Serruria altiscapa

Serruria altiscapa
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Serruria
Species:	S. altiscapa
Binomial name
Serruria altiscapa Rourke

Serruria altiscapa, ^[2] the stately spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs at Blokkop in Villiersdorp as far as the Hottentots-Holland Mountains. ^{[3] [4]}

The plant grows at elevations of 700–1,250 m (2,300–4,100 ft). ^[3] It occurs with Serruria elongata . ^[5]

References

1. Rebelo, A.G.; Raimondo, D.; Helme, N.A. (2020). "Serruria altiscapa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T113230326A185591734. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113230326A185591734.en . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. "Serruria altiscapa Rourke". www.gbif.org. GBIF . Retrieved 2021-12-12.
3. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
4. Flowering Plants of Africa (PDF). Vol. 61. 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
5. Rourke, J. P. (10 October 1994). "Three new species of Serruria (Proteaceae) from the southwestern Cape". Bothalia. 24 (1): 1–7. Bibcode:1994Botha..24..101S. doi: 10.4102/abc.v24i1.743 .