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Sugarbushes
Protea
Protea /ˈproʊtiːə/ is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos). In local tradition, the Protea flower represents change and hope.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Protea sect. Speciosae
sectionSpeciosae
Protea sect. Leiocephalae
sectionLeiocephalae
Protea sect. Melliferae
sectionMelliferae
Protea sect. Protea
sectionProtea
Protea sect. Ligulatae
sectionLigulatae
White Sugarbushes
sectionExsertae
Protea sect. Subacaules
sectionSubacaules
Protea sect. Microgeantae
sectionMicrogeantae
Protea sect. Pinifoliae
sectionPinifoliae
Protea sect. Hypocephalae
sectionHypocephalae
Sugarbush Hybrids
hybridProtea × hybrida
Protea sect. Lasiocephalae
sectionLasiocephalae
Protea sect. Paracynaroides
sectionParacynaroides
Protea sect. Patentiflorae
sectionPatentiflorae
Protea sect. Craterifolia
sectionCraterifolia
Protea sect. Crinitae
sectionCrinitae
Peach-grey Hybrid
hybridProtea burchellii × laurifolia
Protea sect. Obvallatae
sectionObvallatae
Protea sect. Cristatae
sectionCristatae
Protea sect. Parviflorae
sectionParviflorae
Limelight
hybridProtea burchellii × neriifolia
Susara
hybridProtea magnifica × susannae
Sparkling Burgundy
hybridProtea longifolia × neriifolia
Protea sect. Paludosae
sectionPaludosae
Venus
hybridProtea aristata × repens
Clarks Red
hybridProtea aurea × repens
Liebencherry
hybridProtea longifolia × repens
Chimanimani-Wentzels hybrid Sugarbush
hybridProtea enervis × wentzeliana
Long Black Frankenflora
hybridProtea lepidocarpodendron × longifolia
Brenda
hybridProtea burchellii × compacta
Candida
hybridProtea magnifica × obtusifolia
Black Peach Frankenflora
hybridProtea burchellii × lepidocarpodendron
Sheila
hybridProtea burchellii × magnifica
Possum Magic
hybridProtea longifolia × magnifica
Grassveld Sugarbush Hybrid
hybridProtea afra afra × welwitschii
Long Grey Sugarbush
hybridProtea laurifolia × longifolia
Broadleaf Sugarbush Hybrid
hybridProtea eximia × neriifolia
Carnival
hybridProtea compacta × neriifolia
Burchells Sugarbush Hybrid
hybridProtea burchellii × repens
Franciscan Hybrid
hybridProtea compacta × magnifica
Roslyn
hybridProtea neriifolia x susannae
Protea laurifolia × repens
hybridProtea laurifolia × repens
Protea nitida × scorzonerifolia
hybridProtea nitida × scorzonerifolia
Trish Compacta
hybridProtea compacta × laurifolia
Protea acuminata × pendula
hybridProtea acuminata × pendula
Blue-Waboom Cross
hybridProtea laurifolia × nitida
Rubybeard
hybridProtea neriifolia × obtusifolia
Dainty Dwarf Sugarbush hybrid
hybridProtea parvula × welwitschii
Pixie
hybridProtea longifolia × pudens
Protea afra gazensis × wentzeliana
hybridProtea afra gazensis × wentzeliana
Protea eximia × lorifolia
hybridProtea eximia × lorifolia
Protea nitida × repens
hybridProtea nitida × repens
Nomad
hybridProtea burchellii × longifolia
Rosie
hybridProtea eximia × grandiceps
Protea canaliculata × pendula
hybridProtea canaliculata × pendula
Protea canaliculata × repens
hybridProtea canaliculata × repens
Protea canaliculata × sulphurea
hybridProtea canaliculata × sulphurea
Protea enervis × welwitschii
hybridProtea enervis × welwitschii
Pretty Anne
hybridProtea laurifolia × sulphurea
Protea lepidocarpodendron × nitida
hybridProtea lepidocarpodendron × nitida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Protea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129714.