Serruria collina, also known as the lost 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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lost 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 cygnea
- Serruria effusa
- Serruria rubricaulis
- Serruria gracilis
- Serruria glomerata
- Serruria elongata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria collina
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