Serruria rostellaris

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Serruria rostellaris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Serruria
Species:
S. rostellaris
Binomial name
Serruria rostellaris
Salisb. ex Knight, (1809)

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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References

  1. Rebelo, A.G., Raimondo, D. & Mtshali, H. 2020. Serruria rostellaris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113238808A185562112. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113238808A185562112.en. Accessed on 09 August 2023.

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