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Protea inopina
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Protea inopina, the 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.[2]
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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.[3] The plant grows in sandstone soil at altitudes of 600 - 650 m.[4]
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