Peninsula Granite Fynbos

The Grey Tree Pincushion Protea, a Cape Town endemic, is mainly restricted to Peninsula Granite Fynbos

Peninsula Granite Fynbos is an endangered Fynbos vegetation type which is endemic to the city of Cape Town and occurs nowhere else. It is a unique type of tall, dense and diverse scrubland, scattered with trees. It can be found all along the belt of granite that encircles Table Mountain.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Cape Granite Fynbos. Cape Town Biodiversity Factsheets" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Benn, Grant; Laros, Marlene (January 2007). "APPENDIX A: Description of methods used for the identification and prioritisation of the Biodiversity Network for the City of Cape Town" (PDF). resource.capetown.gov.za. Retrieved 8 October 2020.