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Snow Sugarbushes - Proteas

Snowball Sugarbush - Protea cryophila

Habit: A prostrate shrub forming clumps to 3m across Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: January - April Pollinator: Rodents Fruit: Stored on plant for a few years Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare, confined to a few peaks Habitat: Sandstone soils on rocky ledges and screes, 1750-1900m Distribution: Confined to a few central Cederberg peaks

Frosted Sugarbush - Protea pruinosa

Habit: A dense prostrate shrub up to 1.5m across and 0.5m tall Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: January - February Pollinator: Rodents Fruit: Stored on plant for a few years Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Rare, only a few isolated populations Habitat: Ridges and summits, 1800-2100m Distribution: Swartberg from Towerkop to Meiringspoort

Hart's-Tongue-Fern Sugarbush - Protea scolopendriifolia

			Habit: A rhizomatous shrub forming clumps to 1m across Fire survival: Resprouts from underground bole Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: September - December Pollinator: Rodents Fruit: Stored on plant for a few years Seed dispersal: Wind Seed storage: In seedheads on plant Rarity status: Not threatened Habitat: Cederberg shale, rarely sandstone soils 450-1800m Distribution: Cederberg to Kogelberg to Riviersonderend Mountains, Swartberg to Kouga Mountains

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