Mountain Rose
Protea nana (P.J.Bergius) Thunb.
Protea nana, also known as the mountain rose or mountain-rose sugarbush, is a flowering shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is part of the genus Protea and is native to the Cape Provinces. The name was published in 1781 and is a superfluous name for Leucadendron nanum P. J. Bergius (1767).
Description
Protea nana is a flowering shrub in the Proteaceae family and is part of the genus Protea. It is commonly referred to as the mountain rose or mountain-rose sugarbush. The species is native to the Cape Provinces and has a global distribution. The name was first published in 1781 and is recognized as a superfluous name for Leucadendron nanum P. J. Bergius, which was described in 1767.
Other common names
Mountain RoseMountain-rose Sugarbushmountain-rose
Distribution
Global · Cape Provinces
Synonyms
Leucadendron nanumLeucadendron pinifoliumProtea acuifoliaScolymocephalus nanusErodendrum acuifoliumProtea rosacea
