''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
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endemic to
South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth century. It is called spiderhead in English and spinnekopbos in
Afrikaans, because of the silky, finely divided leaves looking like they are covered in spiders webs.
Selected species
Species include:
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Serruria acrocarpa
''Serruria acrocarpa'', the common rootstock spiderhead. is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs from the Cederberg to the Southern Cape. T ...
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Serruria adscendens''
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Serruria aemula
''Serruria aemula'' is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa. It is known by the common name of strawberry spiderhead.
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Serruria aitonii
''Serruria aitonii'', the marshmallow spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs from the Cederberg and Sandveld to the Groot-Wint ...
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Serruria altiscapa
''Serruria altiscapa'', the stately spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs at Blokkop in Villiersdorp as far as the Hottentots- ...
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Serruria balanocephala''
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Serruria bolusii''
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Serruria brownii''
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Serruria candicans
''Serruria candicans'', the shiny spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs from Elandskloof to the Slanghoek Mountains a ...
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Serruria collina''
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Serruria confragosa
''Serruria confragosa'', the wavy spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains and Great Winterhoek ...
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Serruria cyanoides''
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Serruria cygnea''
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Serruria decipiens''
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Serruria decumbens''
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Serruria deluvialis''
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Serruria dodii''
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Serruria effusa''
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Serruria elongata''
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Serruria fasciflora''
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Serruria flagellifolia''
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Serruria flava
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria florida''
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Serruria fucifolia''
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Serruria furcellata''
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Serruria glomerata
''Serruria glomerata'', the cluster spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, it occurs on the Cape Flats and Cape Peninsula. The shrub is ...
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Serruria gracilis
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria gremialis
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria heterophylla
''Serruria heterophylla'', the spindly spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs near Kleinmond and the Klein River Mountains. Th ...
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Serruria hirsuta''
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Serruria inconspicua''
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Serruria incrassata
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria kraussii''
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Serruria lacunosa
''Serruria lacunosa'', the Matsikamma spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs on the Gifberg. The shrub grows up to 1.5 m ...
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Serruria leipoldtii
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria linearis''
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Serruria meisneriana''
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Serruria millefolia
''Serruria millefolia'', the millileaf spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation locate ...
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Serruria nervosa
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria nivenii''
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Serruria pedunculata''
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Serruria phylicoides''
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Serruria pinnata
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria rebeloi''
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Serruria reflexa
''Serruria reflexa'', the milky spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the s ...
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Serruria rosea
''Serruria rosea'', the rose spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Description
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds s ...
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Serruria rostellaris
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic (ecology), endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early i ...
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Serruria roxburghii
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria rubricaulis
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria scoparia''
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Serruria stellata
''Serruria stellata'', the star spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located ...
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Serruria trilopha
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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Serruria triternata
''Serruria triternata'', the Tulbagh spiderbush, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on ...
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Serruria villosa''
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Serruria viridifolia''
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Serruria williamsii
''Serruria williamsii'', commonly known as the king spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus ''Serruria'' and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and only occurs in the Riviersonderend Mountain ...
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Serruria zeyheri
''Serruria'', or spiderhead is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.
Names
''Serruria'' was named in honor of Joseph Serrurier, a professor of botany at the Utrecht University early in the eighteenth ce ...
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References
Proteaceae genera
Endemic flora of South Africa
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