Protea amplexicaulis,[2][3] the clasping-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and occurs from Citrusdal to the Kogelberg, as well as in the Langeberg.[4] The shrub remains low and spreads out, becoming 1.3 m in diameter and flowering from June to September.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. amplexicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protea amplexicaulis (Salisb.) R.Br.
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Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive.[5] The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place by the action of rats and mice.[6] The plant grows sandstone soils at elevations of 180 to 1,600 m.[7]
In Afrikaans it is known as ′aardroos-suikerbos′.[5]
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edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea amplexicaulis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113208239A157947276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113208239A157947276.en. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Protea amplexicaulis (Salisb.) R.Br". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. mindat.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Protea amplexicaulis | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Protea amplexicaulis (Clasping-leaf sugarbush)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Rodent Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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