Biology:Serruria phylicoides

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Short description: Species of plant

Serruria phylicoides
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Scientific classification edit
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.

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.

In Afrikaans it known as donsigespinnekopbos.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18081546 entry