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Protea pendula
Also called Arid Sugarbush
Protea pendula, also known as the nodding sugarbush or arid sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the genus Protea, in the family Proteaceae, which is only found growing in the wild in the Cape Region of South Africa. In the Afrikaans language it is known as knikkopsuikerbossie or ondersteboknopprotea.
Protea pendula is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa. It occurs in isolated, scattered populations from the Cedarberg Mountains, such as on the Wolfberg, to the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, such as on the Waboomsberg.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea pendula 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.
