Serruria phylicoides (P.J.Bergius) R.Br. is a plant in the Proteaceae family, order Proteales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Serruria phylicoides (P.J.Bergius) R.Br.

Serruria phylicoides (P.J.Bergius) R.Br.

Serruria phylicoides, the bearded spiderhead, is a native fynbos shrub from South Africa's Western Cape that flowers from August to November.

Family
Genus
Serruria
Order
Proteales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Serruria phylicoides (P.J.Bergius) R.Br.

Serruria phylicoides, commonly called the bearded spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that is part of the fynbos vegetation and belongs to the genus Serruria. It is native to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows in the Du Toits Peak, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Riviersonderend Mountains, and Kleinrivier Mountains. This shrub reaches 1.0 meter in height and flowers between August and November. In Afrikaans, it is called donsigespinnekopbos.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Proteales Proteaceae Serruria

More from Proteaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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