Protea coronata is an erect shrub usually growing 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, but known to reach 5 m (16 ft). It produces an apple-green flower head and lanceolate leaves, turning purple-green around the flowerhead. Its stems are hairy. It flowers between April and September. The plant grows in dense stands on heavy clay soils in the Western Cape, South Africa, as well as the van Stadens region of the Eastern Cape.[2]

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


References

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  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea coronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113209206A185581318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113209206A185581318.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rebelo T (2001). Sasol Proteas: A Field Guide to the Proteas of South Africa. Vlaeberg: Fernwood Press in association with the National Botanical Institute 1995 / 2nd ed 2001. ISBN 9781874950400. OCLC 716561808.