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'True' Sugarbushes - Proteas

Ladismith Sugarbush - Protea aristata
	Habit: An erect stocky shrub up to 2.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: October - February, mainly December Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare Habitat: Klein Swartberg between Buffelspoort and Seweweekspoort

Lanceleaf Sugarbush - Protea lanceolata

Habit: An erect shrub to 4m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: April to October, peaking May to July Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Vulnerable due its habitat being threatened by Rooikrans invasion Habitat: Calcareous white sands, 0-200m Distribution: Potberg and Riversdale Flats to Mossel Bay

Common Sugarbush - Protea repens

Habit: Erect shrub to 4.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year, peaking May - October (western Cape), September March (Eastern Cape) Pollinator: Bird Fruit: Stored on plant Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened, the most widespread Sugarbush Habitat: Extremely varied, 0-1500m Distribution: From Nieuwoudtville to Grahamstown

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