Protea welwitschii

taxobox
name = "Protea welwitschii"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Protea"
species = "P. welwitschii"
binomial = "Protea welwitschii"|

"Protea welwitschii" (cluster-head sugarbush) is a multistemmed shrub or small gnarled tree occurring in grassland and bushveld. Leaves are bluish green and hairy at the base when mature. Flowers usually in clusters of 3 or 4. Fruit is a densely hairy nut.

References

*van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. "Field Guide to trees of South Africa". Struik, Cape Town
*Pooley, E. 2005. "A Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region". National Floral Publications Trust, Durban