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Fernkloof Nature Reserve

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Protea longifolia Protea longifolia
Protea longifolia Protea longifolia
Protea longifolia Protea longifolia

Habitat

Mostly sandy acid soil

Altitude

Low mountain slopes

Flowering time

May to September with mid-winter peak

Description

A sprawling shrub up to 1.5 m high. It has upward-curving leaves (90-200 mm long, 5-17 mm wide) and greenish, pink or white flowerheads (80-160 mm long, 40-90 mm wide) that have a central, pointed, black woolly cone.

          

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2013 / 5 / 24