What is Protea inopina?
{{Speciesbox | image = Protea inopina 19247831.jpg | status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref =<ref>{{cite iucn |publisher=[[IUCN]] |title=''Protea inopina'' |author1=Rebelo, A.G. |author2=Raimondo, D. |author3=von Staden, L. |year=2020 |volume=2020 |page=e.T113210115A185591877 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113210115A185591877.en |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/113210115/185591877}}</ref> | genus = Protea | species = inopina | authority = Rourke }} '''Protea inopina''' also called '''Large-nut Sugarbush''' is a flowering shrub belonging to the well-known Protea genus. The plant is endemic to the [[Western Cape]], rare, extremely isolated and occurs only in the [[Olifants River Mountains]] near Palace Hill. The plant grows 1 m tall and has many stems. It blooms from September to December. The plant sprouts again after it has burned. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of birds. The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 600 - 650 m. In Afrikaans it is known as the Groottolsuikerbos. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * http://pza.sanbi.org/protea-inopina * http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=799-60 * https://www.proteaatlas.org.za/sugar6.htm * https://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_inopina.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202190759/http://biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/proteaceae/protea_inopina.htm |date= 2 Februarie 2020 }} [[Category:Proteaceae]]