Protea caffra Meisn.
Species in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
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Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)Highveld Protea
Protea caffra (sometimes called the common protea), native to South Africa, is a small tree or shrub which occurs in open or wooded grassland, usually on rocky ridges. Its leaves are leathery and hairless. The flower head is solitary or in clusters of 3 or 4 with the involucral bracts a pale red, pink or cream colour. The fruit is a densely hairy nut. The species is highly variable and has seve... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Protea
- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 5ecfdc40-8bdc-4fc9-a9d8-dc6fc20b1cbb
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
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