Protea glabra Thunb. Clanwilliam Sugarbush Kaiingsuikerbos Other Common Names: Brownsel Sugarbush, Age to first flowering: First flowers recorded Chestnut Sugarbush, Scented Protea, at 1 years, 50% estimated at 2 years, and Bierbos, Kaiingbos, Kaiinghout, Kayang 100% recorded at 3 years. Sugarbush, Kreupelwaboom, 1 Krukkelwaboom, Kruppelwaboom. g in Other Scientific Names: banksii Kotzsch ex er w Meisn, buekiana Meisn, pyrifolia Buek ex 0.5 Meisn, thunbergii (Endl). s flo % Site 1094 Records 0 0123456789101112 Population (1088 records): 21% Common, Age (Years after fire) 59% Frequent, 20% Rare. Height (1076 records): 6% 0.2-1 m tall, 45% 1- Dispersion (984 records): 67% variable, 2 m tall, 48% 2-5 m tall, 1% taller than 5 m. 31% clumped, 1% widespread. Pollinators (58 records): 74% beetles, Flowering (1058 records with: Jan 43, Feb 33, 10% birds, 10% bees or wasps, 3% flies, Mar 103, Apr 89, May 39, Jun 116, Jul 93, 2% butterflies or moths. Aug 145, Sep 149, Oct 174, Nov 59, Dec Detailed Pollinators (17 records): Monkey 15): Buds from Mar to Aug ; Flowering from Beetle (4), Southern Double-collared Jun to Sep 32; Peak Flowering from not Sunbird (2), Malachite Sunbird (2), Honey significant; Over from Sep to Nov; Fruit Bee (2), Green Stripy Beetle (2), Great from Sep to May; Nothing from Mar to Apr Protea Beetle (2), Orange-breasted Sunbird, and Dec. Peak levels at 91% in Aug. Green Monkey Beetle, Green Beetle. Historically recorded as flowering from Jul to Nov, principally Aug to Sep. Habitat: 2320 Distance to Ocean (1078 Altitude (m) records): 100% inland - 2120 further than 2 km from 1920 coast. 1720 Altitude (1078 records): 140 - 1520 1460 m; 620 lq - 800 med - 960 1320 uqm. 1120 920 Landform (1068 records): 620 47% shallow soil, 45% deep 420 soil, 7% rocky outcrops. 220 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Slope (1072 records): 20 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 62% gentle incline, Growth (1050 records with: Jan 45, Feb 33, 15% platform, Mar 102, Apr 88, May 39, Jun 119, Jul 91, 13% hill top, N 7% steep incline, NW Aug 142, Sep 148, Oct 174, Nov 54, Dec 3% valley bottom. NE 15): Much from Sep to Nov; Rare from Sep W to Feb; None from all year round. Peak Aspect (840 records): levels at 64% in Oct. 31% East, 29% South, SW 23% North, E 17% West. S SE Soil Type (1063 records): 59% sandy, 26% rocky, 7% loamy, 7% gravelly, 1% clayey. Soil Colour (1054 records): 37% brown, 29% grey, 12% yellow, 9% white, 8% orange, 5% red. Geology (1031 records): 95% sandstone, 3% shale, 2% silcrete or ferricrete. Vegetation (1072 records): 99% shrubland. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Conservation Status and Threat: Seedlings (422 records): Absent in 99%: fewer Red Data List Status: Least Concern. seedlings than prefire adults in 3 cases. Occurrence (Fynbos): 6 943 km2 with 13% Seedlings found in Jan (2) and Sep. conserved and 11% lost; Occupancy: Fire Survival (24 records): 63% escaped fires 1 278 km2 with 17% conserved and 8% lost. in fire-safe areas, 21% resprouted from Fragmentation index: 12%. underground boles, 8% eliminated from the Nature Reserves (1078 records): 19% in nature area by fires, 8% survived by seedlings only. reserves - inadequately conserved. Habitat destruction (1058 records): Slender green beetle (AWA95081605); A 77% extensive natural habitat, 12% islands, small green longish beetle shiny with stripes 9% naturally fragmented habitats, lengthwise down its wing covers 1% naturally linear habitats. (OUT97092104); A lot of beetles on open Alien Invasive Species (1049 records): flowers (SMS98091401); 91% none, 4% Fabaceae (chiefly alien Habitat Acacia), 4% Pinus. Lots of very young plants next to edge of Alien Density (1048 records): 91% alien-free, seepage (AWA99091804); Increasing in the 7% sparse. sand! (AWAY0101501); Some in deep sand between rocks! Cultivation & Utilization: (AGRY4041707); In sandy soil: seems Picking (693 records): 100% no sign of suspicious! (AWA97082604); Crazy plants picking. on sand with not a rock bed in sight Cultivation Status: Plantings - 1 record (AWA98082805); (0.09%). Always on thinner soils or solid rock Witch's Broom Infestation: 75 records (7%). (AGR92082701-3); Grow in what seems solid rock (JAT94111803); Almost Atlassers Notes: exclusively on plateau with solid bed-rock Size (WIJ94041402); On rocky slabs One plant over 8m tall spectacular, within 20m (PMRY0100105, WIJY1031704); Grow only of it was a creeping form lying prostrate on in the cracks of the sandstone bedrock rock up to 1m diam.- flowerhead typical! (PVR94082901); Many grow out of cracks in (AGRY0012934); rocky escarpment (WIJ93082703); Grows Some gigantic (AWA96082101); out of cracks in solid bedrock in level areas Also many plants of height 2 and 3 - an age (WIJ94041205); On rocks (SGAY1022406- spread? (TLE97101106) ; Quite a few young 7; SGAY1022509, TLE98111707); plants - older plants very old with old thick Concentrated on rocky areas with shallow stumps (WMP97100401); soils (SGAY1022510); Confined to rocky Flowering areas (SHR95052701-2, SHR95061802 Its usual self this time of the year with WMPY2051201); Confined to rocky outcrop everything from nothing to cone (TLE97101203, TLEY0052001); On rocky (AWA98082703); Some bushes had buds outcrops (TLEY0052005, TLEY0052102-3, flowers and new growth all together TLEY0092302-3+06-7); Growing on cliff (JAT97083002); face (TLEY0052104, TLEY0092401); All buds (some quite large) aborted Witches Broom (AGRY0092916); All buds dead 5-10% of plants dead with Witches Broom (SAS99042602); Most have buds which have (AGRY0012940); totally dried up (WIJ94041404); Very heavily infested (WMP97100401); Forms and hybrids Heavily infested (LYM99072502, 1 plant seen with very large leaves -almost P. PGD93091801, SAS99042403, laurifolia like -but typical glabra SAS99042503, SAS99042603, flowerheads (AGRY0103136); VCH99072502); Occasional Growth (SMRY0050602); On one plant New growth on small plants (AWA96082007, (SMR98082704); Covered and not very AWA97082702); Many young with new healthy (VCH98082705); No Witches growth (AWA97082201); Broom – unusual! (WMP99042503); Stress and mortality Devils Growth (AWA96082203); Dying! Of which seven are 'non-seedlings' (AWA95082608); Looked stressed Confusing Species: None noted. (AWA96082002); Experiencing water stress Records of identification queries = 9 (SHRY0070901); Many dying – drought? (WIJY1031713); Almost half of seen were Variation and Taxonomy: No variation noted. dead (AGRY0102606); Utilization Distribution: Add. Some chopped down - for firewood? INCLUDEPICTURE (AGRY5122905); Pollination "C:\\temp\\atlas\\PRGLAB_m.jpg" \* As always has this longish green striped (really MERGEFORMAT \d ridged on elytra) beetle (AGRY0092315); Protea inopina Rourke Large-nut Sugarbush Stompiewaboom Other Common Names: None known. 1 Other Scientific Names: None. g n eri w o l 21 Records 0.5 f es t Population (19 records): 11% Common, i S 63% Frequent, 26% Rare. % Dispersion (19 records): 53% variable, 0 42% clumped, 5% evenly distributed. 0123456789101112 Flowering (21 records with: Jan 1, Feb 2, Mar Age (Years after fire) 0, Apr 0, May 3, Jun 0, Jul 0, Aug 3, Sep 1, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 11): Buds from Dec to Jan Height (21 records): 5% 0-0.2 m tall, 90% 0.2- and May and Aug; Flowering from Aug; 1 m tall, 5% 1-2 m tall. Peak Flowering not recorded; Over not Pollinators (1 record): 100% beetles. significant; Fruit from Sep to Feb; Nothing Detailed Pollinators: No additional data. not significant. Peak levels unreliable at 2320 100% in Aug. Historically recorded as Habitat: Altitude (m) flowering from Sep to Dec. Distance to Ocean (19 records): 2120 100% inland - further than 2 km 1920 from coast. 1720 Altitude (19 records): 560 - 760 m; 1520 620 lq - 660 med - 680 uqm. 1320 1120 Landform (19 records): 63% deep 920 soil, 21% shallow soil, 620 16% rocky outcrops. 420 Slope (19 records): 79% gentle 220 incline, 21% steep incline. 20 Aspect (18 records): 44% North, 00.20.4 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 36% East, 11% South, 8% West. Growth (21 records with: Jan 1, Feb 2, Mar 0, N Apr 0, May 3, Jun 0, Jul 0, Aug 3, Sep 1, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 11): Much from Feb and Sep; Soil Type (19 Rare from Feb, May, Aug and Dec; None records): NW NE from Dec to Jan, May and Aug. Peak levels 58% sandy, unreliable at 100% in Sep. 37% loamy, W SW 5% gravelly. S E Soil Colour (19 SE records): 63% brown, 26% grey, 5% white, 5% orange. Geology (18 records): 94% sandstone, 6% conglomerate. Vegetation (19 records): 100% shrubland. Conservation Status and Threat: Red Data List Status: Vulnerable D2(i,ii). Occurrence (Fynbos): 6 km2 with 0% conserved JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN and 9% lost; Occupancy: 9 km2 with 0% conserved and 12% lost. Fragmentation Seedlings (9 records): All without any seedlings index meaningless. present. Nature Reserves (19 records): 5% in nature Fire Survival : No data. reserves - inadequately conserved. Age to first flowering: Data only recorded at Habitat destruction (19 records): 100% at 7 years. 79% extensive natural habitat, 21% islands. Alien Invasive Species (17 records): 100% none. Alien Density (17 records): 100% alien-free. Cultivation & Utilization: Picking (17 records): 94% no sign of picking, 6% lightly picked. Cultivation Status: Plantings - 2 records (10%). Witch's Broom Infestation: 4 records (19%). Confusing Species: None noted. Records of identification queries = 1. Atlassers Notes: Damage Variation and Taxonomy: None recorded. Most buds do not mature and ends of stems all withering bark (CAR93080801); Distribution: Add. All badly damaged by insects, leaves also badly INCLUDEPICTURE damaged (CAR93080801); Numbers "C:\\temp\\atlas\\PRINOP_m.jpg" \* Approx 50 plants seen (LYM98120507); MERGEFORMAT \d Probably 100-150 adults (NAH92081512); Protea nitida Miller Wagon Tree Waboom Other Common Names: Large-flower Jun (5), Jul (9), Aug (21), Sep (7), Oct (5), Erodendrum, Proud Protea, Tree Protea, Nov (17) and Dec (8).