Serruria dodii, the Hex River spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae. It is part of the South African fynbos vegetation type. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hex River Mountains and Keeromsberg. The shrub grows upright, reaches a height of 1.0 m and flowers from August to November.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hexriver 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 balanocephala
- Serruria acrocarpa
- Serruria pedunculata
- Serruria gremialis
- Serruria aitonii
- Serruria fucifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria dodii
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