Protea cynaroides
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Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea, is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, hone
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos King Protea Table Mountain
Protea cynaroides from The botanist, vol. 4: t. 166 (1840)
King Sugar Bush plant
A Cape sugarbird feeding from the flower
Proteaceae
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The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Australia and South Africa have th
Protea cynaroides
…stem, which contains many dormant buds; these will produce the new growth after the fire. Protea cynaroides is a species of Protea in the huge family Proteaceae. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1,600 species. It has Gondwanan distribution, which means that it is mainly spread across the Southern…
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Isopogon anemonifolius
Flowers, leaves and fruit of Banksia coccinea, from Ferdinand Bauer's 1813 flora Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae
Inflorescence and leaves of the pin-cushion hakea (Hakea laurina)