Protea punctata (Water sugarbush)
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> Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Protea
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Protea punctata flowering in autumn in the
Baviaanskloof Mountains, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Protea punctata, Swartberg Pass, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Protea punctata flowering in winter in the
Cedarberg Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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The Table Mountain Pride butterfly (Aeropetes
tulbaghia) taking nectar from a Protea punctata flowerhead in
the Baviaanskloof mountains, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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