Serruria rubricaulis, the red-stem 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 seaward. The shrub is small, upright and grows only 30 cm tall and flowers from July to November.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Redstem 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 ascendens
- Serruria bolusii
- Serruria decipiens
- Serruria nervosa
- Serruria collina
- Serruria fasciflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Serruria
- Species
- Serruria rubricaulis
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