ON THIS PLANT
Protea laurifolia, also known as the grey-leaf sugarbush, is a shrub from South Africa. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.Another vernacular name for this species is laurel sugarbush. In Afrikaans this species is known by the common names of louriersuikerbos, lourier-suikerbos, suikerbos and suikerkan.Protea laurifolia was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1806.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Protea
- Family
- Proteaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Grey Sugarbush en Greyleaf Sugarbush en Laurelleaf Sugarbush en August Erodendrum en Fringed Sugarbush en Laurel Sugarbush en Laurel-Leaved Protea en Pastel Protea en Rose-Mink Protea
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