Protea afra
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Protea afra, native to Africa, inhabiting from South Africa to Kenya, is a small tree or shrub which occurs in subtropical open or wooded grassland, usually on rocky ridges. Its leaves are leathery an
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P. afra woodland
Flowerhead in bud
Protea
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Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes. It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family.
Protea afra
…the involucral bracts a pale red, pink or cream colour. The fruit is a densely hairy nut. The species is highly variable and has several subspecies. Protea is a flowering plant genus in the family Proteaceae. The shrub was first discovered by Ferdinand Krauss in the eastern regions of South Africa in…
Protea repens bush
Protea eximia flower.
Protea afra, the common protea
Dried head of P. madiensis shedding mature fruit