| Protea susannae | |
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| Protea susannae cultivated at Rondevlei near Sedgefield, on the Garden Route, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Protea |
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P. susannae
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| Binomial name | |
| Protea susannae | |
Protea susannae, also known as stink-leaf sugarbush,[3][4][5][6][7] is a flower-bearing shrub of the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the southwestern Cape RegionofSouth Africa.[3][8]
Other vernacular names are stink-leaf protea. In the Afrikaans language it is known as stinkblaarsuikerbos.[9]
The tree's national number is 98.1.[6]
The species can grow up to three metres in height. The plant is monoecious, both sexes occur in each flower. It blooms from April to September.[5]
Protea susannaeisendemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3][8] It occurs from StanfordtoStilbaai.[5]
During the periodic wildfires which pass through its habitat adult plants die, but the seeds can survive such an event. Pollination occurs through the action of birds. The seed is stored in the old, dry infructescence which remains persistently attached to the plant. The seed is eventually dispersed by means of the wind. The plant grows in calcareous and pH-neutral soil at altitudes from sea level to 200 metres.[5]
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