Protea flower

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flower national symbol of South Africa plant reproductive structure

The Protea flower is a distinctive South African bloom symbolizing the country’s rich biodiversity and national pride.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Protea 2
Protea cynaroides 1
Protea flower canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flower ⓘ
national symbol of South Africa ⓘ
plant reproductive structure ⓘ
adaptedTo fire-prone environments ⓘ
appearsOn Coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: South African coat of arms

logos of South African sports teams ⓘ
associatedWith Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ⓘ
surface form: Cape Floristic Region
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
commonNameOf Protea cynaroides is called king protea ⓘ
conservationStatus many species are threatened ⓘ
describedInYear 1771 (genus Protea) ⓘ
discoveredBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
surface form: Carl Linnaeus (genus description)
economicImportance cut flower industry ⓘ
family Proteaceae ⓘ
floweringSeason varies by species ⓘ
foundInBiome fynbos ⓘ
hasCharacteristic large flower heads ⓘ
varied colors ⓘ
waxy bracts ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn South African art ⓘ
South African ceremonies ⓘ
South African design ⓘ
hasGrowthForm shrub ⓘ
small tree ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Protea flower self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Protea cynaroides
hasSpeciesCount over 100 species ⓘ
hasUse ecotourism attraction in South Africa ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter Proteus from Greek mythology ⓘ
nationalFlowerOf South Africa ⓘ
nativeTo South Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
order Proteales ⓘ
pollinatedBy birds ⓘ
insects ⓘ
propagatedBy cuttings ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
requires well-drained acidic soils ⓘ
symbolizes South African biodiversity ⓘ
national pride of South Africa ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerates poor nutrient soils ⓘ
usedAs ornamental plant ⓘ
usedIn floral arrangements ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Africa national rugby union team → emblem → Protea flower ⓘ
Proteaceae → typeGenus → Protea flower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protea
Proteaceae → hasGenus → Protea flower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protea
Protea flower → hasNotableSpecies → Protea flower self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protea cynaroides