''Protea asymmetrica'', also known as the Inyanga sugarbush, is a flowering plant, named for its asymmetric flowerheads, of the family
Proteaceae and endemic to
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
and the
Nyanga region, where it grows in grasslands, as well as
Mount Nyangani
Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at . The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about northwest of Mutare. The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around above the s ...
.
It reaches a height of up to 1.6m, and mainly flowers from June to August.
The plant sprouts after a fire, and grows on grassland at a height of around 2000m.
See also
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References
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