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Wentzels Sugarbush

Protea wentzeliana

Wentzels Sugarbush
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SW. Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Protea wentzeliana, also known as Wentzel's sugarbush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Protea.

The species is found in the Chimanimani Mountains between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as well as Malawi, southern Tanzania and central Angola.

Other Protea plants

Common Ground Sugarbush · Black Rim Sugarbush · Clasping Leaf Sugarbush · Angolan Protea · Kleinmond Sugarbush · Ladismith Sugarbush · Rough Leaf Sugarbush · Inyanga Sugarbush · Potberg Sugarbush · Shuttlecock sugarbush · Burchell's Sugarbush · Bishop Sugarbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea wentzeliana 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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