Serruria millefolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Serruria |
Species: | S. millefolia |
Binomial name | |
Serruria millefolia Salisb. ex Knight | |
Serruria millefolia, the millileaf 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 in the Sandveld from the Bokkeveld Mountains escarpment to the Olifants River Mountains. The shrub grows upright, only 50 cm high and flowers from August to December
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. Two months after flowering, the fruit falls and ants disperse the seeds. They store the seeds in their nests. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place through the action of insects. The plant grows in sandy soil at elevations of 350 - 800 m.
Serruria bolusii, the Agulhas 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 is found in Elim hills and Soetanysberg. The shrub grows upright to 1.0 m tall and flowers from August to December.
Serruria zeyheri, the matchstick spiderbush, 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 Du Toitskloof Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains, possibly also in the Greenland Mountain. The shrub is upright and grows 50 cm high and flowers from August to November.
Serruria trilopha, the trident spiderbush, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, where it only occurs on the Cape Peninsula and Cape Flats up to Malmesbury. The shrub is upright and grows only 80 cm high and bears flowers from August to October.
Serruria triternata, the Tulbagh spiderbush, 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 only occurs in the Elandskloof Mountains near Tulbagh. The shrub is upright and reaches 1.0 m in height and flowers in September.
Serruria dodii, the Hex River 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 in the Hex River Mountains and Keeromsberg. The shrub grows upright, reaches a height of 1.0 m and flowers from August to November.
Serruria effusa, the candelabra 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, where it occurs in the Olifants River Mountains and the Sederberg. The shrub is upright with a diameter of 1.5 m, one grows to 1.5 m high and bears flowers from August to September.
Serruria hirsuta, the Swartkops 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 in the Cape Peninsula at the Swartkop above Simon's Town. The shrub grows up to 50 cm tall and flowers from June to October.
Serruria viridifolia, the mat 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, is rare and occurs in the Riviersonderendberge from Jonaskop to Wolfieskop. The shrub tends to form a mat, grows 1.0 cm tall and flowers from July to November.
Serruria leipoldtii, the Leipoldt's 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 in the northern Sederberg. The shrub grows up to 1.5 m tall with a diameter of 30 cm and flowers from summer to autumn.
Serruria pinnata, the graceful 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 Cape Plain near Durbanville to the Hottentots-Hollandberge. The shrub is flat and grows 1.0 m high and flowers from July to October.
Serruria linearis, the needle-leaf 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 Mamre to Dassenberg. The shrub grows upright, reaches a height of 80 cm and flowers from August to November.
Serruria gracilis, the graceful 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, where it occurs on the Cape Flats from Durbanville to and in the Hottentots-Hollandberge and Du Toitskloofberge. The shrub is flat, grows 1.0 m high and bears flowers from July to October.
Serruria gremialis, the Riviersonderend 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 in the Riviersonderend and Stettynkloof mountains. The shrub is predominantly a creeper with stems growing up to 1.0 m in length and flowering from July to February.
Serruria kraussii, the snowball spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to theWestern Cape and occurs in the Hottentots-Hollandberge from Jonkershoek to Helderberg. The shrub grows upright and reaches a height of 1.0 m and flowers from July to November.
Serruria roxburghii, the short-leaf 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 at Paarlberg, Paardeberg in Malmesbury, and Riebeek-Kasteel. The shrub grows to 1.0 m high and flowers from September to November.
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.
Serruria meisneriana, the dainty 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 in the north-east Babylon Tower and Greenland Mountains. The shrub is slender and grows to 50 cm high and flowers from July to October
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
Serruria rebeloi, the clandestine 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 in the Akkedisberg and Bredasdorp mountains. The shrub is flat and grows only 20 cm high and flowers from September to October
Serruria reflexa, the milky 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 Koue Bokkeveld to the Olifants River Mountains between The Baths and Porterville. The shrub grows erect, reaches 2.0 m in height and flowers from September to November.