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Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis

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Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
Subspecies:
P. a. subsp. potbergensis
Trinomial name
Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis
(Rourke) Rourke

Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis, also known as the Potberg protea, or Potberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the genus Protea. It is endemic to South Africa and is found only in the Potberg near Cape Infanta. It grows to a height of 5 metres, and flowers primarily from May to June.[1][2][3]

The plant dies after fire, but the seeds survive, and are spread by the wind. The plant is single-sexed. Pollination takes place through the activity of birds. The plant grows in sandy soils at elevations of 200 - 360m.

The plant's national number is 90.6.

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  1. ^ "Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis - PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. ^ "White Water Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.