Protea inopina | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. inopina
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Binomial name | |
Protea inopina Rourke
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Protea inopina, the large-nut sugarbush, is a flowering shrub belonging to the well-known Protea genus. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, rare, extremely isolated and occurs only in the Olifants River mountains near Palace Hill. [2]
The plant grows 1 m tall and has many stems. It blooms from September to December. The plant sprouts again after it has burned. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of birds. [3] The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 600 - 650 m. [4]
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Protea inopina at Wikimedia Commons
Protea inopina | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. inopina
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Binomial name | |
Protea inopina Rourke
|
Protea inopina, the large-nut sugarbush, is a flowering shrub belonging to the well-known Protea genus. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, rare, extremely isolated and occurs only in the Olifants River mountains near Palace Hill. [2]
The plant grows 1 m tall and has many stems. It blooms from September to December. The plant sprouts again after it has burned. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of birds. [3] The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 600 - 650 m. [4]
Media related to
Protea inopina at Wikimedia Commons