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.

Serruria phylicoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Serruria
Species:
S. phylicoides
Binomial name
Serruria phylicoides

In Afrikaans it known as donsigespinnekopbos.[4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. "Serruria phylicoides (Bearded spiderhead)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. "Serruria phylicoides | Species Dictionary | Southern Africa | iSpot Nature". www.ispotnature.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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