Protea aristata
Species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Protea aristata is a compact shrub with beautiful flowers which is endemic to the southwestern part of the Cape Region of South Africa.[4][5] P. aristata has become one of South Africa's most famous proteas in spite of its relatively late discovery,[6][7] and re-discovery in 1953.[7] The leaves are soft, dense and needle-like and the flower heads are a stunning crimson red, it may thus be a good potential ornamental plant for South African gardens.[6] It is usually called the Ladismith sugarbush in South African English,[4][6][8][9] although it has been called pine sugar bush in Australia.[10] In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name of klein-den-suikerbos.[6]
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Protea aristata in cultivation, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Protea |
Species: | P. aristata |
Binomial name | |
Protea aristata | |