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Protea subulifolia
Also called Awl Leaf Pleuranthe, Awlleaf Sugarbush, Erica Leaf Sugarbush, Heath Leaf Pleuranthe, Needle Leaf Sugarbush, Protea Ericifolia
Protea subulifolia, the awl-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the Protea genus. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs from the Stettynskloof to Riviersonderendberge, Langeberg, Bot River to the Elim plain. The plant grows 50 cm in diameter and 70 cm tall and flowers from July to September.
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of rats and mice. The plant grows in sandy to heavy clay soils at heights of 60-1 300 m. The leaves are very variable, needle-like to grooved-round. Involucral bracts are softly papery, brown or pink.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea subulifolia 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.
