Serruria phylicoides
Serruria phylicoides, the bearded spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos.[2] The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs in the Du Toits Peak, the Hottentots Holland Mountains, the Riviersonderend Mountains and the Kleinrivier Mountains.[3] The shrub grows 1.0 m tall and bears flowers from August to November.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Serruria |
| Species: | S. phylicoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Serruria phylicoides (P.J.Bergius) R.Br. | |
References
- Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2020. Serruria phylicoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T157993930A185574915. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T157993930A185574915.en. Accessed on 20 December 2021.
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Serruria phylicoides (Bearded spiderhead)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Serruria phylicoides | Species Dictionary | Southern Africa | iSpot Nature". www.ispotnature.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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