
Plants & flora
King Protea
Protea cynaroides, the king protea, is a flowering plant.
Infos sur les espèces
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
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce King Protea
Hébergements engagés
À travers Afrique du Sud
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
King Protea : espèce observée ici
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King Protea : quand et où l’observer
King Protea : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Table Mountain National Park, Gondwana Game Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Espèce
Protea cynaroides
Observations
8,601
observations iNaturalist
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Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce King Protea sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the King Protea in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the King Protea at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park, Gondwana Game Reserve, Tsitsikamma National Park and Garden Route National Park. 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.
Where can you see the King Protea in South Africa?
The King Protea is most recorded in Western Cape (96% of records), based on 8,601 iNaturalist observations. 10 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the King Protea on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the King Protea?
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. Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the King Protea?
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.



























