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<i>Protea cryophila</i>

Protea cryophila

Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae

Protea cryophila, the snowball sugarbush, snow protea, or snowball protea,[2] is a flowering shrub of the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the Cederberg.

Quick Facts Protea cryophila, Conservation status ...

The shrub is dense, wooded and grows 3 m (9.8 ft) in diameter and blooms from January to April.[3][4] Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seed is stored in a cap, released after a long period and spread through the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination occurs through the action of rodents. The plant grows on sandstone soil on rock moldings at heights of 1,750–1,900 m (5,740–6,230 ft)[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea cryophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113209261A185575063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113209261A185575063.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Protea cryophila". PlantZAfrica.
  3. [3]
    "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
  4. [4]
    "Snow Sugarbushes". Protea Atlas.
  5. [5]
    "Protea cryophila (Snowball protea)". Biodiversity Explorer.


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