King Protea is a photograph by Heather Nel which was uploaded on June 27th, 2011.
King Protea
Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.... more
by Heather Nel
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King Protea
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Heather Nel
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Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.
92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.
Together with the springbok antelope, the protea had been treated as a sometimes controversial national symbol in South Africa, both during and after apartheid.
Today the South Africa national cricket team is known as "The Proteas" and this has linked the flower to wider nationalist sentiments in South Africa.
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