Description: this photo was previously mis-placed in an observation of P. gaguedi at the same site Thanks to Pieter for pointing out the mistake! There were 1 or 2 plants with this appearance (larger curved leaves) co-occurring with plants that we identified as P. gaguedi using stem pubescence and dried flowerhead appearance http://ispot.org.za/node/160159 A grass fire was approaching, as you can see in the second photo
Description: Original 35mm photo taken near Cobham in southern KZN Drakensberg - beautiful colonies at a lower altitude than Protea dracomontana. Protea dracomontana does not occur in the southern Drakensberg (south of Giant's Castle)
Description: Taken from old 35mm slide (digital copy), original taken on the higher slopes of Policeman's Helmet Ridge, 8500 feet high, Royal Natal National Park Had three visits to this colony (last visit 1987: about 50 plants in the colony) Plan a next visit in 2014.
Description: Cathedral Peak - Cathkin Peak area, Drakensberg, KZN (Old 35mm slide, retook digital picture of slide) Taken in Drakensberg fynbos, 7000 ft altitude
Description: Elsa Pooley Wild Flower Weekend, Cavern. Specimem 3m high.Bark is black. Leaves are light green. Bracts yellow. Flowers are white mixed with orange.
Description: No plants were in flower. This was on top of a small plateau (the crack trail) and there were also Protea subvestita nearby. The leaves and stems at this site were quite variable in size, although the stems were on the hefty side, I guess. I went around and measured stem width on a whole bunch, and they were generally too thick for Protea simplex. I wish there were better ways to tell them apart, though.
Description: Thanks for all the observations of fantastic Proteaceae from the Cape. Here is one of the few from the summer rainfall area. Nice population of sugarbush in as-yet-unbuilt area of posh suburb. Prognosis dire. Shale. Aspect ~SE.
Description: Single-stemmed upright tree with glaucous leathery leaves and pink flowers. Cant remember if they were all pink but only a few were flowering.
