Serruria phylicoides, the bearded 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 in the Du Toits Peak, the Hottentots Holland Mountains, the Riviersonderend Mountains and the Kleinrivier Mountains. The shrub grows 1.0 m tall and bears flowers from August to November.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bearded Spiderhead being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Serruria heterophylla
- Serruria rosea
- Serruria rostellaris
- Serruria nervosa
- Serruria hirsuta
- Serruria zeyheri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria phylicoides
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