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Protea cynaroides
National flower of South Africa - quite spectacular to be close to these thriving plants on the high veld. Protea cynaroides is adapted to survive the fires by its thick underground stem, which contains many dormant buds; these will produce the new growth after the fire
It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa of the fynbos region.
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Spotted on Mar 28, 2010
Submitted on Jul 23, 2011
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Nice!