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Bashful Sugarbush

Protea pudens Rourke
Bashful Sugarbush
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Protea pudens, known as the Bashful Sugarbush, is a flowering shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is native to the Western Cape province of South Africa and was first described in 1979 by Rourke.

Description

Protea pudens is a low-growing shrub that forms a groundcover. It is part of the Protea genus and is found only in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The species was published in 1979 by Rourke and is known by the common name Bashful Sugarbush. It is a member of the Proteaceae family, which is native to the region.

Other common names

Bashful Sugarbush

Distribution

Global · Cape Provinces

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