Protea scabra (Sandpaper-leaf sugarbush)
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The underground-stem Protea scabra which
produces its inflorescences at ground level, flowering in spring on
Viljoen's Pass, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
The underground-stem Protea scabra which
produces its inflorescences at ground level, flowering in spring on the
low slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains near Greyton, Western Cape,
South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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