Protea coronata

Protea coronata is an erect shrub usually growing 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in) tall, but known to reach 5 m (16 ft). It produces an apple-green flower head and lanceolate leaves, turning purple-green around the flowerhead. Its stems are hairy. It flowers between April and September. The plant grows in dense stands on heavy clay soils in the Western Cape, South Africa, as well as the van Stadens region of the Eastern Cape.[1]

Protea coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. coronata
Binomial name
Protea coronata


References

  1. 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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