Protea sulphurea

Protea sulphurea also known as the sulphur sugarbush , is a flowering plant of the family Proteaceae endemic to South Africa and distributed from the Hex River Mountains to the Swartberg and Waboomsberg mountains. In Afrikaans it is known as heuningkoeksuikerbos.[1]

Protea sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. sulphurea
Binomial name
Protea sulphurea

Description

A low dense shrub up to 0.5 m tall. Both sexes occur in each flower, which are produced from April to August.[1]

Ecology

The plant is killed by fire, but the seeds may survive. The flowers are pollinated by birds and the fruits may be retained foe a few years. Seeds are stored in seedheads on the plant and dispersed by wind.[1]

Habitat

The habitat is arid sandstone soils, between 1000 and 1550 m altitude. Distribution is from the Hex River mountains to the Swartberg and Waboomsberg.[1]

  • Protea sulphurea bush
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea bush
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea bush
  • Protea sulphurea flower
  • Protea sulphurea bush
  • Protea sulphurea flower

See also

References
  1. "Penduline Sugarbushes - Proteas". Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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