Serruria nervosa, the fluted 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 from the Kleinrivierberge to the Elim plain and up to the coast. The shrub is small, upright and grows only 30 cm high and flowers from July to November
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Fluted 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 bolusii
- Serruria rubricaulis
- Serruria rostellaris
- Serruria decipiens
- Serruria ascendens
- Serruria phylicoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria nervosa
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