Protea coronata
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Protea coronata is an erect shrub usually growing 2 to 3 metres tall, but known to reach 5 metres. It produces an apple-green flowerhead and lanceolate leaves, turning purple-green around the flowerhead. Its stems are hairy. It flowers between April and September. The plant grows in dense stands on heavy clay soils in the Western Cape, South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ as well as the van Stadens region of the Eastern Cape. T Rebelo: Sasol Proteas; A Field Guide to the Proteas of South Africa: Fernwood Press 1995 / 2nd ed 2001 ISBN 1-874950-40-7