| Protea coronata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Proteoideae |
| Genus: | Protea |
| Species: | P. coronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Protea coronata Lam. |
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Protea coronata is an erect shrub usually growing 2 to 3 meters tall, but known to reach 5 meters. It produces an apple-green flowerhead and lanceolate leaves, turning purple-green around the flowerhead. Its stems are hairy. It flowers between April and September. The plant grows in dense stands on heavy clay soils in the Western Cape, South Africa.[1]