Protea scolymocephala

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name = "Protea scolymocephala"


regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
subfamilia = Proteoideae
genus = "Protea"
species = "Protea scolymocephala"
binomial = "Protea scolymocephala"
binomial_authority = L.Reichard
synonyms = Thistle protea.Status: Vulnerable.:A small erect shrub between 0,5 and 1,5 meters tall. Leaves linear-spatulate curving upwards, flowerhead small - 3,5 - 4,5 cm across yellow-green. Flowering June - November. Fruits retained.

:Habitat: Sandy flats and coastal lowlands in the Western Cape from approximately the Olifants River in the north, through Cape Town to Hermanus in the east. Threatened by both building and alien vegitation. [T Rabelo: Sasol Proteas; A Field Guide to the Proteas of South Africa: Fernwood Press 1995 / 2nd ed 2001 ISBN 1874950407]

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