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Protea nitida (Wagon tree)
Waboom [Afrikaans] Life
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> Family: Proteaceae > Genus: Protea
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A male Cape sugarbird (Promerops
cafer) perched on and pollinating a flowerhead of Protea
nitida, a source of nectar, on the Matsikamma, Western Cape, South
Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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The dwarf, resprouting form of the Waboom,
Protea nitida, flowering in autumn above Scarborough on the Cape
Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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The dwarf resprouting form of the Waboom,
Protea nitida, flowering in spring on the Cape Peninsula Mountains
above Scarborough, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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A fire burning Waboom, Protea nitida, in
fynbos on the Stellenbosch mountains, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
The dwarf, resprouting form of the Waboom,
Protea nitida, flowering in autumn above Scarborough on the Cape
Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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