Proteas are best known as the national symbol of South Africa

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Proteas live in the southern hemisphere and come in a number of different shapes and sizes, from 35-metre-tall trees to low growing shrubs. All proteas have leathery leaves and cup-shaped groupings of small, brightly coloured flowers that resemble thistles.

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Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Lorne Chapman / Alamy / Afripics
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