Protea piscina, also given the vernacular name Visgat sugarbush,[2] is a shrub of the family Proteaceae that is native to South Africa.[2] It is endemic to the southwestern Cape Provinces.[3]

Protea piscina
Protea piscina on the Middelberg Pass with an old fruit, seen from above
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species:
P. piscina
Binomial name
Protea piscina

References

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  1. ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea piscina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113213154A185565578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113213154A185565578.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rourke, John Patrick (1982). The Proteas of Southern Africa (2, illustrated ed.). Centaur Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780908379101.
  3. ^ Protea piscina Rourke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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