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Protea eximia (Broad-leaf sugarbush) Life
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> Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Protea
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Protea eximia flowering in spring in the
Doringrivier Wilderness Area in the Outeniqua Mountains, Western Cape,
South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Protea eximia, Swartberg Pass, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Protea eximia flowering in spring on the
Swartberg Pass, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Green protea beetles, Trichostetha fascicularis,
gathered and feeding on a Protea eximia flowerhead in late spring
in the Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
[photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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