Protea lepidocarpodendron
Protea lepidocarpodendron, the black bearded sugarbush, is a bearded Protea that is placed in the section Speciosae. It grows between one and 2 m tall, with narrowly oblong leaves. Flowerheads are oblong with a purple-black beard and black hairs below the beard. It typically grows in sandstone, fericrete and granite soils in the Western Cape from Cape Town to Kleinmond. It is near-threatened.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. lepidocarpodendron |
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References
- Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea lepidocarpodendron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113210384A185573947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113210384A185573947.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- T Rebelo: Sasol Proteas; A Field Guide to the Proteas of South Africa: Fernwood Press 1995 / 2nd ed 2001 ISBN 1-874950-40-7
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