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Protea lacticolor
Also called Hottentot Sugarbush, Hottentot's Holland Sugarbush, Baby Sugarbush, Baby Pink Protea, Hottentot Protea, Hottentot White Protea, Hottentots Holland Sugarbush
Protea lacticolor or the Hottentot sugarbush, Hottentot white sugarbush or Hottentot's Holland sugarbush, is a flowering shrub of the Protea genus. It is also known as the Hottentotwitsukkerbos. The plant is endemic to South Africa and is found from the Slanghoek to the Hottentots Holland Mountains and also the Groenlandberg.
The shrub is large, erect and grows up to 6 m (20 ft) high and blooms mainly from March to April. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a cap and released after they are ripe and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination occurs through the action of birds. The plant grows on the banks of streams or wet Sederberg shale at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft). The plant's national tree number is 90.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea lacticolor 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.
