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Hairy Style Sceptre

Paranomus adiantifolius

Also called Hairy Style Scepter, Hairystyle Sceptre, Maiden Hair Leaf Paranomus

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Paranomus adiantifolius, the hairy-style sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Where it grows

The plant occurs at Wolfieskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains, Groenlandberg, and Houhoek. It grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft).

Other Paranomus plants

Bredasdorp Sceptre · Overberg Sceptre · Bokkeveld Tree Sceptre · Powder Sceptre · Fine Leaf Sceptre · Ladismith Sceptre · Long Head Sceptre · Scented Sceptre · Kouga Sceptre · Cluster Flower Paranomus · Exploding Baked Apple · Van Staden's sceptre

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranomus adiantifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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