
Plants & flora
Protea cynaroides, the king protea, is a flowering plant.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 8,601 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where King Protea is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
8,601 records, iNaturalist
3 Ergebnisse in Südafrika
Eine Reise planen
King Protea: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Gondwana Game Reserve.
Art
Protea cynaroides
Nachweise
8 601
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den King Protea auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the King Protea at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The King Protea is most recorded in Western Cape (96% of records), based on 8 601 iNaturalist observations. 3 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the King Protea on site or nearby.
The King Protea is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
Protea cynaroides, the king protea, is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa in the fynbos region.