Proteaceae

Common sugarbush

Protea repens (L.) L.

Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Protea

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Common sugarbush: Protea repens in Fernkloof Nature Reserve (Hermanus, South Africa). — Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Opregte suikerbos, Suikerbossie
English: Common sugarbush
Persian: شکربوته

Synonyms

Erodendrum mellifluum Knight
Leucadendron melliferum W.Wight
Leucadendron repens L.
Protea mellifera Thunb.
Protea mellifera var. albiflora Andrews
Protea strobus Meisn.
Scolymocephalus mellifer Kuntze
Scolymocephalus repens (L.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thijs nl at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philippe Zitoun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Yves Clara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.