Protea pendula, also known as the nodding sugarbush or arid sugarbush, is a flowering plant of the genus Protea, in the family Proteaceae, which is only found growing in the wild in the Cape Region of South Africa. In the Afrikaans language it is known as "knikkopsuikerbossie" or "ondersteboknopprotea".

This plant grows as an erect shrub up to three metres tall (9 ft). The flower heads are dropping, opening downwards. It is monoecious, with both sexes occurring in each flower.

The adult plants are killed by wildfires, but the seeds can survive such an event. The flowers are pollinated by birds. The fruits are numerous, studding the base of the dried, old flower head, which itself remains attached to the plant after senescence. The seeds are retained in the fruits for a few years, until they are eventually dispersed by the wind.

It grows in arid, rocky areas, and on krantzes (crags or cliffs).

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