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Protea venusta
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Protea
Species:	P. venusta
Binomial name
Protea venusta Compton

Protea venusta, the cascade sugarbush or creeping beauty, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Protea. It is endemic to South Africa.

Description

The shrub is large and has a diameter of 3 m (9.8 ft) and grows up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. It flowers mainly from January to February. The plant dies after a fire but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a shell and released after they are ripe and are dispersed by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of birds.

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs in the Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. It grows on rocky, southern slopes in cool areas at altitudes of 1700 - 2000m.

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References

1. Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T113221543A185559220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113221543A185559220.en.
2. "White Water Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za.
3. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
4. "Protea venusta (Creeping beauty)". biodiversityexplorer.info.

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