Biology:Protea cryophila
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. cryophila
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| Protea cryophila Bolus
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Protea cryophila, the snowball sugarbush, snow protea, or snowball protea,[2] is a flowering shrub of the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the Cederberg.
The shrub is dense, wooded and grows 3 m (9.8 ft) in diameter and blooms from January to April.[3][4] Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seed is stored in a cap, released after a long period and spread through the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination occurs through the action of rodents. The plant grows on sandstone soil on rock moldings at heights of 1,750–1,900 m (5,740–6,230 ft)[5]
References
- ↑ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea cryophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113209261A185575063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113209261A185575063.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113209261/185575063. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Protea cryophila". http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-cryophila.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-29.
- ↑ "Snow Sugarbushes". https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar8.htm.
- ↑ "Protea cryophila (Snowball protea)". http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_cryophila.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q18081315 entry
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