Genus Protea Rank Species | ||
Similar Protea lanceolata, Protea coronata, Protea mundii, Protea lepidocarpodendron, Protea eximia |
Sunbird and sugarbird visit protea aurea
Protea aurea (long-bud sugarbush) is a shrub or small tree with a single trunk occurring in mountain fynbos, usually on cool, moist, southern slopes. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

The flowerheads are solitary and resemble a shuttlecock when open. Fruit is a densely hairy nut. Two subspecies are recognised: subsp. aurea and subsp. potbergensis with the later being rare and restricted to the Potberg.




References
Protea aurea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA