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Asymmetrical Protea

Protea asymmetrica Beard

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asymmetrica: with asymmetric flower heads
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea asymmetrica Beard Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120740
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Description

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Small shrub, up to 1.5 m, named for its typically asymmetrical flower heads.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea asymmetrica Beard Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120740
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Frequency

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Rare
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Worldwide distribution

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Endemic to the Nyanga area of Zimbabwe
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Protea asymmetrica Beard Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120740
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Protea asymmetrica

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Protea asymmetrica, also known as the Inyanga sugarbush, is a flowering plant, named for its asymmetric flowerheads, of the family Proteaceae and endemic to Zimbabwe and the Nyanga region, where it grows in grasslands, as well as Mount Nyangani.

It reaches a height of up to 1.6m, and mainly flowers from June to August.[2][3] The plant sprouts after a fire, and grows on grassland at a height of around 2000m.

See also

References

  1. ^ Timberlake, J.R. (2020). "Protea asymmetrica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T122447206A122447211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T122447206A122447211.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Protea asymmetrica". www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "CJB - African plant database - Detail". www.ville-ge.ch. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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Protea asymmetrica: Brief Summary

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Protea asymmetrica, also known as the Inyanga sugarbush, is a flowering plant, named for its asymmetric flowerheads, of the family Proteaceae and endemic to Zimbabwe and the Nyanga region, where it grows in grasslands, as well as Mount Nyangani.

It reaches a height of up to 1.6m, and mainly flowers from June to August. The plant sprouts after a fire, and grows on grassland at a height of around 2000m.

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