Serruria rostellaris, the remote 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 Grabouw to Hermanus, Groenlandberg, Caledon, Swartberg, and Kleinrivierberge.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Remote 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 phylicoides
- Serruria nervosa
- Serruria hirsuta
- Serruria aemula
- Serruria acrocarpa
- Spatalla setacea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria rostellaris
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