Protea tenax also known as the tenacious sugarbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and distributed in the Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma, Kouga and Winterhoek mountains as well as the Baviaanskloof. In Afrikaans it is known as Gehardesuikerbos.[2][3]
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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. tenax
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| Protea tenax (Salisb.) R.Br.
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See also
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edit- ^ Rebelo, A.G.; Mtshali, H.; von Staden, L. (2020). "Protea tenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113221498A185553561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113221498A185553561.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Ground Sugarbushes". www.proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme - SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
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