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]

Protea inopina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. inopina
Binomial name
Protea inopina
Rourke

Description

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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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References

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  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea inopina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T113210115A185591877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113210115A185591877.en.
  2. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
  3. ^ "Protea inopina | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Shaving-brush Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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