Protea venusta

Common name: Cascade Sugarbush

Family: Proteaceae

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Country of Origin: South Africa - Western Cape

Description: While not evaluated by the IUCN Redlist, this species is listed on the RedList of South African Plants and thus we have marked it as an endangered species.⁵

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kent Holsinger - UConn/EEB

Provenance:

Seed collected by Jane Carlson, Ann Marie Gawel 22-MAR-2008
South Africa, Western Cape, Swartberg Reserve

Population is on steep southern slope of Blesberg, intermixed with Protea punctata. 2037m. Stand height 1m
S 33.41856; E 22.68702

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eudicots
• Order: Proteales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Proteaceae
• SubFamily: Proteoideae
• Tribe: Proteeae
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References:

1. Protea Atlas Project. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.
2. Evolutionary radiations in South African Proteaceae
3. Photo Credits: Jane Carlson - Post-Doctoral Researcher - Holsinger Lab
4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.
5. Red List of South African Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, 10 October, 2019.

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