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Protea susannae
Also called Foetid Leaf Sugarbush, Stink Leaf Protea, Stink Leaved Protea, Stink Leaved Sugarbush, Stinkleaf Sugarbush, Susan's Sugarbush
Protea susannae, also known as stink-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub of the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa.
Other vernacular names are stink-leaf protea. In the Afrikaans language it is known as stinkblaarsuikerbos.
During the periodic wildfires which pass through its habitat adult plants die, but the seeds can survive such an event. Pollination occurs through the action of birds. The seed is stored in the old, dry infructescence which remains persistently attached to the plant. The seed is eventually dispersed by means of the wind. The plant grows in calcareous and pH-neutral soil at altitudes from sea level to 200 metres (660 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea susannae 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.
