ThePiper<p>Taken at sunset on the slopes of Table Mountain this is a Wagon Tree. It is a member of the protea family (Protea Nitida) and indigenous to the Fynbos Biome<br>It gets its name from the fact that it produced wood strong enough to repair the ox wagons used by early settlers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TableMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TableMountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WagonTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WagonTree</span></a></p>