| Brunia sphaerocephala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Bruniaceae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. sphaerocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Brunia sphaerocephala (Sond.) A.V.Hall | |
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Brunia sphaerocephala, the ball spikekol, is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia . [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. [2] The plant occurs in the Slanghoek, Wemmershoek and Hottentots Holland Mountains. There are four to five subpopulations and the plant is threatened by invasive species. [3]