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Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Protea
Species:	P. aurea
Subspecies:	P. a. subsp. potbergensis
Trinomial name
Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis (Rourke) Rourke

Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis, also known as the Potberg protea, or Potberg sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the genus Protea. It is endemic to South Africa and is found only in the Potberg near Cape Infanta. It grows to a height of 5 metres, and flowers primarily from May to June.

The plant dies after fire, but the seeds survive, and are spread by the wind. The plant is single-sexed. Pollination takes place through the activity of birds. The plant grows in sandy soils at elevations of 200 - 360m.

The plant's national number is 90.6.

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See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
• List of Protea species

References

1. "Protea aurea subsp. potbergensis - PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
2. "White Water Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
3. "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

• IUCN Red List near threatened species
• Trees of Africa
• Protea