Waterlily Sugarbush (Protea subvestita)

Waterlily Sugarbush, a reference photo — Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Protea subvestita, the waterlily sugarbush, is a flower bearing shrub that belongs to the well-known genus Protea. The plant is native to Lesotho and South Africa and occurs in Mpumalanga on the escarpment of the Wakkerstroom, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape (as far as Somerset East), and the Klein Swartberg. The shrub is large, erect and grows up to 5 m. It flowers mainly from January to March.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Waterlily Sugarbush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Protea lacticolor
Protea roupelliae
Protea punctata
Protea welwitschii
Protea laurifolia
Protea mundii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea
Species: Protea subvestita

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