Serruria hirsuta, the Swartkops 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 and occurs on the Swartkop Mountain in the southern Cape Peninsula, above Simon's Town. The shrub grows up to 50 cm tall and flowers from June to October.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Swartkops 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 rostellaris
- Serruria pedunculata
- Paranomus abrotanifolius
- Serruria acrocarpa
- Serruria phylicoides
- Serruria villosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria hirsuta
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