchellii
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Habit: Erect spreading
shrub up to 3m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: June - August Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened but extinct on Cape Peninsula, locally common Habitat: Varied but richer soils preferred, 100-850m Distribution: Hottentots-Holland to Olifants River Mountains, Cape to Hopefield Flats, Witzenbergvlakte, Piketberg and upper Breede River valley |
Broadleaf Sugarbush - Protea eximia
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Habit: Erect to sprawling
shrub to 5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: July - December, mainly August - October Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Sandstone and quartzite soils, 0-1000m Distribution: Keeromsberg, Langeberg, Swartberg to Kouga Mountains and Elandsberg |
Bot River Sugarbush - Protea compacta
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Habit: Erect lanky shrub
to 3.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - September Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened, social in dense stands Habitat: Sandy soils, 0-200m Distribution: Agulhas, from Kleinmond to Bredasdorp |
Long-leaf Sugarbush - Protea longifolia
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Habit: Erect to sprawling
shrub to 1.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: May - September Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Sandy and ironstone soils, 0-1000m Distribution: Du Toitskloof to Agulhas |
Limestone Sugarbush - Protea obtusifolia
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Habit: Erect shrub 2-4m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - September, mainly June - July Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Limestone hills and flats, 0-200m Distribution: Elim, Bredasdorp and Riversdale Flats |
Dwarf Silver Sugarbush - Protea roupelliae hamiltonii
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Habit: Low sprawling
shrublet up to 0.3m tall Fire survival: Single stemmed, killed by fire Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: February - April Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Endangered, extremely localised and occurs in a population scattered over a few km ² Habitat: Leached clay on quartzite,1300m Distribution: Nelshoogte near Baberton Note: This photograph is of a reputed Protea roupelliae hamiltonii growing outside the Forestry offices. It may perhaps be a hybrid, butthe exact provenance is being tested using DNA. The plants at Nelshoogte have not flowered for the last five years and are in imminent danger of extinction. |
Silver Sugarbush - Protea roupelliae roupelliae
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Habit: Small tree up to 8m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year but mainly February - April Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened, dominant in protea woodland Habitat: Varied, 0-2400m Distribution: North West Province, Gauteng, Northern Province and Mpumalanga |
Bashful Sugarbush - Protea pudens
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Habit: Sprawling,
prostrate up to 1m across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: May - September, mainly July - August Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Locally abundant, but not conspicuous Habitat: Heavy sandy-clay soils, 30-40m Distribution: Elim Flats |
Stink-leaf Sugarbush - Protea susannae
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Habit: Erect shrub 2 - 3m
tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April - September Pollinator: Bird Fruit: In seedheads on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Calcerous and neutral sandy soils, 0-200m Distribution: Elim, Bredasdorp and Riversdale Flats |
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