Protea foliosa
Protea foliosa also known as the leafy sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the family Proteaceae endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and distributed from the Elandsberg to Port Elizabeth, and Riebeek East to the Bushman's River poort. In Afrikaans it is known as ruie-suikerbos.[2]
| Protea foliosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. foliosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Protea foliosa Rourke[1] | |
Description
A rounded shrub up to 1.5m tall. Both sexes occur in each flower, which are produced mostly in May to June, extending from March to September.[2]
Ecology
Resprouts after fire from an underground bole. Pollinated by rodents, the seeds are stored in seedheads on the plant and are released after two years to be dispersed by wind.[2]
Habitat
Grows in sandstone and quartzite soils, at altitudes from 150 to 600 m. Scattered to locally abundant at damp sites.[2]
Gallery
Protea foliosa
See also
- List of Protea species – Wikipedia list article
References
- "Protea foliosa Rourke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "Eastern Ground Sugarbushes - Proteas". www.proteaatlas.org.za. SANBI. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
External links
- http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-42
- http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_foliosa.htm
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