title: Protea namaquana
text: # Protea namaquana
  
  Protea namaquana, also known as the Kamiesberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant which belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape Region of South Africa, in particular the Kamiesberg mountains of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province. The species has a worldwide distribution of only 18 $km^2.$ It is regarded as critically endangered. In the Afrikaans language it has the vernacular name is Kamiesbergsuikerbos.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Protea namaquana habitus
  * Protea namaquana flower
  * Protea namaquana flower
  * Protea namaquana habitat
  