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  5. ›proteas, lotuses, planes, and allies
  6. ›Protea family
  7. ›Singlet Proteas
  8. ›Nutseed Proteoid Clade
  9. ›Cape Nutseed Proteoids
  10. ›Sorocephalus
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Flowerless Powderpuff

Sorocephalus crassifolius

Sorocephalus crassifolius, commonly known as the flowerless clusterhead, is a flowering shrub in the family Proteaceae. It forms part of the South African fynbos and is endemic to the Western Cape, specifically the Riviersonderendberge mountains. The plant was last observed flowering in the 1980s and is now critically endangered, with only 15 known individuals remaining.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 594610.