Protea montana

Protea montana also known as the Swartberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the family Proteaceae endemic to South Africa and distributed in the Swartberg and Kammanasie mountains. In Afrikaans it is known as swartbergsuikerbos.[1]

Protea montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. montana
Binomial name
Protea montana
E.Mey. ex Meisn.

Description

An low shrub forming sprawling mats up to 4 m wide. Both sexes occur in each flower, which are produced in February to June.[1]

Ecology

Rare, killed by fire, but the seeds survive. Flowers are pollinated by rodents. Seeds are released by the seedheads after two years and dispersed by wind.[1]

Habitat

Solitary plants scattered sporadically on steep upper slopes between 1600 and 2000 m altitude in the Swartberg and Kammanasie mountains.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Eastern Ground Sugarbushes - Proteas". www.proteaatlas.org.za. SANBI. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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